JPH02220682A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attract sufficiently the interest of players by classifying the period of establishing a repetition requirement into a special period and normal one, and causing a first state of a variable prize winning ball device during the special period to correspond to a first drive control mode and the first state in the normal period to immediately correspond to a second drive control mode. CONSTITUTION:When a prize winning ball to a start prize winning port enters a specified prize winning port 78 provided in a variable prize winning ball device 50, a specified play state is provided. Opening and closing wings 58a, 58b open and close 18 times at short intervals of time or open and close until a number-of-prize winning ball detector detects ten prize winning balls (hereinafter called opening and closing cycle). Further, when the prize winning ball enters again the specified prize winning port 78 during 18 times of the opening and closing operations, the opening and closing cycle is repeated. However, when the prize winning ball enters the specified prize winning port 78 during a special period, a first drive control means is selected and the next opening and closing cycle is again repeated after the opening and closing cycle is completed. During a normal period, a second drive control means is selected to immediately stop the opening and closing cycle and repeat the next opening and closing cycle.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention is arranged on a game board and changes into a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player. a variable winning ball device, a specific gaming state determining means for determining that the variable winning ball device is in a predetermined gaming state so as to be in a first state for a predetermined period, and repeating the variable winning ball device. a repetition condition determining means for determining that a repetition condition for bringing the machine into the first state has been satisfied, and driving the variable winning ball device to be in the first state based on the output of the specific gaming state determining means. and a drive control means for repeatedly driving the variable winning ball device to the first state based on the output of the repetition condition determining means during the first state. It is something.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a variable winning ball device that can freely change between a first state that is advantageous for the player and a second state that is disadvantageous for the player is operated for a predetermined period of time when the player is in a specific gaming state. A pinball game machine has been provided on the market that repeatedly drives the pinball to the first state for a predetermined period of time when a repeating condition is satisfied during the first state.

Therefore, as the above-mentioned repetitive drive control mode, when the repetitive condition is satisfied, the first state is maintained until a predetermined period elapses, and then the drive control is returned to the first state (
(hereinafter referred to as the first drive control mode) or -
Generally speaking, either the drive control is performed to immediately return to the first state without elapse of a predetermined period of time (hereinafter referred to as the second drive control mode).

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, in the conventional pinball game machine, the repetitive drive control mode is fixed to either the first drive control mode or the second drive control mode. Therefore, there was a problem in that the game became monotonous and could not sufficiently attract the interest of the players.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a pinball game machine that can sufficiently satisfy the interests of players without making the game monotonous. be.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the pinball game machine according to the present invention has the following features: A variable winning ball device that can freely change to a second state that is disadvantageous to the player, and a specific gaming state determination that determines whether the variable winning ball device is in a predetermined gaming state so as to be in a first state for a predetermined period of time. means, a repetition condition determining means for determining that a repetition condition for repeatedly bringing the variable winning ball device into the first state is satisfied; and a repeating condition determining means for determining that a repetition condition for repeatedly bringing the variable winning ball device into the first state is satisfied, and a repeating condition determining means for determining whether the variable winning ball device Drive control means for driving the variable winning ball device to a first state, and repeatedly driving the variable winning ball device to the first state based on the output of the repetition condition determining means during the first state. and classifying the period in which the repetition condition can be met into a special period in which it is possible to memorize that the repetition condition has been satisfied and a normal period in which it is not possible to memorize the fact that the repetition condition is satisfied, and the drive control means: a first drive control means that maintains the variable winning ball device in the first state until the predetermined period of time has elapsed based on the output of the repetition condition determining means, and then drives the variable winning ball device to the first state again; and a second drive control means for immediately driving the variable winning ball device to the first state again based on the output of the repetition condition determination means during the normal period. It is something.

[Function] When the specific gaming state determining means determines that the game state has become such that the variable winning ball device can be in the first state for a predetermined period, the variable winning ball device is brought into the first state by the drive control means. Driven. If a repeating condition is satisfied during this first state, it is repeatedly driven to the first state, but
If the repetition condition is met during a special period, the first
Since the drive control means is selected, the variable winning ball device is driven to the first drive control mode, that is, to the first state again after a predetermined period of time has elapsed.

On the other hand, when the repetition condition is met during the normal period, the second drive control means is selected, so the variable winning ball device immediately activates the second drive control mode, that is, even in the middle of the predetermined period. It is now driven to the next first state. Therefore, the game is not monotonous because it is not uniformly controlled by only one drive control mode.
It is possible to sufficiently attract players' interest.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, a pinball game machine according to an embodiment will be explained based on FIGS. 1 and 2. 1 and 2 show a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine, and FIG.
It is a front view thereof, and FIG. 2 is a schematic back view thereof.

In FIG. 1, a door holding frame 3 is provided around the opening of a front frame 2 formed in a frame shape of a pachinko gaming machine 1, and glass plates 4a, 4b (fourth A glass door frame 4 and a front door plate 5, which house a glass door (see figure), are pivotally connected to each other so as to be openable and closable. On the back side of the front frame 2, there is a game board holding frame 28 (on which the game board 12 and a launch rail (not shown) etc. are attached).
(see Figure 2) is fixed. A batted ball supply tray 6 is attached to the front door plate 5. The batted ball supply tray 6 is configured to store prize balls discharged from a prize ball dispensing device 38, which will be described later, and to guide the stored pachinko balls to a batted ball firing rail. Further, a prize ball discharge lower is formed on the upstream side of the batted ball supply tray 6, through which the discharged prize balls pass, and a speaker 8 as a sound generating device is housed in the space below the lower. This speaker 8 generates sound effects to enliven the atmosphere of the game when a specific gaming state is entered or when a winning ball is generated such as the starting winning holes 15, 16a, 16b or the specific winning lower 8, which will be described later. It is for the purpose of

At the lower part of the front frame 2, an operation handle 11 for shooting pachinko balls into a game area 14 of a game board 12 and a surplus ball tray 9 for storing surplus prize balls are attached. A surplus ball outlet 10 through which surplus balls flow out is formed on the rear surface of this surplus ball receiving tray 9. In addition, the operation handle 11
The batted ball launching device 42 is fixed to the lower back surface of the front frame 2 so as to correspond to the above. This batted ball launching device 42 includes a batting ball motor 43 that rotates at a constant speed on a mounting board, a batting rod 44 that rotates back and forth to eject a batted ball by the rotation of the batting ball motor 43, and a batting rod 44 that bounces a batted ball. On the surface of the game board 12, which is comprised of a ball feeding sliding rod 45 that engages with the lower end to operate a ball feeding piece of a ball feeding device (not shown), there are a ball guide rail 13a that guides the ball to the game area 14, and a game board. A game area forming rail 13b that partitions the area 14, a large number of obstacle nails (not shown), various winning ball devices, etc. are provided.

To explain in more detail, in the game area 14 of the game board 12, there are normal winning holes 56, 17a, 17b, and starting winning hole 15.
, 16a, 16b, tulip-style prize opening 18a, 18
b. Windmill (unsigned) variable winning ball device 50 having a pair of opening/closing blades 58a, 58b, game effect lamps 20a, 2
0b, an out port 19, etc. are respectively provided.

The balls hit into the gaming area 14 are sent to the normal winning openings 56, 17a, 17b and the tulip winning opening t8.
a, 18b, when a prize is won, a prize ball dispensing device 38 (described later)
Accordingly, a predetermined number (for example, 13) of prize balls are paid out.

56 of these normal winning holes are provided in the variable winning ball device 50. In addition, the starting prize opening 14.15a,
When a ball hits 15b, the prize ball payout device 38 is activated as well.
A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out from the variable winning balls in response to detection outputs of starting winning ball detectors 26, 27a, and 27b, which will be described later, provided in connection with the starting winning holes 15, 16a, and 16b. Opening/closing wings 58a, 58 of device 50
b is opened and closed at relatively short time intervals. That is, when a hit ball enters the starting winning hole 15, the opening/closing wing pieces 58a, 58b perform an opening/closing operation twice, and when a hitting ball enters the starting winning opening 16a, 16b, the opening/closing wing pieces 58a, 58b open and close. performs one opening/closing operation. During this opening/closing operation, the opening/closing wing pieces 58a, 58b
When a winning ball guided by the winning ball wins a specific winning lower 8, which will be described later, provided in the variable winning ball device 50, a so-called specific game state occurs, and the opening/closing wing piece 58a.

58b at relatively short time intervals 18 times, or during the 18 opening/closing operations, the opening/closing operation is performed until the winning number detector 25 (described later) detects 10 winning balls (hereinafter referred to as opening/closing). Furthermore, if a winning ball enters the specific winning lower 8 again during the opening/closing operation 18 times, the opening/closing cycle described above can be repeated. However, when the timing of the winning of the ball to the specific winning winning lower 8 is during the special period, the first drive control means is selected, so after the opening/closing cycle described above is satisfied, the next opening/closing cycle is repeated again. During the normal period, the second drive control means is selected, so the opening/closing cycle is immediately stopped and the next opening/closing cycle is repeated.Also, the repetition of this opening/closing cycle is such that the winning balls are placed on the specific winning lower 8. The competition is limited to a maximum of eight times, subject to winning a prize. Furthermore, when a specific game state is entered, the game effect lamps 20a, 20b and the frame lamps 21a, 21b provided at the upper part of the front frame 2 blink to inform the player of this fact. The variable winning ball device 50 will be described in detail later.

The balls that do not enter the various winning holes described above are taken into the out hole 19 provided at the lowest part of the gaming area forming rail 13b.

Next, the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be explained based on FIG. 2. In FIG. 2, the game board 12 is removably fixed to a game board holding frame 28 by a game board fixture 29. On the back side of this game board 12, winning ball collection covers 22a and 2 are provided so as to cover the back side of each winning opening.
2b is attached. This winning ball collection cover 2
2a.

A guide path is formed in 22b to distribute the balls won in each of the winning holes to the left and right. Winning ball collection cover 2
2a, 22b, the starting prize openings 15, 16a
, 16b, starting winning ball detectors 26.27a, 2
7b is provided, and this starting winning ball detector 26, 27a,
27b is the opening/closing wing piece 58a, 5 of the variable winning ball device 50.
8b is detected and sent to a control circuit to be described later. In addition, winning ball collection cover 22
A and 22b are provided with a specific winning ball detector 24 and a winning number detector 25 in the guide path at the lower center of the holes 22b, and send signals from the winning balls that have won to the variable winning ball device 70 to the control circuit. Furthermore, a relay terminal board 23 to which the wiring from the above-mentioned electrical equipment provided on the game board 12 is once connected is attached to the back side of the winning ball collection covers 22a and 22b.

On the other hand, a mechanism plate 30 is provided so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the entire back surface of the game board 12. This mechanism plate 30 has a second
In the figure, as shown by the - dotted chain line, a winning ball processing mechanism for processing winning balls is formed on the front side, and a prize ball dispensing mechanism for dispensing prize balls is formed on the rear side. . The winning ball processing mechanism is integrated with the above-mentioned winning ball collecting cover 2.
2a.

A winning ball collection gutter 31 receives the winning balls that have fallen left and right after being guided by the variable winning ball device 50 and collects them on one side, and the winning balls collected by the collecting gutter 31 are A winning ball processor 32 that processes winning balls one by one;
Receiving the winning balls discharged from the winning ball processing device 32, an automatic hand (not shown) is operated to operate the prize ball dispensing device 3, which will be described later.
It consists of a winning ball payout passage 33 etc. for operating the winning ball.

Further, on the front side of the mechanism plate 30, an out ball discharging passage 34 is also formed for guiding out balls discharged from the out port 19.

On the other hand, the prize ball dispensing mechanism includes a prize ball tank 35 that stores prize balls supplied from a supply mechanism (not shown), and an alignment gutter that arranges the prize balls stored in the prize ball tank 35 in two lines and flows them down. 36, a bent gutter 37 that changes the flowing direction of the prize balls from the alignment gutter 36 by 180 degrees and weakens the earth pressure; A prize ball dispensing device 38 that dispenses a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to one winning ball, and a prize ball dispensing device 38 that delivers the prize balls paid out from the prize ball dispensing device 38 to the batted ball supply tray through a prize ball discharging passage (not shown). 6, and a connecting gutter 4 fixed to the back side of the front frame 2.
and a surplus ball passage (not shown) for discharging surplus balls to the surplus ball receiving tray 9 via the ball passage.

Further, a control board box 41 that houses a control circuit board is detachably attached to the back side of the mechanism board 30, and a control circuit that controls the operation of the variable winning ball device 50 and the like is configured on this control circuit board. has been done.

Next, a plurality of winning lowers 879a including the specific winning lower 8,
The configuration of the variable winning ball device 50 in which the ball 79b is formed will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

The variable prize winning ball device 50 has a mounting board 51 that is attached to the game board 12, and in the center of the mounting board 51,
A rectangular window opening 52 is formed, and a winning space 53 is formed on the back side of the window opening 52. A winning regulation part 54 is protruded from the upper part of the window opening 52, and an upper decorative plate 55 is fixed to the front surface of the winning regulation part 54. The normal winning opening 56 is formed in. Further, in the center of the upper decorative plate 55, a plurality of continuation count indicators 57 are arranged facing the front to notify the continuation count (8 times) of the above-mentioned opening/closing cycle.

A pair of opening/closing wings 5 are located approximately at the center left and right of the window opening 52.
8a and 58b are pivotally supported so that they can be opened and closed. The opening/closing wing pieces 58a, 58b are connected to the link member 5 as shown in FIG.
9a, 59b (however, 59b is not shown) and the operating member 60 are connected to the opening/closing blade drive solenoid 61, and the opening/closing blades 58a, 58b are connected to the opening/closing blade drive solenoid 61 in response to the energization or de-energization of the opening/closing blade drive solenoid 61. The ball alternately changes into an open state in which the ball is received by the receiver, and a closed state in which the ball is not received by the receiver. Note that the opening/closing blade drive solenoid 61 is provided with a return spring 62, so that the opening/closing blade 58 is always
a and 58b are biased to be in a closed state.

The winning space 53 has a concave shape with a depth width in the front and rear directions, and normal rolling plates 69a and 69b that divide the winning space 53 into upper and lower parts are lying horizontally. Normal rolling plate 69a
, 69b are provided so as to be inclined downward toward the rear, and the winning balls guided by the opening/closing wing pieces 58a, 58b, and the winning balls riding on the normal rolling plates 69a, 69b, are tilted downward toward the rear. The fall path 7 shown in FIG.
0a, 70b (however, 70b is not shown), and the above-mentioned prize ball collection cover 22a is integrated.

22b, and is detected by the entered prize number detector 25. In addition, the normal rolling plate 6
The winning balls guided to 9a and 69b fall through the falling paths 70a and 7.
Since the ball does not flow from 0b to the winning ball receiving slot 77, which will be described later, there is no possibility of winning the specific winning ball lower 8.

At the center of the forward rotating plates 69a and 69b, a sorting device 63 with an airplane design is provided. This distribution device 63 is configured such that a swinging member 64 in the nose section swings vertically about a support shaft 65. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, a swing member drive solenoid 68 is connected to the swing member 64 via link members 66 and 67, and the swing member drive solenoid 68 moves up and down in response to energization and de-energization of the swing member drive solenoid 68. It is designed to swing in the direction. Therefore, the device 63 distributes the winning balls P1 guided by the opening/closing wings 58a, 58b in a delicate positional relationship with the rotation angle of the opening/closing wings 58a, 58b. It is dropped toward lowers 9a and 79b. More specifically, when the swinging member 64 swings downward, there is a high possibility that the ball guided by the opening/closing wings 58a, 58b will fall downward as it is, and therefore You have a higher chance of winning. On the other hand, when the swinging member 64 is in the upward swinging position, the ball is guided from the opening/closing wings 58a, 58b to the normal rolling plates 69a, 69b, and falls into the falling path 70a.

70b or the opening/closing wing 58a.

58b, collides with the side surface of the swinging member 64, and is repulsed in the left and right direction, which causes the normal winning openings 79a, 79b to open.
are more likely to be guided. Therefore, when the swinging member drive solenoid 68 is driven to swing the swinging member 64, there is a higher possibility of winning a prize in the specific prize winning lower 8 than when the swinging member 64 is not swinging. becomes higher. Therefore, in this embodiment, the distribution device 63 is driven in the latter half of the opening/closing cycle (for example, after winning five prizes or opening/closing nine times). In addition,
For distribution, the device 63 may be fixed without being swung as described above.

Further, on both front sides of the mounting board 51, game effect lamps 80a and 80b are provided which blink when a specific game state is reached to notify the user of the situation.

In addition, a winning number display 73 is provided on the LED mounting plate 72 below the distribution device 63 to display the number of winning balls won during one opening/closing cycle when a specific gaming state is entered. , a specific winning memory display 74 that notifies that a special period is in progress, which is a period in which repeated operations are performed in the first drive control mode among the periods in which the repetition condition can be satisfied.
is provided. During the special period, this specific winning/winning storage display 74 blinks and lights up to notify that the repetition condition in the first drive control mode is satisfied when the hit ball enters the specific winning/winning lower 8. It is supposed to be done. Further, during the normal period, which is the period during which the repetitive operation is performed in the second drive control mode among the periods in which the repetition condition can be satisfied, the light is off.

By the way, in this embodiment, the period in which the above-mentioned repeating condition can be satisfied is during the opening/closing cycle period of 1 to 7 continuations, and the special period in which the first drive control mode is selected is during the opening/closing cycle period. It is a period in which 5 prizes are won or 9 opening/closing operations are performed from the start, and the number of continuations is set for each of 1 to 7 times, and the normal period in which the second drive control mode is selected is From the end of the special period until the end of the opening/closing cycle, i.e. 10 prizes or 18
This is the period until the opening/closing operation is completed, and the number of continuations is set to 1 to 7, respectively.

The winning balls guided by the opening/closing wings 58a, 58b are transferred backward on the ball transfer plates 69a, 69b as described above, or directly fall downward from the opening/closing wings 58a, 58b, but the winning balls are A winning ball receiving frame 75 is protruded so as to surround both lower side edges and the lower edge of the window opening 52, and a lower decorative plate 77 is attached to the front surface of the winning ball receiving frame 75. Therefore, a plurality of winning holes are formed in this winning ball receiving frame 75. That is, approximately in the center of the winning ball receiving frame 75, the specific winning lower 8 is placed, and on both left and right sides thereof,
Normal winning lowers 9a and 79b are formed. and,
The winning balls that have won in the specific winning lower 8 are detected by the specific winning ball detector 24.

The control operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 configured as described above will be explained with reference to FIG. 5 and FIGS. 6A to 6C.

First, control of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be explained based on FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the control circuit configuration.

In the figure, the control circuit includes a microcomputer 81 as a control center. The microcomputer 81 has a function of controlling the overall operation of the pachinko game machine 1 as described below. For this purpose, the microcomputer 8
1 is composed of several chips of LSI, for example,
It includes an MPU 82 that can execute control operations according to predetermined procedures, a ROM 83 that stores operation program data for the MPU 82, and a RAM 84 that can write and read necessary data. Furthermore, the microcomputer 81 includes an input circuit 85 that receives input signals and provides human input data to the MPU 82, an output circuit 86 that receives output data from the MPU 82 and outputs it to the outside, and
a sound generator 87 receiving sound data from 2;
A power-on reset circuit 88 that provides a reset pulse to the MPU 82 when the power is turned on, a clock generation circuit 89 that provides a clock signal to the MPU 82, and a clock generation circuit 8.
The MPU 82 includes a pulse frequency divider circuit (interrupt pulse generation circuit) 90 that divides the clock signal from the MPU 9 and periodically supplies interrupt pulses to the MPU 82, and an address decode circuit 91 that decodes address data from the MPU 82. The operation of the interrupt control routine can be executed in response to interrupt pulses periodically given from the pulse frequency dividing circuit 90. Further, the address decoding circuit 91 decodes address data from the MPU 82 and stores it in the ROM 83 and RAM.
84, input circuit 85, output circuit 86, and sound generator 87 each receive a chip select signal. In this embodiment, the ROM 83 is a programmable ROM so that its contents can be rewritten, that is, the program data for the MPU 82 stored therein can be changed if the need arises. The MPU 82 provides control signals to the variable winning ball device 50 and the like in accordance with program data stored in the ROM 83 and in response to input of each control signal described below.

The microcomputer 81 is given the following signals as input signals. First, starting prize opening 15.16
Detection signals from starting winning ball detectors 26, 27a and 27b (hereinafter abbreviated as opsw) provided corresponding to the starting winning balls a and 16b are given to the detection circuit 92, and the microcomputer 81 detects starting winning balls. given as a signal. Specific winning ball detector 24 (hereinafter abbreviated as VSW)
The detected detection signal is given to the detection circuit 93, and given to the microcomputer 81 as a specific game state determination signal and a repetition signal. A detection signal detected by the number of winning balls detector 25 (hereinafter abbreviated as CTSW) is given to a detection circuit 94, and then given to the microcomputer 81 as a number of winning balls counting signal.

The microcomputer 81 also provides control signals to the following circuits and devices. First, a solenoid 61 (hereinafter referred to as 5OLA) that opens and closes the opening/closing wings 58a and 58b of the variable winning ball device 5o via the solenoid drive circuit 95;
And distribution is performed by a solenoid 68 (hereinafter referred to as
A drive signal is given to each of the LBs (called So LB). A control signal is applied via a lamp drive circuit 96 to turn on or blink game effect lamps 20a, 20b, game effect lamps 21a, 21b, and frame lamps 80a, 80b, which are provided corresponding to a specific game state. L
Via the ED drive circuit 97, the number of continuation display 57, the number of prizes won display 73, and a message indicating that driving in the first drive control mode is permitted during the special period, and that the repeat condition is satisfied during the special period. Specific winning memory display 7 that notifies
A control signal is given to make 4 blink or turn on. Furthermore, sound effects are announced from the speaker 8 via the amplifier 98. Note that a predetermined DC voltage is supplied to each circuit of the above configuration from a power supply circuit (not shown), and then the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 5 is explained with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 6A to 6C. explain.

In FIG. 6A, when the control circuit is powered on, the microcomputer 81 first performs vSW reception prohibition processing (step Sl). This is the starting prize opening 15
．． In order to prevent illegal gaming by preventing the specific winning ball detector 24 (hereinafter referred to as VSW) from operating even if the hit ball enters the specific winning lower 8 even though there is no winning in 16a or 16b. It is a treatment.

When the game is started, it is first determined whether or not the starting winning ball detector 26 (hereinafter referred to as 2opsw) of the starting winning opening 15 for opening twice is turned on (step S2).
If it is determined that the 20PSW is not turned on,
Starting winning ball detector 27a for starting winning openings 16a and 16b for one-time opening.

It is determined whether or not 27b (hereinafter referred to as topsw) is turned on (step S3).
is not ONL, the process returns to step S2 and does not proceed to the next process until any of the starting winning ball detectors 26, 27a, 27b is turned on. Said step S2
If it is determined that the 20PSW is ONL/, the prohibition of 75W reception is canceled (step S4), a notification is made that the opening/closing process is in progress twice (step s5), and after a predetermined minute time has elapsed (step S6). ), opening/closing wing piece 58a,
Start the opening/closing operation of 58b twice (step S7)
Then, it is determined whether or not the winning pressure applied during the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing blades 58a, 58b turns on the VSW (step S8), and if it turns on, the opening/closing blade 58
In order to immediately stop the opening/closing operations of a and 58b: 5OLA is turned off (step 517), and then the process proceeds to step S24 shown in FIG. 6B, which will be described later. If there is no ONL, it is determined whether or not the double opening/closing operation of the opening/closing blades 58a and 58b has been completed (step S9). If not, the process returns to step S8, and step S8 and step The process of S9 is repeated.

Further, when the opening/closing operation is completed twice, the process proceeds to the next step S19.

On the other hand, in step S3, l0PSW is 0NL
If it is determined that the vSW reception is z, the prohibition of vSW reception is canceled (step 310), a notification is made that the opening/closing process is in progress once (step 5tl), and after a predetermined minute time has elapsed (step 512), the opening/closing blade is closed. 58a, 58. One opening/closing operation of b is started (step 513). Then, it is determined whether or not the winning pressure applied to the receiver during the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing blades 58a, 58b exceeds VSW (step 514).
), ONL, in order to immediately stop the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing blades 58a, 58b, the 5OLA is turned off (step 517), and then the process proceeds to step S24 shown in FIG. 6B, which will be described later. Also, if there is no ONL, 20PS
It is determined whether W is turned on (step 515), and O
If NL/, 5OLA is turned off to immediately stop the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing blades 58a, 58b (step 518), and then the process returns to step S4. This is a process that is performed to make it more advantageous for the player by giving priority to the 2-time start winning prize over the 1-start winning prize. In addition, when the 20PSW is not ON, the opening/closing blade 58
It is determined whether or not the one-time opening and closing operations of a and 58b have been completed (step 516). If not, the process returns to step S14 and the processes of step S14 and step S16 are repeated. Further, when one opening/closing operation is completed, the process advances to the next step S19.

Even if it is determined that two or one opening/closing operations have been completed as described above, there is a possibility that the winning pressure remaining in the winning space 53 of the variable winning ball device 50 may cause a winning in the specific winning lower 8. Therefore, the following processing is performed. That is,
A vSW reception timer is set for a predetermined period of time (for example, 2 seconds) (step 519), and then it is determined whether or not the VSW has been turned on (step 520). If it is determined that the VSW has been turned on, step 6B described later is performed. The process advances to step S24 in the figure. In addition, since the operation of 0PSW is also detected within this certain period of time, the operation of vSW is detected in step S20.
If it is determined that the
It is determined whether the PSW is turned on (step 321).
, ONL/, return to step S4, and ONL,
If not, then it is determined whether topsw is ONL (step 522), and if it is ONL, the process returns to step 310; if not, it is determined whether the vSW acceptance timer has expired or not. It is determined whether or not (step 523). If the timer has not expired, the process returns to step S20 and steps S20 to S23 are repeated, and if the timer has expired,
Returning to step S1, the normal game continues.

On the other hand, if it is determined in steps S8, S14, and S20 that the VSW is turned on, it is determined that the specific gaming state is present, and the process proceeds to the process shown in FIG. 6B. To explain the process shown in FIG. 6B,
First, "1" is added to the value of the continuation number counter (step 524), and a notification is sent that the waiting time is in progress before the opening/closing of the opening/closing blades 58a, 58b 18 times (step 525).
Prohibit reception of vSW and opsw (step 526
). Then, it is determined whether the value of the continuation number counter is "8", that is, whether this is the last opening/closing cycle in the specific gaming state (step 527), and if it is determined that it is not the last opening/closing cycle, Next step S28
If it is determined that this is the last opening/closing cycle, the process proceeds to the process shown in FIG. 6C, which will be described later.

In step S27, if it is determined that it is not the last opening/closing cycle, an interval timer (for example, 3 seconds), which is the waiting time before opening/closing 18 times, is set and processing for elapsed waiting time before opening/closing is performed (step 52B). ), VS
Step 529) to cancel the W reception prohibition and clear the value of the winning number counter, and to open and close the opening/closing wings 58a and 58b of the variable winning ball device 50 18 times.
The N/OFF operation is started (Step 530), and a notification is made that this is the first half of the 18 opening/closing operations (Step 531). That is, since the first half of the 18 opening/closing operations is a special period in this embodiment, the special period is notified by flashing the specific winning memory display 74. In this case, sound effects may also be played from the speaker 8 at the same time.

After that, first, the ball received by the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing wings 58a and 58b enters the special winning lower 8 and enters the V
It is determined whether the SW is turned on (step 532
), ONL/, it is determined whether the specific winning memory flag has already been set (step 333
), and if the specific winning memory flag has not yet been set, set the specific winning memory flag to remember the ON state of the vSW (step 534), and the specific winning memory flag has already been set. If so, the process proceeds to the next step S35 without setting. In addition, when the specific win memory flag is set, the blinking specific win memory display 74 is switched to a lit state.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S32 that the VSW is not turned on, and if the processes in step s33 and step S34 are completed, the winning number detector 25
(hereinafter referred to as CTSW) is determined whether or not it is turned on (step 535), and if ONL/ is turned on, "+1" processing is performed on the prize winning counter (step 536)
. Furthermore, after that, it is determined whether the value of the prize winning counter is "5" or not (step 537). 58a, 58b
It is determined whether the number of opening/closing operations is "9" (
Step 53B) If the number of opening/closing operations has not reached "9", the process returns to step S32 and repeats the processes from step S32 to step S38.

On the other hand, in step S37, the value of the prize winning number counter is "
5", or the step S
If it is determined in step 38 that the number of times the opening and closing blades 58a and 58b are opened and closed is "9", the distribution starts turning on and off the 5OLB to drive the device 63 (step 539).
), and informs that it is the second half of the 18th opening/closing period (step 540). In this embodiment, the latter half of the 18 openings and closings means a normal period of the period in which the repeat condition can be satisfied, so if the VSW is not turned on at the end, the specific winning memory display The switch 74 is switched from the blinking state to the off state, but the V
If the SW is ONL/ and the specific winning memory flag is set, it continues to be lit. of course,
The speaker 8 may play sound effects different from those during the special period.

Therefore, when entering the second half of the 18th opening/closing operation, the first question is whether or not the hit ball that was received by the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing wings 58a and 58b landed in the specific winning lower 8 and turned on the VSW. is determined (step 541), and if ONL/is determined, it is determined whether or not the specific winning memory flag is set (step 542).In other words, in this case, vSW is This is to determine whether or not the VSW has been turned on, and if the VSW is not turned on in the first half and the specific winning memory flag is not set,
The ON of the vSW in step S41 is determined to be the first ON of the vSW in the opening/closing cycle after entering the second half, and the opening/closing blades 58a, 58b and the distribution are immediately switched to the 5OLA in order to stop the operation of the device 63. and 5OL
B is turned OFF (Stella: 7'543), and the process returns to step S24 to proceed to the next opening/closing cycle. On the other hand, if it is determined in the step S41 that the vSW is not ONL, and if it is determined in the step S42 that the specific winning memory flag is set (in this case, the VSW was ON in the first half). ) means C
It is determined whether the TSW is turned on (step 544).
), when it is turned on, "+1" processing is performed on the winning prize counter (step 545). Furthermore, after that, it is determined whether the value of the prize winning counter is "10" or not (step 546). It is determined whether the number of opening/closing operations of 58a and 58b is "18" (step 54).
7). If the number of opening/closing operations has not reached "18", the process returns to step S41, and step S4
1 to step S47 are repeated.

On the other hand, in step S46, the value of the winning prize counter is "
10'', or if the number of times of opening and closing of the opening and closing blades 58a and 58-b is determined to be r18 in step S47.
If it is determined that the predetermined opening/closing cycle has ended, the opening/closing blades 58a, 58b and the distribution switch 5OLA and 5OLB to stop the operation of the device 63.
is turned OFF (step 548).

Even after 5OLA and 5OLB are turned off, the following processing is performed. That is, first, it is determined whether or not the specific winning memory flag is set by the process of step S34 (step 549), and if it is set, it means that the drive control in the first drive mode has ended. Therefore, after clearing the specific winning memory flag (step 549), the process returns to step S24 in order to perform 8 lines in the next opening/closing cycle. On the other hand, if it is determined that the specific winning memory flag is not set, it means that the VSW was not turned on during the opening/closing cycle.
Also in this case, the opening/closing wing piece 58a.

Since there is a possibility that the winning ball that won just before the last opening/closing operation of 58b will win in the specific winning lower 8, it is necessary to monitor it. For this reason, first, the prohibition of accepting 0PSW is canceled and the acceptance timer of VSW is set (step 551). Then, the ball received by the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing wings 58a and 58b enters the special winning lower 8. It is determined whether or not the VSW has been turned on (step 5).
52) If it is turned on, the process directly returns to step S24 and proceeds to the next opening/closing cycle.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S52 that the vSW is not turned on, it is first determined whether or not the 20PSW is turned on (step 553), and if ONL/, the number of continuation counters and the number of winnings counter After clearing each value of (step 556), return to step S4, and if it is not ON, then topsw
It is determined whether or not the switch is turned ON (step 554).
If so, after clearing the respective values of the continuation count counter and winning prize counter (step 557), return to step SIO, and if not, the v
It is determined whether or not the SW reception timer has expired (step 555).If the timer has not expired, the process returns to step S52, steps S52 to S55 are repeated, and the timer has expired. If so, after clearing the respective values of the continuation number counter and the number of winnings counter (step 558), the process returns to step S1 and the normal game is continued for 11 times.

The process shown in FIG. 6B described above is a process when the number of continuations of the opening/closing cycle is in the middle, but when the predetermined opening/closing cycle continues and reaches the final opening/closing cycle, that is, in step S27, If it is determined that the value of the continuation number counter is "8", the process proceeds to the process shown in FIG. 6C. To explain this, first, the waiting time before opening/closing is processed (step 559), and then the value of the winning number counter is cleared (step 560), and the opening/closing wings 58a, 58b of the variable winning ball device 50 are opened/closed. Step 5: Start turning ON/OFF 18 times of 5 OLA as much as possible.
61), notifies that the final opening/closing is in progress (step 5)
62). After that, it is determined whether or not CTSW is turned on (step 563), and if ONL/ is turned on, r+t''i processing is performed on the prize winning counter (step 564).
. Furthermore, after that, it is determined whether or not the value of the prize winning counter is rlJ (step 565), and if it is not "10",
Alternatively, in step S63, CTSW is ONL.
, when it is determined that the opening/closing wing pieces 58a, 5 are not
It is determined whether the number of opening/closing operations of 8b is "18" (step 566). Then, the number of opening/closing operations is “1”.
If the number of winnings has not reached "8", the process returns to step S63 and the processes from step S63 to step S66 are repeated, while the value of the prize winning counter in step S65 is "8".
10", or if the number of times the opening/closing blades 58a, 58b are opened/closed is "18" in step S66.
If it is determined that the last opening/closing cycle has ended, 5OLA is turned OFF to immediately stop the operation of the opening/closing blades 58a, 58b (step 5).
67), and then clear the values of the number of continuation counters and the number of winnings counters in step 868), ops
After canceling the prohibition of reception of w (step 569), the process returns to the first step S1 and the normal pinball game is played from the beginning.

As is clear from the above explanation of the operation, in the pachinko game machine l according to the first embodiment, the hit ball enters the starting winning hole 1.
5. During the operation of the opening/closing wing pieces 58a and 58b that open and close based on winning a prize in 16a and 16b, the ball received in the winning space 53 wins a prize in the specific winning lower 8 and enters a specific game state. In the drive control mode of the variable winning ball device 50 in this case, the first half of the predetermined opening/closing cycle is set as a special period driven in the first drive control mode, so from the start of the opening/closing cycle until the special period elapses. If the ball hits the special winning lower 8 during this period and the repeat condition is satisfied, the opening/closing cycle is satisfied and then the next opening/closing cycle is started. On the other hand, since the second half of the predetermined opening/closing cycle is set as the normal period in which the drive is performed in the second drive control mode, the balls hit during the period from the elapse of the special period to the end of the opening/closing cycle are When you win 8 and the repeat condition is met, without satisfying the opening/closing cycle,
Immediately move on to the next opening/closing cycle. That is, since the drive control mode is not uniformly controlled using only one of the drive control modes, the game is not monotonous and can sufficiently attract the interest of the players. In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, since the distribution device 63 is driven in the latter half of the opening/closing cycle, a state occurs when it is difficult for winning balls to enter the specific winning lower 8 in the first half, but in such a state, Only when a ball hits the specific winning lower 8, the drive control is performed in the first drive control mode.
Compared to those controlled with the drive control mode of
The excitement when winning a prize becomes greater, and the player's interest can be further attracted.

Note that the following may be considered as a modification of the first embodiment described above.

■ In the first embodiment described above, the specific gaming state is caused directly by the winning of the ball in the specific winning lower 8, but other conditions may not be added as conditions for the specific gaming state to occur. You may also add it. For example, a variable display device that can derive a plurality of display results in relation to the detection output of the specific winning ball detector 24 is provided, so that a specific gaming state occurs only when the variable display device derives a specific display result. You can also do this. Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the conditions for the occurrence of the specific gaming state and the repetition conditions are the same, but the conditions may be different.

In the first embodiment, the opening/closing cycle ends after 18 openings and closings of the variable winning ball device 50 or 10 winnings to the variable winning ball device 50, i.e., the elapse of a predetermined period of time. The number of prizes won is not limited to 18 or 10. Further, the opening/closing cycle may be defined only by the number of openings/closings or only by the number of prizes won. Also,
The opening/closing cycle may be defined by the opening/closing time (time during which opening/closing control is performed) instead of the number of openings/closings. Further, in the first embodiment, the upper limit (maximum number of continuous cycles) for updating the opening/closing cycle is set to eight times, but it may be other than eight times, or there may be no upper limit.

■ In the first embodiment above, one opening/closing cycle is classified into a special period (up to 9 openings/closings or winning 5 pieces) and a normal period (after opening/closing 9 times or winning 5 pieces), but the number of continuation cycles The period may be classified into a special period and a normal period based on the following. For example, when the upper limit of the number of continuations is set to eight, it may be classified such that the number of continuations from 1 to 3 is a normal period, and the number of continuations from 4 to 7 is a special period. In addition, in this case, it is not necessarily necessary to classify the normal period and the special period into one block. For example, when the number of continuations is an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7), it is considered a special period, It may be classified so that the normal period is an even number (2, 4, or 6 times).

(2) In the first embodiment, the special period and the normal period are classified in advance, but the classification may be determined based on predetermined conditions. For example, a variable display device that can derive a plurality of display results in relation to the detection output of a specific prize winning ball detector is provided, and the number of continuations, or one The opening/closing cycles may be classified into special periods and normal periods. Furthermore, in the case where one opening/closing cycle is classified, the classification of the next opening/closing cycle may be determined by the variable display device each time a repeat condition is satisfied by winning a prize in a specific winning opening.

■ In the first embodiment described above, the distribution device 63 is operated during the normal period (after opening/closing 9 times or winning 5 pieces) to improve the winning rate of balls hit to the specific winning lower 8, but the special During the period (up to 9 openings and closings or 5 winnings), the distribution device 63 may be operated to improve the winning rate of balls hit to the specific winning lower 8.

In addition, as a means of changing the winning rate of balls hit to the specific winning lower 8, the distribution is performed by a storage device instead of the device 63 (by temporarily storing winning balls, it influences the flow direction of subsequent winning balls). In this way, the special period is set in the first half of the opening/closing cycle, and during this period, the distribution is determined by the device or storage device. If you try to improve the winning rate of balls hitting the winning slot, if you miss the opportunity for the repeat condition to be met during this special period, not only will the profit in this opening/closing cycle decrease, but the possibility of the repeat condition being met will decrease. As a result, the players become absorbed in the game in order to somehow win a prize in the special winning slot during the special period, and the interest in the game is greatly increased. In addition, the distribution device and storage device are
It does not necessarily have to be provided.

■ The structure of the variable winning ball device 50 is not limited to the first embodiment described above. For example, the opening/closing wings 58a, 58b may be constructed of sliding members or opening/closing plates, and the distribution is performed by the device 6.
The structure of No. 3 may be any structure as long as it can change the winning rate of balls hitting the specific winning opening. Furthermore, the specific winning hole may be provided outside the variable winning ball device.

(2) In the first embodiment, the first state of the variable winning ball device 50 is exemplified as opening and closing a predetermined number of times, but it may also be a state in which the open state is continuously maintained for a predetermined period of time.

In the first embodiment described above, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with the variable winning ball device 50 that determines a specific gaming state based on the winning of a ball in the specific winning lower 8, but the specific gaming state occurs in different ways. It is also possible to use pinball game machines with different values. Therefore, FIGS. 7 and 8 show a pinball game machine (pachinko game machine) according to the second embodiment as pinball game machines in which specific game states occur in different ways, and FIGS. A pinball game machine (pachinko game machine) according to a third embodiment is shown.

First, the configuration of the pinball game machine according to the second embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 7 is a front view of a pachinko game machine 100 as an example of a pinball game machine, and FIG. 8 is a front view of a variable winning ball device 101 with a variable display provided in the pachinko game machine 100. . In the figure, a variable winning ball device 101 with a variable display is provided approximately in the center of the gaming area of the gaming board of a pachinko gaming machine 100. This variable winning ball device 10 with variable display
1 has a mounting board 102 that is attached to a game board as shown in FIG. 8, and a prize opening 103 is formed in the upper part of the mounting board 102. In addition, the mounting board 102
In the center, a plurality of (three) variable indicators 104a to 10
4C is provided. These variable indicators 104a to 10
4C starts a variable display when a hit ball wins a prize in a starting winning hole 116a to 116C, which will be described later, and stops when a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed. Then, the display mode when stopped is a predetermined specific display mode (for example,
When it is an odd number of zeros), a specific game state is entered and the opening/closing plate 109, which will be described later, is operated for a predetermined period of time (for example, until 30 seconds elapse or until 10 winning balls are generated; hereinafter,
cycle period). Then, the cycle period as described above is played a predetermined number of times (
For example, 20 times). The central variable display 104b also serves as a continuation count display that displays the continuation count when a specific gaming state is reached.

Between the input prize opening 103 and the variable display 104b, there is provided a winning number display 105 that displays the number of balls (winning balls) that have been hit on an opening/closing plate 109, which will be described later. In addition, below the variable displays 104a to 104c, when a ball hits the starting winning opening 116a to 116C while the variable display 104a to 104c is variable displaying or the opening/closing plate 109 is open, the winning information is stored. A starting winning memory display 106 is provided to display the winnings (maximum of 4). Therefore, when the starting winning memory display 106 is lit, after the variable display ends or when the opening/closing plate 1
After the maximum of 20 openings of 09 are completed, the variable indicators 104a to 104C are variably displayed by the number of times that they are lit.

A rectangular opening 107 is opened below the mounting board 102, and a winning space 108 is formed behind it. Furthermore, an opening/closing plate 109 is provided to open and close the opening 107. This opening/closing plate 109 is driven to open/close by a solenoid (not shown). The entry prize space 108 is provided with a partition member 110 that partitions the space 108 into three parts.
The partitioned center constitutes a specific winning a prize opening 111, and the left and right constitute normal winning a prize openings 112a, 112b. The specific winning hole 111 is provided with a specific winning ball detector 113, and the normal winning holes 112a and 112b are also provided with winning number detectors 114a.

114b is provided. In addition, specific winning ball detector 1
The signal derived from 13 is a signal for detecting the repetition condition, and is also a signal for counting the number of winning prizes.

Further, the mounting board 102 is provided with specific win memory display devices 115a and 115b corresponding to the specific win memory display device 74 of the first embodiment on the upper left and right sides thereof. This blinks when control in the first drive control mode is selected during the special period of the period in which the repeat condition can be satisfied, and when a ball hits the specific winning hole 111, it lights up. This is to notify that the opening/closing plate 109 will be controlled by the first drive control. Further, when control in the second drive control mode is selected during the normal period, the specific winning/winning storage display 115a115b remains off.

By the way, in this second embodiment, the period in which the repetition condition can be satisfied is a cycle period in which the number of continuations is 1 to 19, and the special period in which the first drive control mode is selected is the period in which the number of continuations is 1 to 19. is during the cycle period from 11 to 19 times, and the normal period during which the second drive control mode is selected is set to be during the cycle period from 1 to 10 times. In addition, regarding the 20th consecutive number of times, even if the hit ball enters the specific winning hole 111, the repetition condition is not satisfied.

Returning to FIG. 7, in the game area of the game board, below the variable winning ball device 101 with a variable display, there are starting winning holes 116a to 116a.
116C are arranged, and each starting prize opening 116a~
116C is provided with starting winning ball detectors 117a to 117C. Therefore, the hit ball starts winning hole 116
If you win a~116C, the winning ball detector 117a~
117C, and the detection signal is treated as a variable display start signal for the variable displays 104a to 104c.

In addition, in the gaming area, there is a variable winning ball device 10 with a variable display.
Winning slots 118a and 118b are arranged on both the left and right sides of 1,
In addition, winning ports 119a and 119b are also arranged diagonally below and on the left and right sides of the variable winning ball device 101 with a variable display.

To briefly explain the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 configured as described above, the balls are hit from the starting winning hole 116a to
116C, the variable display 104a
~104C starts variable display, and when a predetermined time elapses, the variable display stops. When the display is in a predetermined specific display mode (odd numbers), the specific display state is entered and the opening/closing plate 109 is opened for a predetermined period of time. However, since the normal period is set for the 1st to 10th consecutive times, the second drive control means is selected. When a prize is won in the specific winning hole 111, it is determined that the repeat condition due to the winning is satisfied, but it is not stored. Therefore, even in the middle of the cycle period, the opening/closing plate 109 is immediately brought into the closed state and then driven again into the open state.

As mentioned above, when the number of continuations by the drive control of the second drive control means exceeds 10, the special period will begin, so from now on the first drive control means will be selected, and the specific winning memory will be stored. The indicators 115a and 115b go into a blinking state, and then, when the ball received by the opening/closing plate 109 that is being opened enters the specific winning hole 111, the specific winning memory display devices 115a and 115b switch to the lighting state. In return, it is stored that the repeat condition for winning the prize has been satisfied.

For this reason, the opening/closing plate 109 is maintained in the open state until the cycle period (elapse of 30 seconds or 10 winnings) has elapsed, and then is once brought into the closed state, and then is driven to the open state again. Then, such a state will be continued until the final number of times as long as there is a winning of a ball in the specific winning hole 111.

As is clear from the above explanation, also in the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the second embodiment, the variable displays 104a to 104C display variable information based on the fact that a hit ball enters the starting winning hole 116a to 116C. In the drive control mode of the opening/closing plate 109 of the variable winning ball device 101 with a variable display device when the display mode at the time of stop becomes a predetermined specific display mode and a specific gaming state is entered, the control mode is set in a period in which the repeating condition can be satisfied. The second drive control mode is selected for the 1st to 10th continuation times set as the normal period among the 1st to 19th continuation times, and the 11th to 19th continuation times set as the special period are selected. Regarding the number of continuations, since the first drive control mode is selected, the opening/closing and [109] are not uniformly controlled by only one of the drive control modes, so the game does not become monotonous and the game can sufficiently attract people's interest.

Note that the following may be considered as a modification of the second embodiment described above.

■ In the second embodiment above, the normal period (1st to 10th times) and special period (11th to 19th times) are classified into one block based on the number of continuations, but for example, if the number of continuations is The classification may be such that odd-numbered periods are considered special periods and even-numbered periods are normal periods. Furthermore, as in the first embodiment, one cycle period may be classified into a special period and a normal period.

■ In the above second embodiment, the special period and the normal period are classified in advance, but the classification may be determined based on predetermined conditions. A variable display device capable of deriving a plurality of display results in relation to the detection output is provided, and the number of times or one cycle period corresponding to the display results of the variable display device is set as a boundary, and the number of continuations or one cycle period is defined as a special period. It may be classified into a normal period. Furthermore, in the case where one cycle period is classified, the classification of the next cycle period may be determined by the variable surface water device every time the repeat condition is satisfied by winning a prize in a specific winning hole.

■ In the above-mentioned second embodiment, the opening of the variable winning ball device for 30 seconds or the winning of 10 balls in the variable winning ball device is considered to be the end of one cycle period, that is, the elapse of a predetermined period. The number is not limited to 30 seconds or 10 pieces. Further, one cycle period may be defined only by the opening time or only by the number of prizes won.

Further, in the second embodiment, the upper limit (maximum number of continuous cycles) of cycle update is set to 20 times, but it may be other than 20 times, or there may be no upper limit.

(2) The structure, type, and number of variable indicators are not limited to those in the second embodiment. Further, it may be provided separately from the variable winning ball device.

(2) The structure of the variable display device is not limited to that of the second embodiment. For example, the specific winning hole may be provided outside the variable winning ball device.

(2) In the second embodiment, the continuous open state for a predetermined period of time was exemplified as the first state of the variable winning ball device, but it may be opened and closed a predetermined number of times.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10, the configuration of a pinball game machine according to a third embodiment will be described.

FIG. 9 shows a pachinko game machine 1 as an example of a pinball game machine.
30, and FIG. 10 is a front view of the pachinko game machine 1.
30 is a schematic diagram of the rear side of FIG. In the figure, a winning ball device 131 is provided approximately in the center of the game area of the game board of a pachinko game machine 130. This winning ball device 131 has a winning hole 132 in its upper part, and has a ball inlet 133 below the winning hole 132 for receiving balls that fly in from the left and right directions. The balls that entered the ball entrance 133 flow backwards and then fall, and the first sorting is carried out by the device 134.
fall on top. In this first sorting, the device 134 causes the fallen balls to flow down from the back toward the tip, and the tip moves six times left and right by the first motor 135 (see Figure 10), which is constantly rotating. It is rotating like this.

For the first distribution, a winning ball entrance 136 is formed in the center below the tip of the device 134, and the winning ball entrance 136 is formed at the center.
A ball discharge gutter 137 is formed which slopes downward from 6 to the left and right. The winning ball entrance 136 communicates with the winning space 139, but the ball release gutter 137 is formed so as to communicate with the playing area of the game board, so that during the first distribution, the balls that have fallen from the device 134 are When a winning ball enters the winning ball entrance 136, it becomes a winning ball. However, if the ball falls onto the ball release gutter 137, it will be returned to the gaming area, so in this case it will not necessarily be a winning ball.

In the winning space 139, a second distribution device 140 is arranged. During this second distribution, the device 140 is reciprocated in the left-right direction by a constantly rotating second motor 141 (see FIG. 10). Then, the balls guided from the entered prize ball entrance 136 are distributed by the second distribution device 140 to either the specific winning hole 142 formed at the bottom of the winning space 139 or the normal winning hole 143a, 143b. Win a prize. The specific winning hole 142 is formed in the center and has a specific winning ball detector 144 (see FIG. 10), and when this specific winning ball detector 144 is turned on,
The right to put the variable winning ball device 145, which will be described later, into the first state advantageous to the player is generated.

At the bottom of the game area of the game board, there is a variable winning ball device 145.
is provided. The variable winning ball device 145 is configured by covering an opening 146 as a winning area with an opening/closing plate 147 that can be opened and closed.

The opening/closing plate 147 is driven to open and close by a solenoid 148 (see FIG. 10), and when the opening/closing plate 147 is opened, the balls received are detected by the winning number detector 149 (see FIG. 10). , is considered to be a counting signal.

In addition, starting winning holes 150a, 150b are formed on the left and right sides of the opening/closing plate 147 of the variable winning ball device 145, and starting winning ball detectors 151a, 151b (see FIG. 10) are connected to the starting winning holes 150a, 150b. ) is provided. However, while the right was occurring, the ball started winning the winning hole 150a.
, 150b and start winning ball detectors 151a, 15
When 1b is set to ON, the solenoid 148 is driven to open the opening/closing plate 147 for a predetermined period of time (for example, 10 seconds or until 10 prizes are won). In addition, the rights generated by winning in the specific winning hole 142 are earned when a ball hits the specific winning hole 142 again, or when a predetermined number (for example, 16 balls) of balls win in the starting winning hole 150a, 150b. It disappears by doing so.

Furthermore, the variable winning ball device 145 has a starting winning opening 150a.
, 150b, there is a specific winning memory display 1 of the second embodiment.
15a, 115b are provided with starting winning/winning storage permission indicators 152a, 152b. This is because a special period is set within the period in which the repeating conditions can be met, so it flashes when control in the first drive control mode is selected, and when it is flashing, it starts winning. When a hit ball lands in the openings 150a, 150b, the lighting display is switched to notify that the opening/closing plate 147 is controlled by the first drive control. Additionally, if control in the second drive control mode is selected during the normal period,
The starting winning/winning memory permission indicators 152a and 152b remain off.

By the way, in this third embodiment, as the period in which the repeat condition can be satisfied, the starting prize opening 150a during which the right is being generated is
, 150b is set, and during the special period in which the first drive control mode is selected, the starting winning slots 150a, 150b during the right generation are set.
During the normal period when the second drive control mode is selected, the period until 9 to 15 balls are won is set, and the second drive control mode is selected.
1 to 8 to the starting winning openings 150a and 150b during rights generation
A period is set for each hit ball to win a prize.

In addition, there are winning holes 1 on both left and right sides of the winning ball device 131.
53a and 153b are arranged, and there are also winning openings (tulip-type winning openings) 15 on the diagonally downward left and right sides of the winning ball device 131.
4a and 154b are also arranged. Further, if necessary, a starting winning number display, an opening number display, a winning winning number display, etc. may be provided.

To briefly explain the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 130 configured as described above, a hit ball enters the ball entrance 133 of the winning ball device 131 and the first distribution is guided to the device 134; passes from the device 134 through the winning ball entrance 136, and the second distribution is further distributed to the device 140, and when the winning ball is won in the specific winning hole 142, the right is generated. and,
In this right generation state, the hit ball starts winning hole 150a
150b, the opening/closing plate 147 of the variable winning ball device 145 is opened for a predetermined period of time. However, when the 1st to 8th balls hit into the starting prize openings 150a and 150b win, since the normal period is set, the second drive control means is selected, and therefore the starting prize is won. The storage permission indicators 152a and 152b are in a state where they are off, and the first time ~ due to the right generation state.
The tenth cycle of the opening/closing plate 147 is entirely controlled by the second drive control means. In other words, the opening/closing board 147 is opened when a hit ball enters the starting winning holes 150a and 150b, but when the next hitting ball enters the starting winning hole 150a and 150b during this opening, it immediately returns to the closed state. It is driven to the open state again.

On the other hand, after the above-described cycle from the first to the eighth time continues, the 9th to 15th prizes to the starting prize openings 150a and 150b are
When the first hit ball wins, a special period is set, so the first drive control means is selected.
52a, 152b are in a blinking state, and the 9th to 16th cycles of the opening/closing plate 147 due to winnings in the starting prize openings 150a, 150b in the right generation state are all controlled by the first drive control means. . In other words, when the hit ball enters the starting winning opening 150a, 150b, the specific winning storage permission display t52a, 152b
is switched to the lighting state, the starting prize is stored, and the opening/closing plate 147 maintains the open state until a predetermined period has elapsed, and then becomes the closed state. Then, start prize opening 150 again
When the ball hits a150b, the cycle of the predetermined period is repeated. In addition, if a ball hits the starting winning slots 150a, 150b while the opening/closing plate 147 is in operation, the starting winnings are stored (up to 7 balls), and after the previous cycle ends, the stored starting winnings are A cycle is performed for a predetermined period of time based on winnings. However, starting prize opening 1
50a.

When the number of winnings of balls hit into 150b reaches 16, the rights generation state ends, so the cycle following the cycle at the time when the 16th ball hit into the starting winning slots 150a and 150b is started. The drive control based on the right generation state ends.

As is clear from the above explanation, also in the pachinko gaming machine 130 according to the third embodiment, one of the number of continuations from 1 to 15, which is the period in which the repeat condition can be satisfied, is set as the normal period. The second drive control mode is selected for the number of continuations up to the eighth time, and the first drive control mode is selected for the number of continuations from the 9th to the 15th time set as a special period. Since the opening/closing plate 147 is not uniformly controlled by only one of the drive control modes, the game is not monotonous and can sufficiently attract the interest of the players.

In addition, as a modification of the third embodiment described above, the following can be considered.

■ The conditions for the creation and extinguishment of rights are not limited to the examples. For example, a variable display device that can derive a plurality of display results in relation to the detection output of the specific winning ball detector 144 is provided, and the right is generated or extinguished only when the variable display device derives a specific display result. Alternatively, the right to the specific winning hole 142 may be extinguished due to a hit ball winning a prize in a different winning hole.

■ In the third embodiment, 10 of the variable winning ball device 131
Although the opening time or the number of winning balls in seconds or the winning of 10 balls to the variable winning ball device 131 is considered to be the end of one cycle, that is, the elapse of a predetermined period of time, the opening time and the number of winning balls are not limited to 10 seconds or 10 balls. Further, one cycle may be defined only by the opening time or only by the number of prizes won. Furthermore, in the third embodiment, the upper limit of the number of starting prizes while the right is being generated is set to 16, but it may be other than 16, and there is no upper limit (the right will not be extinguished by the number of starting winnings) You can do it like this.

(2) In addition to the starting winning holes 150a and 150b, a starting winning hole may also be provided in the variable winning ball device.

■ In the third embodiment described above, if there is a memory of starting winnings when the right expires, the variable winning ball device is opened only once even after the right expires, but the memory of starting winnings is all invalidated due to the expiration of the right. Alternatively, all of them may be enabled.

Above, three embodiments have been explained, but these three
As a pinball game machine to which the two embodiments are applied, instead of a pinball game machine in which a player plays by throwing borrowed balls into a hit ball supply tray 6, a storage medium storing ball data is stored inside the game machine. It is also possible to use a so-called card-type pinball game machine in which a game can be played by shooting balls enclosed in a ball.

In addition, in the above three embodiments, when the repetition condition is satisfied, the second state is set to the second state and then the first state is returned to the first state. It is also possible to reset the counter or timer and then proceed to the next cycle without entering the second state.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, the pinball game machine according to the present invention classifies the period in which the repeating condition can be met into a special period and the normal period, and when the repeating condition is met during the special period. When the condition is satisfied, the first state of the variable winning ball device is maintained until after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, and then the first drive control mode is adapted to drive the variable winning ball device to the first state again, and the condition is repeatedly satisfied during the normal period. By doing so, the first state of the variable winning ball device is immediately changed to the first state again. Since the game is not uniformly controlled, the game is not monotonous and can sufficiently attract the interest of the players.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 6C show a first embodiment, and FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine;
FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko game machine, FIG. 3 is a front view of a variable winning ball device provided on the game board of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the variable winning ball device. Fifth
The figure is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls the operation of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIGS. 68 to 6C are flow diagrams showing specific operations of the control circuit shown in FIG. 5. 7 and 8 show a second embodiment, FIG. 7 is a front view of a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine, and FIG.
The figure is a front view of a variable winning ball device provided on a game board of a pachinko game machine. FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 show the third embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 10 is a front view of a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine, and FIG. 10 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko game machine. l... Pachinko game machine (pinball game machine) 12... Game board 24... Specific winning ball detector (specific gaming state detection means and repeating condition detection means) 50... Variable winning ball device 78... Specific winning opening 81...Microcomputer 100...Pachinko game machine (pinball game machine) 101...Variable winning ball device with variable display 104a to 104c...Variable display (specific game state detection means) 111...Specific winning hole 113 ...Specific winning ball detector (a return condition detection means) 130...Pachinko game machine (pinball game machine) 142...Specific winning hole 145...Variable winning ball device 151a, 151b...Starting winning ball detector ( Specific game state detection means and!! return condition detection means) Patent applicant: Sankyo Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A variable winning ball device that is disposed on a game board and can change freely between a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player; and the variable winning ball. a specific gaming state determining means for determining that a predetermined gaming state has been reached so that the device can be in a first state for a predetermined period; and a repetition condition for repeatedly bringing the variable winning ball device into the first state. a repeating condition determining means for determining whether the repeating condition has been satisfied; and driving the variable winning ball device to a first state based on the output of the specific game state determining means, and during this first state, the repeating condition is A pinball game machine comprising: drive control means for repeatedly driving the variable winning ball device to the first state based on the output of the determination means, It is classified into a special period in which the fulfillment of the condition can be stored and a normal period in which it cannot be stored, and the drive control means, based on the fact that there is an output from the repetitive condition determination means during the special period, a first drive control means that maintains the variable winning ball device in the first state until the predetermined period elapses and then drives it again to the first state; and an output of the repetition condition determination means during the normal period. A pinball game machine comprising: second drive control means for immediately driving the variable winning ball device to the first state again based on a certain event.