JPH0329679A - Ball-shooting game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a dullness of the game by increasing a possibility to give a game value to the game player depending on the fact that the result displayed in a variable display device is the scheduled second specific discriminating data other than the first specific discriminating data. CONSTITUTION:In a variable display device 14, plural discriminating data can be displayed variably. In a game value giving device 22, a specific game value can be given to the game player depending on the fact that the display result displayed on the device 4 is the preset first specific discriminating data. Furthermore, in a game value increasing device which consists of a microcomputer, a possibility to give a game value to the player is increased depending on the fact that the display result displayed on the device 14 is the preset second specific discriminating data other than the first specific discriminating data. As a result, the interest in the game is stirred up, and a dullness of the game can be prevented.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is based on the fact that the display result displayed on a variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information is predetermined specific identification information. The present invention relates to a pinball game machine that can provide a predetermined game value to a player.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a predetermined gaming value is awarded to a player based on the fact that the display result displayed on a variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information is predetermined specific identification information. As a pinball game machine that can play, for example, when a ball hits a winning opening provided on the game board, a plurality of identification information drawn on the outer periphery of a plurality of rotating drums of a variable display device is variably displayed, When the combination of identification information when the variable display stops is predetermined specific identification information (for example, an odd number of doubles), it becomes a jackpot state and the opening/closing plate of the variable prize ball device is closed for a relatively long period of time. There are known games that give players a large amount of gaming value by releasing a large amount of winning balls. In such a pinball game machine, if the combination of identification information displayed on the plurality of rotating drums is other than specific identification information, the display will be changed under the same conditions by hitting the ball into the starting winning hole again. The device repeats the variable display operation.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, until the combination of identification information on the variable display device becomes specific identification information, the winning of the ball into the starting winning hole and the resulting variable display operation are simply repeated monotonously. If the game becomes monotonous and the winning rate in the starting winning slot is almost constant, the frequency of occurrence of game value given to the player as a jackpot will also be almost constant, reducing interest in the game. was there.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to increase the possibility of increasing the frequency of occurrence of gaming value by changing the variable display control of the variable display device, thereby improving the gaming value. To provide a pinball game machine capable of increasing interest and preventing monotony of the game.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a pinball game machine according to the present invention includes: a variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information; a gaming value imparting means capable of imparting a predetermined gaming value to a player based on the fact that the display result is predetermined first specific identification information; and the display result displayed on the variable display device is the first specific identification information. and a gaming value increasing means for increasing the possibility of granting the gaming value to the player based on the fact that the gaming value is predetermined second specific identification information other than the specific identification information. be.

[Function] When the display result of the variable display device is the first specific identification information, the game value giving means is activated and a predetermined game value is given to the player. Further, when the display result of the variable display device is not the first specific identification information but the second specific identification information, the gaming value increasing means is activated and it is possible to acquire the gaming value given to the player. Sexuality increases. In other words,
Even if the display result of the variable display device is not the first specific identification information, if it is the second specific identification information, there is a possibility that a gaming value will be given, in other words, the first specific identification information will not be displayed. This increases the possibility that the player will play the game, which increases interest in the game and prevents the game from becoming monotonous.

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

First, a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine to which this embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 4, and 5. FIG. 4 is a front view of the pachinko game machine, FIG. 5 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko game machine, and FIG. 1 is a front view of a variable display device attached to the game board of the pachinko game machine. be. In the figure, a frame-shaped front frame 3 is attached to an outer frame 2 of a pachinko game machine 1 so as to be openable and closable, and a door holding frame 4 is provided around the front frame 3. A glass door frame 5 having a plate and a front screen plate 6 are pivotally supported on one side and are attached so as to be openable and closable. A game board 11 is removably provided behind the glass folding frame 5 and on the back surface of the front frame 3. Further, on the surface of the front door plate 6, a batted ball supply tray 7 is fixed that stores the ejected prize balls and supplies them one by one to the firing position of the batted ball. A speaker 8 is built in the internal space on the upstream side of the ball supply tray 7 as a notification means for generating sound effects related to the game.

A lower part of the front frame 3 is provided with an operation handle 9 that constitutes a part of the ball firing mechanism and a surplus ball tray 10 for storing prize balls that cannot be stored in the ball supply tray 7. There is. Among these, a ball launcher 54 is attached to the back surface of the front frame 3 so as to correspond to the operation handle 9, as shown in FIG. This batting ball launcher R54 is provided collectively on the mounting board, and includes a batting rod 56 that launches a batted ball at a firing position (not shown), and
6, and a ball feeding sliding rod 57 that swings a ball feeding member of a ball feeding device (not shown) in conjunction with the reciprocating movement of the ball hitting rod 56. Ru.

On the surface of the game board 11, there are a ball guide rail 12a for guiding the shot ball, and a ball guide rail 12a for guiding the shot ball.
Game area 1 for falling balls guided by a
A game area forming rail 12b dividing the area 3 is set up in a substantially circular shape.

Approximately in the center of the gaming area 13, a plurality of identification information display sections 1 are provided.
A variable display device 14 having 6a to 16c is provided. The variable display device 14, as shown in FIG.
Below the opening/closing plate 2 of the variable winning ball device 22, which will be described later.
A number-of-opening display 18 is provided to display the number of openings of 4, and the number of winning balls that have entered the starting winning openings 31a to 31c, which will be described later, is displayed at a maximum of 4 on the left and right of the opening number display 18.
A starting memory display 17 is provided to notify that up to 100% of data have been stored. In addition, a square opening is provided in the lower part of the mounting board 15, and the plurality of identification information display sections 16a to 16C face the opening, and the identification information display sections 16a to 16c are provided with a square opening. One piece of identification information (design) is visible.

By the way, the identification information display parts 16a to 16c have a plurality of pieces of identification information drawn on the outer periphery of a drum-shaped cylinder, and the drums are driven by driving motors (stepping motors) 20a to 20.
The display is variably displayed by rotating it with c. Identification information display sections 16a to 18c when stopped
In order to determine the identification information displayed on the front surface of the drum, the variable display device 14 includes drum stop position detectors (not shown; however, shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2) 21a to 21a for detecting the rotational position of the drum. 21c is provided. In addition, the plural pieces of identification information drawn on the identification information display sections 16a to 16c are, for example, numbers from "o" to "9", among which the jackpot number is set to an odd number, and the first specific identification Identification information display section 16a with three same odd numbers as information
It becomes a jackpot because it is displayed at ~16c. In addition,
In this embodiment, two types of second specific identification information are prepared, one of which is on the left and center identification information display areas 1.
One is when the same odd number is displayed on 6a and 16b, and the other is when "7" is displayed on the left identification information display section 16a.

Returning to FIG. 4, the game area 13 includes a variable display device 14.
A variable winning ball device 22 having a winning space 23 below is provided. The winning space 23 is covered by an opening/closing plate 24 that can be opened with its lower end as an axis relative to the surface of the game board 11. The opening/closing plate 24 of the variable player award ball device 22 is connected to the identification information display section 16a''-1 of the variable display device 14.
When the combination of identification information 6c becomes the first specific identification information described above, it becomes a jackpot state and the jackpot is opened for a predetermined period of time (for example, until 30 seconds pass or until 10 winning balls are generated). is set to catch the balls falling in the game area 13 while the game area 13 is open. Then, when a prize is placed in the specified person prize hole 26 provided in the winning space 23, the above-mentioned opening state is repeated again, so that it can be repeated up to 10 times each time a winning ball is generated in the specified person prize hole 26. It has become. In addition, the opening/closing plate 2
4 is driven to open and close by a solenoid 25 as shown in FIG. In addition, the winning space 23 is divided into three parts,
The central space constitutes the specific person prize opening 26, and the spaces on the left and right constitute the normal winning openings 27a, 27b. As shown in FIG. 5, the specific winning hole 26 is provided with a specific person winning ball detector 28, and is also provided with a winning ball detector 29 that detects all the balls received in the winning space 23. ing. The number of balls detected by the winning ball detector 29 is displayed on a winning number display 30 provided below the opening/closing plate 24.
displayed by.

In addition, below the variable winning ball device 22 in the gaming area 13,
Starter openings 31a to 31c are provided that allow variable display of the identification information display sections 16a to 16c. Also,
As shown in FIG. 5, the starting winning holes 31a to 31c are integrally provided with starting winning ball detectors 32a to 32c, which detect winning balls in the starting winning holes 31a to 31c and will be described later. The detection signal is sent to a control circuit formed on a control board housed in the control board box 53.

Furthermore, in the gaming area 13, there are normal winning openings 33a, 33b, 34a on the left and right sides and on the lower side of the variable display device 14.
, 34b are provided. In addition, winning openings 34a, 34
b is configured such that when the variable display device 14 is in operation or the aforementioned jackpot condition occurs, a built-in lamp (not shown) lights up or blinks to notify that fact.

In addition, the game area 13 is provided with a windmill that changes the speed and direction of the falling balls and a large number of obstacle nails, and lights up when the variable display device 14 is in operation or when the jackpot is reached. Alternatively, game effect lamps 36a and 36b are provided which flash to notify the player of this effect. There are frame lamps 37a, 37b provided on the upper part of the front frame 3, and windmills with lamps placed on the left and right sides of the upper part of the windmills, which have the same effect as the game effect lamps 36a, 36b. In addition, these lamps light up or blink in different ways not only when a jackpot is reached, but also when the identification information display sections 16a to 16c etc. are rotating, so as to liven up the atmosphere of the game. It has become. Furthermore, at the bottom of the gaming area 13,
An outro 35 is provided in which the balls that do not win in any of the winning areas described above are guided to the rear of the game board 11.

Next, the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be explained based on FIG. 5. In FIG. 5, the game board 11 is removably fixed to a game board holding frame 40 by a game board fixture 41. A winning ball collecting cover 38 is attached to the back side of the game board 11 so as to cover the back side of each of the winning openings. A relay terminal board 39 is attached to the back side of the winning ball collection cover unit 38 to which wiring from the various electrical devices described above provided on the game board 11 is temporarily connected.

On the other hand, a mechanism plate 42 is provided so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the entire back surface of the game board 11. This mechanism plate 42 has a fifth
In the figure, as shown by the dashed line, a winning ball processing mechanism for processing winning balls is formed on the front side, and a prize ball dispensing mechanism for paying out prize balls is formed on the rear side. The winning ball processing mechanism is integrated with the winning ball collection cover 3.
A tribute ball collection gutter 43 that collects winning balls that have fallen left and right after being guided by the ball 8 and winning balls that have entered the variable winning ball device 22, and the winning balls that have been collected by the collection gutter 43. A winning ball processing device 44 that processes winning balls one by one, and a prize ball dispensing device 50 which will be described later by operating an automatic lever (not shown) in response to winning balls discharged from the winning ball processing device 44.
It consists of a winning ball payout passage 45 for operating the winning ball. Further, on the front side of the mechanism plate 42, an out ball discharging passage 46 for guiding out balls discharged from the outro 35 is also formed.

On the other hand, the prize ball dispensing mechanism includes a prize ball tank 47 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 47 in two lines and flows them down. 48, a bent gutter 49 that changes the downward direction of the prize balls from the alignment gutter 48 by 180 degrees and weakens the ball pressure, and receives a predetermined number (13) of prize balls from the bent gutter 49 to form one A prize ball dispensing device 50 that dispenses a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to winning balls, and a prize ball dispensing device 50 that delivers the prize balls paid out from the prize ball dispensing device 50 to the batted ball supply tray 7 via a prize ball discharging passage (not shown). A communication port 51 for dispensing and a connection gutter 5 fixed to the back side of the front frame 2.
2, and a surplus ball passage (not shown) for discharging surplus balls to the surplus ball receiving tray 10 through the passageway 2.

Furthermore, a control board box 53 that houses a control circuit board is detachably attached to the back surface of the mechanism board 42, and this control circuit board controls the operation of the variable display device 14, the variable player prize ball device 22, etc. A control circuit for controlling is configured.

The gaming operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 described above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling the gaming operation of the pachinko game machine 1 (mainly the gaming operation of the variable display device 14 and the variable winning ball device 22), and FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing the operation of the display device 14. FIG. First, in FIG. 2, a control circuit for controlling gaming operations includes a microcomputer 60 as a control center.

The microcomputer 60 includes a control circuit 61 (consisting of an MPU) that executes control operations according to a predetermined procedure, and a ROM 6 that stores operation program data for the control circuit 61.
2 and RAM that can write and read the necessary data
83. Inside the RAM 63, there is a starting memory counter 64 that can store up to four input signals from the starting winning ball detectors 32a to 32c, and a variable display on the variable display device 14 after the second specific identification information is displayed. It includes a variable display counter 65 for counting the number of times. Furthermore, the microcomputer 60 receives the input signal and controls the control circuit 6.
1, an input circuit 66 that provides manual data to the control circuit 61, and a control circuit 61.
An output circuit 67 that receives output data from and outputs it to the outside.
Including. The microcomputer 60 includes start winning ball detectors 32a to 32C1 and a drum stop position detector 21a.
~21c, specific winning ball detector 28, and winning ball detector 2
An input signal is given from 9 via detection circuits 68 to 71, and output to the starting memory display 17 via a display circuit 72, and to the drive motors 20a to 20c and the solenoid 25 via drive circuits 73 and 74, respectively. A signal is given.

Among the operations controlled by the above-mentioned control circuit, particularly the control of the variable display device 14 will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 3.

First, it is determined whether the hit ball has entered the starting winning slots 31a to 31c, that is, whether the value of the starting memory counter 64 is "0" (step s1), and if it is "0", , do not proceed to the next step until the value is no longer "0". When the value of the starting memory counter 64 is no longer "O", "1" is subtracted from the value of the starting memory counter 64 (step S2), and at the same time, the drive motors 20a to 20c
A drive signal is derived, and the identification information display sections 16a to 16c of the variable display device 14 perform variable display for a certain period of time (for example,
A series of variable display controls are performed in which the variable display operation is stopped when 5 seconds have elapsed or when the player operates a stop switch (not shown) (step S3).

As a result of the variable display control, the identification information display section 16a
It is determined whether odd-numbered double-digits, which is the first specific identification information, are displayed on ~16C (hereinafter referred to as drums 1-3) (step S4) odd-numbered double-digits are displayed on drums 1-3. If it is determined that the jackpot has been won, jackpot control is performed (step S5). This jackpot control is performed by opening the opening/closing plate 24 for a predetermined period of time (for example, until 30 seconds have elapsed or until 10 winning balls are generated) as described above, and while the opening/closing plate 24 is open, the balls hit by a specific player are When a winning hole 26 is won, the above-mentioned open state is repeated again, and is repeated up to 10 times each time a winning ball is generated in the specific winning hole 26. When the jackpot control ends, the game control ends and the game starts again from the start.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S4 that the display result is not the first specific identification information, drums 1 and 2
It is determined whether the same odd number is displayed in (step S6). That is, the fact that the same odd number is displayed on the drums 1 and 2 determines whether or not it is one of the two types of second specific identification information as described above. If it is determined that the same odd number is displayed on drums 1 and 2, it is determined whether the value of the re-variable display counter 65 is "2" (step S7), and "
2", the value of the re-variable display counter 65 is set to "
1" is added (step S8), the step S
Variable display control similar to 3 is performed again (step S9
). Then, it is determined whether or not the display result of the drums 1 to 3 is an odd numbered zero, which is the first specific identification information (step SIO), and if it is not an odd numbered zero, the process returns to step S7; Steps 37 to S10 are repeated. This repetition is repeated until the value of the variable display counter becomes "2", that is, twice. In other words, the variable display control is performed based on the fact that the same odd numbered number is displayed on drums 1 and 2 among the two types of second specific identification information.
Because it is held twice, the possibility of hitting the jackpot increases accordingly.
This increases interest in the game and prevents the game from becoming monotonous.

By the way, step 87 to step S11 2 described above
If the first specific identification information is displayed during the repetition of the times, that is, if an odd number of doubles is displayed on the drums 1 to 3 in step S10, after clearing the value of the re-variable display counter. (Step S11), the process proceeds to step S5, and jackpot control is performed. Further, in step S7, the value of the re-variable display counter 65 is "2".
”, that is, when it is determined that the variable display operation using the second specific identification information has been performed twice, after clearing the value of the re-variable display counter 65 (
Step S12), the game control is ended and the game is restarted from the start.

If it is determined in step S6 that odd-numbered zeros are not displayed on drums 1 and 2, it is determined whether or not "7" is displayed on drum 1 (step S13). If it is determined that "7" is not displayed, the game control is ended and the game is restarted from the start.

On the other hand, if it is determined that "7" is displayed on drum 1, the same variable display control as in step S3 is performed again (step S14), and the display result is the first specific identification information. It is determined whether or not there is, that is, whether an odd number of doubles is displayed on drums 1 to 3 (step S15). If an odd number of doubles is displayed, the process proceeds to step S5, and a jackpot is determined. Control takes place. Also,
When an odd-numbered double is not displayed, the game control is ended and the game is restarted from the start.

The processing of steps S13 to S15 described above is performed in 2
It indicates that the variable display control is performed once based on the fact that "7" is displayed on the drum 1 among the types of second specific identification information, and therefore, the same process as in steps 36 to SIO described above is performed. The possibility of hitting the jackpot increases accordingly, which increases interest in the game and prevents the game from becoming monotonous.

In addition, when the second special identification information is displayed on the drum 1 or 2 in the re-variable display in steps S6 to SIO and steps S13 to S15, the type of the second special identification information is The variable display may be performed again a corresponding number of times. For example, drums 1 and 2
When an odd-numbered double is displayed again on drums 1 and 2 in the re-variable display process based on the display of an odd-numbered double on drums 1 and 2, the re-variable display is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, twice) from that point onwards. You can also do this. In this case, the number of times of such re-variable display is consecutively a predetermined number of times (for example,
5 times), the variable display may not be performed again regardless of the result of the variable display.

The control of the variable display device 14 according to the embodiment has been described above. According to this embodiment, the display results displayed on the identification information display sections 16a to 16c of the variable display device 14 are the second special identification information. Based on the fact that an odd number of doubles is displayed on certain drums 1 and 2, or that "7" is displayed on drum 1, the variable display device 1 is displayed again in addition to the starting prize.
Since the variable display operation in step 4 is performed twice or once, there is a possibility that the first specific identification information that is a jackpot will be displayed on the variable display device 14, that is, a jackpot as a gaming value given to the player. The probability of this happening increases. Therefore, it is possible to increase interest in the game and prevent the game from becoming monotonous.

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

■ 7 segment LED 1 as variable display device 14
It may be constructed of a dot matrix display, a liquid crystal display, or the like, or it may be of a type in which a plurality of drums are driven by one drive motor. Furthermore, a single variable display member may be variably displayed a plurality of times, and the combination of identification information may be determined based on the display results of the plurality of times. Further, the identification information displayed on the identification information display sections 16a to 16c may be symbols, patterns, etc. other than numbers.
In the above-described embodiment, when the second specific identification information is reached, the re-variable display operation is performed until the re-variable display counter 65 becomes "2" or "1".
``2'' or ``1'' may be added to 4.

■ In the above embodiment, when the second specific identification information is displayed, the re-variable display operation is performed directly, but when the second specific identification information is displayed, the re-variable display operation is performed indirectly. It may also be made to perform an action. For example, when the second specific identification information is displayed, the variable winning ball device 22 is opened for a predetermined period, and when a ball hits the specific winning hole 26 during that time, the variable display operation is performed again. You can.

In the embodiment described above (hereinafter referred to as the first embodiment), a predetermined gaming value is given based on the display result of the variable display device 14 having a plurality of identification information display sections 16a to 16c. A predetermined gaming value may be given based on the display result of one identification information display section. For example, a variable winning ball device 80 according to an embodiment shown in FIG. 6 (hereinafter referred to as a second embodiment) may be used.

Here, the configuration and operation of the variable winning ball device 80 will be explained below.

The variable prize winning ball device 80 has a mounting board 81 that is attached to the game board 11, and in the center of the mounting board 81,
A rectangular window opening 82 is formed, and a winning space 83 is formed on the back side of the window opening 82. A winning regulation part 84 is protruded from the upper part of the window opening 82 , and an upper decorative plate 85 is fixed to the front surface of the winning regulation part 84 . Normal prize opening 8
6 is formed. Further, in the center of the upper decorative plate 85, a plurality of continuation number display devices 87 are arranged facing the front to notify the number of continuations (8 times) of the opening/closing cycle performed when a jackpot is reached. A pair of ball bearing members 8 are located approximately at the center left and right of the window opening 82.
8a and 88b are pivotally supported so that they can be opened and closed. The ball receiver members 88a, 88b are connected to a ball receiver drive solenoid (not shown), and the ball receiver members 88a, 88b are placed in an open state to receive a hit ball in response to energization or de-energization of the ball receiver member drive solenoid. It alternates between a closed state and a closed state in which it does not accept a ball.

The winning space 83 has a concave shape with a depth width in the front and rear directions, and ball rolling plates 91a and 9lb that divide the winning space 83 into upper and lower parts are lying horizontally. Ball transfer board 91a
, 91b are provided so as to be inclined downward toward the rear, and the winning balls guided by the ball receiving members 88a, 88b and riding on the ball transfer plates 91a, 91b are directed backward. The balls are transferred and fall into drop openings 92a and 92b formed along the rear surface of the input prize space 83, and are guided to the guide path of the input prize ball collecting cover unit 38. In addition, the winning balls guided to the ball transfer boards 91a and 9lb are
Falling port 92a. Since the ball does not flow from 92b to the winning ball receiving frame 96, which will be described later, there is no possibility of winning into the specific winning hole 97, which will be described later.

Ball transfer board 91a. At the center of 91b, a sorting device 89 with an airplane design is provided. This sorting device 89 is configured such that a swinging member 90 in the nose section swings in the vertical direction. That is, the swinging member 90 is connected to a swinging member drive solenoid (not shown), and swings in the vertical direction in response to energization or de-energization of the swinging member drive solenoid. Therefore, the sorting device 89 causes the winning balls PI guided by the ball receiving members 88a and 88b to fall toward a specific winning hole 97, which will be described later, in a delicate positional relationship with the rotation angle of the ball receiving members 88a and 88b. ．． More specifically, when the swinging member 90 swings downward, there is a high possibility that the balls guided to the ball receiving members 88a and 88b will fall downward as they are, and therefore, the balls will fall into the specific winning hole 97. You are more likely to win an award. On the other hand,
When the swinging member 90 is in the upward swinging position, most of the balls are transferred from the ball receiving members 88a, 88b to the ball transfer plate 9.
1a, 91b and fall into the drop opening 92a, 92b, or a small number of balls flow down from the ball receiving members 88a, 88b and collide with the side surface of the swinging member 90 and are repelled in the left and right direction. There is also a possibility that you will be led to the prize opening 97. Therefore, when the swinging member 90 is rocking, there is a higher possibility that a prize will be won in the specific winning hole 97 than when the swinging member 90 is not swinging.

In addition, on the LED mounting plate 93 below the sorting device 89, there is a winning number display 94 that displays the number of winning balls won during one opening/closing cycle when a jackpot is reached, and a plurality of identification buttons at all times. A variable display device 9 that displays information in a variable manner and stops the variable display when the hit ball enters a specific winning hole 97
5 is provided. Then, when the display result displayed on the variable display 95 is the predetermined first specific identification information (for example, "7"), a jackpot state occurs.

In addition, the display result displayed on the variable display 95 may be based on predetermined second specific identification information (for example, numbers before and after "7",
or an odd number other than "7"), the ball receiving member 88a88b is opened and closed twice or once to increase the game value. In addition, in this embodiment, the second specific identification information is set to 2ffI class, and one of the second specific identification information (for example, "6" which is a number before or after "7")
” or “8”) is displayed, the ball receiving member 88a. 8
8b opens and closes twice, and the other second specific identification information (for example, "1", "3", "5" which is an odd number other than "7")
When "9") is displayed, the ball receiving members 88a, 88b
It is designed to open and close once. The winning balls guided by the ball receiving members 88a and 88b are transferred backward on the ball transfer plates 91a and 9ib as described above, or directly fall downward from the ball receiving members 88a and 88b, but there are no balls in the lower part thereof. A winning ball receiving frame 96 is protruded so as to surround both lower side edges and a lower edge of the window opening 82, and a specific person prize opening 97 is formed in the winning ball receiving frame 96. And, the winning balls that entered the special winning hole 97 are
It is designed to be detected by the specific winning ball detector 98. To explain the operation of the variable winning ball device 80 having the above-described configuration, first, when a hit ball enters a starting winning hole (not shown), the ball receiving members 88a and 88b are opened and closed twice or once. This opening/closing operation is performed at relatively short time intervals. Therefore, during the opening/closing operation, the ball receiving members 88a, 8
The winning balls accepted at 8b are guided to either the falling holes 92a, 92b or the special prize opening 97, but when they are guided to the special prize opening 97, the special winning ball detector 98 is turned on.
let When the specific winning ball detector 98 is turned on, the variable display of the variable display 95 that is constantly variable displaying is stopped for a predetermined period of time, and the identification information at the time of stopping displays "7" which is the first specific identification information. In this case, a jackpot occurs, and the ball receiving members 88a and 88b are opened and closed for a relatively long period of time in an advantageous manner to the player. Specifically, the ball receiving member 88
The opening/closing operation of a88b at relatively short time intervals is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times), or the variable player ball device 8
The opening/closing operation is performed until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are generated at 0 (hereinafter referred to as an opening/closing cycle), and furthermore, during the opening/closing cycle, a ball is hit again into the specific person prize opening 97. The variable display 95 indicates the first specific identification information "
When "7" is displayed, the opening/closing cycle can be repeated anew from that point, and such repetition is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, eight times). In addition, after reaching the jackpot state, the continuation condition is that even if the display on the variable display 95 does not display the first specific identification information as described above, the only condition is that the hit ball wins in the specific winning opening 97. Then the opening/closing cycle may continue.

By the way, when a hit ball accepted during the opening/closing operation of the ball receiving members 88a and 88b by the starter prize enters the specific person prize hole 97 and the variable display 95 is stopped, the identification information at the time of the stop is If it is the second specific identification information, it works as follows. First, as described above, in this embodiment, two types of second specific identification information are prepared, the first of which is "6" or "8".
is displayed, the ball receiver members 88a and 88b are re-operated even though the ball has not hit the starter prize hole (not shown).
is opened and closed twice to make it easier for the hit ball to enter the variable winning ball device 80, and the second specific identification information "7"
Odd numbers other than ``1'', ``3'', ``5'', ``9''
” is displayed, the ball receiving members 88a, 88 are re-operated even though there is no winning of the ball into the starting winning hole (not shown).
b is opened and closed once to make it easier for the ball to enter the variable prize ball device 80. By operating like this,
There is a possibility that the number of balls received by the ball receiving members 88a and 88b will increase, which in turn increases the winning rate in the specific winning hole 97 and causes the variable display 95 to display the first specific identification information. Since the possibility can be increased, the possibility of winning the jackpot as a gaming value given to the player increases. Therefore, it is possible to increase interest in the game and prevent the game from becoming monotonous.

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

(2) The structure of the ball receiver members 88a and 88b of the variable winning ball device 80 may be one that slides in the lateral direction or one that opens and closes in the front and back direction. In addition, the control operation of the opening/closing cycle is not one that immediately shifts to the next opening/closing cycle every time the variable display 95 displays the first specific identification information or a prize is won in the specific winning hole 97, but a predetermined opening/closing cycle. It may be possible to move on to the next opening/closing cycle after the variable winning ball device 80 is satisfied. ■ A device in which the variable display device 95 is variably displayed in such a way that all winning balls from the variable winning ball device 80 are guided to the specific person prize opening 97. But that's fine. In addition, variable person award ball device 8
The ball hit to 0 may be configured to fall toward a winning ball receiving frame 96, the winning ball receiving frame 96 may be divided into a plurality of winning holes, and one of them may be made a specific winning hole 97. In this case, when the second specific identification information is displayed,
The size of the specific winning hole 97 may be expanded to increase the possibility of a jackpot.

■ Ball receiver members 88a, 88b as a means of increasing gaming value
Instead of opening and closing repeatedly, the sorting device 89 is operated to make it easier for the balls to enter the specific winning hole 97, or to make it easier for the balls to enter the starting winning hole to generate a jackpot. It may be possible to increase the possibility of For example, if you want to make it easier to win a prize in the starting winning hole, the starting winning hole will be configured with an electric tulip, and the second specific identification information will be displayed to open the electric tulip and make it easier for balls to win. do it. In this case, the electric tulip may be kept open until a predetermined time has elapsed or until a predetermined number of balls have been hit. The configuration of the starting prize opening with an electric tulip can also be applied to the first embodiment described above.

Furthermore, as another embodiment, an embodiment in which the gaming machine shown in FIG. 4 is operated as follows (hereinafter referred to as the third embodiment)
But that's fine. That is, the central start prize hole 31a is made to function as a stop person prize hole that stops the variable display of the variable display device 14, and when a ball enters the stop person prize hole 31a, the identification information display that is always variably displayed. The variable display of parts 16a to 16c is stopped for a certain period of time (for example, 2 to 3 seconds), and when the display result at the time of the stop is a double number, which is the first specific identification information, it is determined that the right has occurred, and the right has occurred. When a ball hits the left and right start winning holes 31b, 31c during this state, the opening/closing plate 24 of the variable winning ball device 22 is opened for a predetermined period (for example, 10
2 seconds have elapsed or until 10 winning balls are generated), and as long as the rights generation state continues, such opening operation is started until a predetermined number (for example, 8 winning balls) are released in the winning holes 31b and 31c. To make it possible to repeat until the ball hits a prize. However, the right generation state occurs when the hit ball enters the stop winning hole 31a and the first specific identification information is displayed again, or when the predetermined number of hit balls mentioned above enter the starting winning hole 3lb, 31c. It is about to be resolved.

In the above-described configuration, the ball is stopped when the player's prize opening 31a
If you win a prize and the variable display on the identification information display sections 16a to 16C stops, and the second specific identification information (for example, a double number is displayed on the identification information display sections 16a and 16b) is displayed, It is configured to stop the variable display of the identification information display sections 16a to 16c even though there is no winning of a ball hit into the stop winning hole 31a, and to determine the right occurrence state based on the display result. With this configuration, even if the first specific identification information is not displayed, if the second specific identification information is displayed, the variable display is stopped again and the status of rights generation is determined. It is possible to increase the possibility of giving the player a gaming value in the form of rights generation, thereby increasing interest in the game and preventing the game from becoming monotonous.

In addition, in the third embodiment described above, the suspended person prize opening 31
Although a is shown as an independent winning hole on the game board 11, it may be formed in a winning ball device having a plurality of winning holes, and one of the plurality of winning holes may be used as a stop winning hole. Further, as in the second embodiment, the stop prize opening 31a is configured with an electric tulip, and when the second specific identification information is displayed, the electric tulip is opened instead of displaying the variable again. Good too.

Although three embodiments and their variations have been described above, other embodiments such as those described below are also possible. ■ In the above-mentioned embodiment, when the second specific identification information is displayed, it is displayed variably again or the ball support member 8
8a and 88b are shown to reopen and close, but the second
When the first specific identification information is displayed, the probability that the first specific identification information will be displayed in the next variable display operation may be increased.

■ The game value given to the player is not a prize ball based on the winning ball that has entered the variable player prize ball device, but a prize ball that is directly activated by the prize ball dispensing device 50 when a jackpot state or a right generation state occurs. A predetermined number of prize balls may be paid out.

■ Instead of enabling the game value increasing means to operate continuously in the normal gaming state, it may be enabled to operate when a certain predetermined condition is met. For example, the gaming value increasing means may not operate until the first jackpot state occurs, and the gaming value increasing means may be enabled to operate until the next jackpot state occurs based on the establishment of the first jackpot state.

■ The pinball game machine may be a so-called card-type pinball game machine in which games can be played using cards on which ball data is recorded. Further, in this case, the gaming value given to the player is the score given by the score giving circuit, but this score may also be given at once when a jackpot is achieved.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, the pinball game machine according to the present invention has a display result displayed on the variable display device that is based on predetermined second specific identification information other than the first specific identification information. Since the display result of the variable display device is not the first specific identification information, the first specific identification information is not the first specific identification information. Even if the second specific identification information is the second specific identification information, the possibility of giving a gaming value, in other words, the possibility that the first specific identification information will be displayed, increases, which increases interest in the game and increases the likelihood of playing the game. It is possible to prevent monotony.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 5 show the first embodiment, and FIG.
A front view of the variable display device according to the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls operations of the variable display device and the variable winning ball device, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing operations controlled by the control circuit. 4 is a front view of a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine to which the variable display device according to the embodiment is applied, and FIG. 5 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko game machine. Incidentally, FIG. 4 also shows the structure of the third embodiment. FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment and is a front view of a variable winning ball device including a variable display according to the second embodiment. 1. Pachinko gaming machine (pinball gaming machine) 14. Variable display device 22. Variable winning ball device (gaming value imparting means) 60.
Microcomputer (including means for increasing gaming value) 80... Variable winning ball device (means for imparting gaming value) 95...
Variable display device (variable display device) 16b Fig. 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] A variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information; a gaming value imparting means capable of imparting a predetermined gaming value; and a display result displayed on the variable display device based on the fact that the display result displayed on the variable display device is predetermined second specific identification information other than the first specific identification information. A pinball game machine comprising: a game value increasing means for increasing the possibility of giving the game value to a player.