JPH0349785A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To maintain an expecting feeling for a long time by providing a preferential display drive control means to successively control display so that the display can be started preferentially from specified identification information in plural identification display parts when the combination of the identification information selected by a combination selecting means is the combination between the specified identification information and normal identification information. CONSTITUTION:It is discriminated whether the combination of the selected display information is '7, 7, 7' to be wholly the specified identification information or not, namely, whether the display condition of a great success is set or not. When it is discriminated as the display condition of the great success, the variable display of a variable display device 14 is executed by the second variable display control. When there is possibility for the display of the two identification information display parts 16a and 16b, which are previously displayed, to be the great success condition by adapting the variable display control to the time of the great success, the variable display of one identification information display part 16a to be finally stopped and displayed is slowly executed for a long time. Thus, the expecting feeling to the great success is promoted.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention provides an identification information display section that can variably display multiple types of identification information consisting of specific identification information and normal identification information, and display the display results. a plurality of variable display devices, a starting winning hole that allows variable display of the variable display device, and a starting winning hole that starts the variable displaying of the variable display device based on winning of a ball to the starting winning hole, and a predetermined stop signal. variable display drive control means that sequentially stops the variable display and displays the display result based on the variable display operation; and all combinations of identification information displayed on the plurality of identification information display sections when the variable display operation is completed are specified. The present invention relates to a pinball game machine including a game value granting means for granting a predetermined game value to a player when the identification information is the identification information.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a variable display device is provided with a plurality of identification information display units capable of variably displaying multiple types of identification information consisting of specific identification information and normal identification information, and displaying the display results, and the identification information is When the combination of identification information when the display section is stopped becomes a predetermined specific identification information (for example, a combination of ``7'' and ``7''), a predetermined gaming value, for example, a variable winning ball device is opened for a certain period of time. A pinball game machine designed to do this has been provided on the market. In such a pinball game machine, the variable display of the variable display device starts based on the fact that the hit ball enters the starting winning hole, and the identification that should be displayed when the variable display operation ends. The display drive of the variable display device was controlled so that a plurality of pieces of information were selected and the selected pieces of identification information were displayed in the order in which they were selected.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] For this reason, even if the specific identification information is included in the plural pieces of identification information selected at the time of starting winning, if the selected identification information is later in the order, In this case, the specific identification information is not displayed on the first identification information display section, and without even looking at the display results on other identification information display sections, it is known that the prescribed gaming value will not be awarded. Therefore, even though the variable display is in operation, there is a problem in that the player loses interest in the variable display device and loses the sense of expectation that it will provide game value.

This invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a pinball game machine that can maintain interest in the variable display device and the expectation that it will provide gaming value for as long as possible. It's about doing.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the pinball game machine according to the present invention variably displays multiple types of identification information consisting of specific identification information and normal identification information. A variable display device having a plurality of identification information display sections capable of displaying results; a starting prize opening that allows variable display of the variable display device; variable display drive control means for starting a variable display, sequentially stopping the variable display based on a predetermined stop signal, and displaying the display results; and the plurality of identification information display units when the variable display operation is completed. and a gaming value imparting means for imparting a predetermined gaming value to the player when all combinations of displayed identification information are specific identification information, further comprising: a hitting ball in the starting prize opening; combination selection means for selecting a combination of identification information to be displayed on the plurality of identification information display sections based on winning a prize; When the combination of identification information is a combination of specific identification information and normal identification information, it includes a priority display drive control means that sequentially controls the display so that the specific identification information is displayed in priority on the plurality of identification information display sections. It is characterized by this.

[Operation] When the hit ball enters the starting prize hole, the variable display device starts variable display. Furthermore, a combination of identification information to be displayed on the identification information display section is selected based on the starting winnings. However, when there is a stop signal, the variable display of the variable display device stops so as to display the selected combination of identification information, and the display results are sequentially displayed on the plurality of identification information display sections. If the combination of identification information is a combination of specific identification information and normal identification information, the specific identification information is displayed with priority in the identification information display section that is displayed first. Therefore, at the time when the identification information is displayed on the first identification information display section, the player does not lose interest in the variable display device or expectations for the provision of gaming value, and furthermore, the player does not lose interest in the variable display device or the feeling of expectation regarding the provision of gaming value, and the combination of identification information selected If there is specific identification information, the specific identification information will also be displayed with priority in the next displayed identification information display section. In other words, in this invention, if specific identification information is included in the selected combination of identification information, the specific identification information is displayed with priority, so that interest in the variable display device and gaming value are increased. Expectations for the grant can be maintained for a long time.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example according to 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, 5, and 6. FIG. 5 is a front view of the pachinko game machine, FIG. 6 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko game machine, and FIG. 1 is a front view of the 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 door plate 6 are pivotally supported on one side and are attached to be openable and closable. A game board 11 is removably provided behind the glass door 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 ball firing position. 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. Of these, a ball launcher 53 is attached to the back surface of the front frame 3 so as to correspond to the operation handle 9, as shown in FIG. The ball launcher 53 includes a ball launcher 55 that is integrated into a mounting board and that fires a ball at a launch position (not shown);
5, and a ball feeding sliding rod 56 that swings a ball feeding member of a ball feeding device (not shown) in conjunction with the reciprocating movement of the ball hitting rod 55. .

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 l are provided.
A variable display device 14 having ea to f6c is provided. The variable display device 14, as shown in FIG.
Below 9 is an opening/closing plate 2 of a variable winning ball device 20, which will be described later.
1 to display the number of openings of 2! A continuous number display 18 is provided, and on the left and right sides of the continuous number display 18 there are starting winning memory display 17 that informs that the number of winning balls that have won in the starting winning openings 30a to 30c, which will be described later, has been stored up to a maximum of 4.
is provided. Further, 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.

By the way, the identification information display sections 16a''-16c are composed of 7-segment LEDs, and are configured to variably display a plurality of types of identification information, for example, numbers from "0" to "9". Among them, in this embodiment, "7" is set as specific identification information, and the other numbers are set as normal identification information. Therefore, when r71, which is the specific identification information, is displayed on all the identification information display sections 16a to 16c,
As a predetermined game value (hereinafter referred to as jackpot), the variable winning ball device 20 is opened in a predetermined manner as described below, and the player is given a chance to obtain a large amount of winning pressure in a short time. It looks like this.

Returning to FIG. 5, the game area 13 includes a variable display device 14.
A variable winning ball device 20 having a winning space 21 below is provided. The winning space 21 is covered with an opening/closing plate 22 which can be opened around the lower end of the surface of the game board 11. The opening/closing plate 22 of the variable winning ball device 20 includes the identification information display portions 16a to 16 of the variable display device 14.
When all of the combinations of identification information in c become combinations of specific identification information, a jackpot state occurs and the jackpot is set to be released for a predetermined period of time (for example, until 30 seconds have passed or until 10 winning balls are generated). The game area 13 is designed to catch balls falling down the game area 13 while the game area 13 is open. When a prize is won in the specific prize opening 24 provided in the prize winning space 21, the above-mentioned open state is repeated again.
The above-mentioned open state can be repeated a maximum of 10 times on the condition that a winning ball enters the specific grand prize opening 24. The opening/closing plate 22 is driven to open and close by a solenoid 23 as shown in FIG.
1 is divided into three parts, and the central space is the specific winning hole 2.
4, and the spaces on the left and right constitute normal winning openings 25a and 25b.

In addition, the specific winning hole 24 is provided with a specific winning ball detector 26 as shown in FIG. 6, and a winning ball detector 27 that detects all the balls that have been placed in the winning space 21 is also provided. It is being The number of balls detected by the winning ball detector 27 is displayed on a winning number display 29 provided on the rear wall of the grand prize space 21. In addition, when a ball hits the special winning hole 24 while the opening/closing board 22 is open and the specific grand prize ball detector 26 is turned on, and the above-described repeating condition is met, the lower part of the opening/closing board 22 is displayed to display that fact. A specific grand prize memory display 28 provided in the display lights up.

In addition, below the variable winning ball device 2o of the gaming area 13,
Starting prize openings 30a to 30c are provided that allow variable display of the identification information display sections 16a to 16c. Also,
The starting winning holes 30a to 30c are integrally provided with starting winning ball detectors 31a to 31c, as shown in FIG. The detection signal is sent to a control circuit formed on a control board housed in the control board box 52. By the way, when a hit ball enters the starting winning hole 30a to 30c and turning on the starting winning ball detector 31a to 31c, the identification information display sections 16a to 16c of the variable display device 14 not only start variable display but also The identification information to be displayed on the identification information display sections 16a to 16c in the variable display is selected.

Specifically, for example, identification information to be displayed on each of the identification information display sections 16a to 16c is selected from a random number table provided in the ROM 62 (described in detail later) in the control circuit, and the selected identification information is Information RAM 63
is stored in the identification information display section 16a based on the stop signal.
- 16c sequentially stop (in this embodiment, they stop sequentially from left to right), the display is controlled so that the stored identification information is sequentially displayed on identification information display sections 16a to 16c. Ru. In this case, if the specific identification information is included in the identification information selected based on the starting winnings, the identification information display section 1 that stops and displays it first
6a, the specific identification information ("7") is displayed with priority. However, in the control operation described in detail later, the above-described priority display control operation is performed only when the majority (2 pieces) of specific identification information is included among the plurality (3 pieces) of selected pieces of identification information. If the specific identification information is less than the majority, it is displayed on the identification information display sections 16a to 16c in the order in which it is selected. Note that the selection operation of the identification information based on the starting prize does not need to be performed immediately after the starting winning, and may be performed before the identification information display sections 16a to 16c stop.

Furthermore, in the gaming area 13, there are normal winning openings 32a32b, 3 on the left and right sides and the lower side of the variable display bag R14.
3a and 33b are provided. In addition, prize opening 3
3a and 33b are designed so that when the variable display device 14 is in operation or the above-described 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 35a and 35b are provided which flash to notify the player of this effect. There are frame lamps 36a to 36c provided on the upper part of the front frame 3, and windmills with lamps arranged on the left and right sides of the upper part of the windmills, which have the same effect as the game effect lamps 35a and 35b. 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 variably displayed, thereby enlivening the atmosphere of the game. It looks like this. Furthermore, at the lowest part of the game area 13, an out port 34 is provided through which the hit 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. 6. In FIG. 6, the game board 11 is removably fixed to a game board holding frame 39 by a game board fixture 40. A winning ball collecting cover 37 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 38 is attached to the back side of the winning ball collection cover 37 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 41 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 41 has a sixth
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 winning ball collection cover 3.
A winning ball collection gutter 42 receives the winning balls that are guided by the ball 7 and falls left and right, and the winning balls that have entered the variable winning ball device 20, and collects them on the - side, and the winning balls collected by the collecting gutter 42. A prize ball dispensing device 43 that processes the winning balls one by one, and a prize ball dispensing device 49 that receives the human prize balls discharged from the winning ball processing device 43 and operates an automatic scale (not shown) to be described later.
It consists of a winning ball payout passage 44 etc. for operating the winning ball. Further, on the front side of the mechanism plate 41, an out ball discharging passage 45 for guiding out balls discharged from the out port 34 is also formed.

On the other hand, the prize ball dispensing mechanism includes a prize ball tank 46 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 46 in two lines and flows them down. 47, a bent gutter 48 that changes the flowing direction of the prize balls from the alignment gutter 47 by 180 degrees and weakens the earth pressure; A prize ball dispensing device 49 that dispenses a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to one winning ball, and a prize ball dispensing device 49 that delivers the prize balls paid out from the prize ball dispensing device 49 to the batted ball supply tray through a prize ball discharging passage (not shown). 7, and a connection gutter 5 fixed to the back side of the front frame 2.
1 and a surplus ball passage (not shown) for discharging the surplus balls to the surplus ball receiving tray 10 through the ball passageway 10.

Furthermore, a control board box 52 that houses a control circuit board is detachably attached to the back surface of the mechanism board 41, and this control circuit board controls the operations of the variable display device 14, the variable winning ball device 20, etc. A control circuit is configured.

The gaming operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 described above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling the gaming operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (mainly the gaming operation of the variable display device 14 and the variable winning ball device 20), and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the display device 14, and FIG. 4 is a time chart showing an example of a specific operation of the variable display device 14. FIG. First, in Figure 2,
A control circuit that controls gaming operations is configured to include a microcomputer 60 as a control center. The microcomputer 60 executes control operations according to a predetermined procedure.
It includes a PU 61, a ROM 62 that stores operation program data for the MPU 61, and a RAM 63 that can write and read necessary data. The ROM 62 contains the random number table as described above, and the RAM 63 contains the
It includes a starting memory counter that can store up to four human input signals from the starting winning ball detectors 31a to 31c, and a selection information storage area that stores identification information selected from the random number table. Furthermore, the microcomputer 60
It includes an input circuit 64 that receives a human power signal and provides human power data to the MPU 61, and an output circuit 65 that receives output data from the MPU 61 and outputs it to the outside.

The microcomputer 60 includes a starting winning ball detector 31.
Input signals are given from a to 31c, the specific winning ball detector 26, and the winning ball detector 27 via detection circuits 66 to 68, and the identification information display unit (7 segment LED) 16a is provided via control circuits 69 to 71. ~16c, number of winnings display 29
, the continuation number display 18, the starting winnings memory display 17, and the specific winnings memory display 28, the solenoid 23, the game effect lamps 35a, 35b, 3 via the drive circuits 72 to 74.
Output signals are output to the speakers 6a to 36c and the speaker 8, respectively.

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, check whether or not the hit ball has entered the starting winning hole 30a to 30c, that is, the starting winning ball detection switch 31a to 31c (
It is determined whether or not the IN5W (hereinafter referred to as IN5W) is ONL/(step Sl), and if it is not ONL/
Do not proceed to the next step until W is turned ON. In addition, lN5W is ON
In the case of L, the starting winning memory counter included in the RAM 63 is incremented by "+1" as described above, and is incremented by "-1" every time the variable display operation is performed. Further, if lN5W is turned ON continuously during the variable display operation, the starting winning memory counter will count up to "+4", but anything beyond that will be determined to be invalid.

When IN5W is turned ON in step S1, three-digit identification information to be displayed (hereinafter referred to as display information) is selected (step s2).
It is sufficient to set 200 combinations of display information consisting of three-digit numbers, attach an identification number to each combination, and select the identification number at random each time a starting prize is won. Of course, in this case, the operation of selecting display information one by one may be performed three times.

Then, it is determined whether all the combinations of the selected display information are the specific identification information "7.7.7", that is, whether or not the display mode is a jackpot (step S3).
), if it is determined that the display mode is a jackpot, the variable display device 14 is caused to display a variable display by the second variable display control (step S4). Here, the second variable display control means that after a predetermined time T1 has elapsed since the variable display device 14 started variable display, the first identification information display section 16a
Then, after a minute time T2 has elapsed, the next identification information display section 16b is stopped, and then, the variable display speed of the identification information display section 16c that is still being displayed is slowed down, and the display speed is changed from the minute time T2. The predetermined time T is also long.
This method controls the display drive so that the last identification information display section 16c is stopped after 4 elapses. By applying such variable display control at the time of a jackpot, when there is a possibility that the display of the two identification information display sections 16a and 16b displayed earlier will be in a jackpot mode, the 1 that is stopped and displayed last By slowly displaying the variable display of the two identification information display sections 16C over time, the expectation of winning the jackpot can be heightened.

Therefore, when the second variable display control described above is completed,
Jackpot control is performed (step S5). This jackpot control, as described above, moves the opening/closing plate 22 for a predetermined period (for example,
(until 30 seconds elapse or until 10 winning balls are generated), and if a hit ball enters the specific winning hole 24 while it is open, the above-mentioned opening state is repeated again, and the specific winning hole 24 is opened. The above-described opening operation is repeated a maximum of io times on the condition that a winning ball is won. When the jackpot control ends, the game control ends and the game starts again from the start.

On the other hand, in step S3, if it is determined that all of the selected display information combinations are not specific identification information combinations, the selected display information combinations are "n, 7.
7" or "7, n, 7" (n is normal identification information) (step S6). That is, it is determined whether the selected display information contains a majority (two) of the specific identification information "7" and the order is such that the specific identification information is not consecutive from the beginning. It is something that However, if the selected display information contains a majority (two) of specific identification information "7" and it is determined that the specific identification information is not consecutive from the beginning, The specific identification information "7" is rearranged in an order that continues from the beginning (step S7).
Thereafter, second variable display control similar to step S4 is performed (step S8). Further, the step S
In step 6, when it is determined that the selected display information contains a majority (two) of the specific identification information "7" and the order is not a case where the specific identification information is not consecutive from the beginning. , if the selected display information contains the majority (two) of the specific identification information "7" and the order is that the specific identification information is consecutive, that is, "
7.7n" (step 9), and if the majority of specific identification information is continuous from the beginning,
Since there is no need to rearrange the order, the process directly advances to step S8.

Further, in step S9 of the first half, it is determined that the selected display section contains a majority (two) of the specific identification information "7" and the order is not a case where the specific identification information is consecutive from the beginning. In other words, if the selected display information does not have more than half of the specific identification information, or if all of the selected display information is normal identification information, the first variable display control is performed (step 510). Here, the first variable display control has the same variable display operation as the second variable display control described above until the second identification information display section 16b stops, but the last identification information display section 16c The actions that are stopped are different. That is, after the second identification information display section 16b is stopped and displayed, and after a minute time T3 has elapsed, the last identification information display section 16C is stopped and displayed. In this case, the minute time T3 has the relationship rT24T3<T4J.

That is, in the first variable display control, after the first identification information display section 16a that is stopped and displayed stops, the second and third identification information display sections 16b are displayed at approximately equal intervals.

16c are sequentially stopped and displayed, whereas the second variable display control increases the interval between the second and third stop displays and slows down the variable display speed of the third identification information display section 16c. This is because in the first variable display control, when the first or second identification information display section is stopped, there is no possibility of hitting the jackpot at that point, so the third identification information display section 16C is stopped. This is because there is no need to stop for a long time. In addition, when the processing of step S8 and step SIO in the above-mentioned operation explanation is completed, the game control is ended and the game is restarted from the start.

As an example of a more specific operation of the variable display device 14 in accordance with the above explanation of the operation, the time chart shown in FIG. When the ball detectors 31a to 31c are turned on continuously, their detection signals are stored in the starting winning memory counter.

In this case, the first detection signal P causes the identification information display units (hereinafter referred to as 7-segment LEDs) 16a to 16c to start variable display, so the detection signals 22 to P6 that are continuously generated thereafter are stored in the starting winning memory counter. is memorized. However, since only up to four winnings are stored in the starting winning memory counter, the last detection signal P6 is invalidated. By the way, each time the starting winning ball detectors 31a to 31c are turned on, a combination of identification information to be displayed on the 7 segment LEDs 16a to 16c is selected and stored. In the illustrated case, the combination "1.5.3" is stored by the detection signal P, the combination "6.9.4" is stored by the detection signal P2, and the combination "8.7.0" is stored by the detection signal P3.
The combination of "5.7." is stored and detected by the detection signal P4.
7" is stored, and the detection signal P5 causes the combination "5.
1.3'' combination is stored.

By the way, the first detection signal P1 causes 7 segments L
The EDs 16a to 16c start variable display, and at that time, the starting prize counter momentarily becomes "1", but immediately becomes "0", and becomes "1" again by the next detection signal P2. Therefore, after a predetermined time T1 has elapsed since the start of the variable display based on the first detection signal P1, the first 7 segment LEDs 16a stop the variable display and display the first combination selected at the time of starting winning. Identification information “1”
is displayed, and then, after a minute time T2 has elapsed, the next 7-segment LED 16b stops variable display and displays the central identification information "5" of the selected combination, and then a minute time T2 elapses.
After 3 elapses, the last 7 segment LED 16c stops variable display and displays the last identification information "3" of the selected combination.
" is displayed. In other words, the combinations of identification information selected based on the detection signal Pl do not include the majority (two) of the specific identification information "7", so the identification information is sorted in the order of the selected combinations. 7 segment LED16a~1
6c, and its variable display control is performed by the first variable display control described above.

When the variable display operation based on the detection signal p is completed, the variable display operation based on the detection signal P2 is performed after a short time interval, and at this time, the value of the starting winning prize counter is subtracted by "1". Further, since the combination of identification information selected by the detection signal P2 is also a combination of only normal identification information, the same control as the variable display control by the detection signal P1 is performed and the variable display operation is completed. The combination of identification information selected by the next detection signal P3 also includes one specific identification information, but does not include the majority of specific identification information, so the variable display operation is also performed by the detection signal P, .
Control similar to P2 is performed and the variable display operation ends.

On the other hand, among the combinations of identification information selected by the detection signal P4, there are two pieces of specific identification information "7", which is the majority, and the combination order is "7" from the beginning.
are not consecutive, so "7." is written so that "7" is consecutive.
7.5" and 7 segments L in the rearranged order.
Displayed on ED16a to 16c. That is, after a predetermined time T1 has elapsed since the start of the variable display by the detection signal P4, the first 7 segment LED 16a stops the variable display and the combination selected at the time of starting winning is changed to the first order by rearranging. The specified identification information “7” is displayed, and then, after a minute time T2 has elapsed, the next 7 segment LE is displayed.
The D16b stops the variable display and displays the specific identification information "7" which is the next in the selected combination due to rearrangement. After the specific identification information is displayed on the two 7-segment LEDs, the remaining 7-segment LED
As the variable display speed of 16c becomes slower, the time T4 until it stops is set longer.
After 4 elapses, the last 7-segment LED 16c stops variable display and displays the normal identification information "5" which is the last one in the selected combination due to rearrangement. If the combination of identification information selected in this way is a predetermined combination (2:1 combination) of specific identification information and normal identification information, and the identification information that is stopped and displayed first or next is If it is not identification information, changing the order in which it is displayed increases the expectation of winning the jackpot.
Interest in the variable display device and expectations for the occurrence of a jackpot state as a predetermined gaming value can be maintained for a longer time than in the case where the order is not changed.

Note that since the combination of identification information selected by the last stored detection signal P is also a combination of only normal identification information, the same control as the variable display control by the detection signals P, P2, etc. is performed. The variable display operation ends.

The control of the variable display device 14 according to the embodiment has been described above, but according to this embodiment, the display results displayed on the identification information display sections 16a to 16c of the variable display device 14 are selected at the time of starting winning, and When the combination of selected identification information is a predetermined combination of specific identification information and normal identification information (a combination in which specific identification information is the majority), the specific identification information is given priority and stopped, so the first At the time when the identification information is displayed on the identification information display section 16a, the player has not yet lost interest in the variable display device 14 or expectations for the provision of gaming value; 16b as well, specific identification information is displayed with priority. In other words, in this embodiment, it is possible to maintain interest in the variable display device and expectations for the provision of game value for a long time.

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

■ The variable display device 14 may be composed of a rotating drum, a dot matrix display, a liquid crystal display, etc. Alternatively, a single variable display member may be variably displayed multiple times, and the results of the multiple displays may be displayed. It may be of a type that determines a combination of identification information. In addition, the identification information display section 1
The identification information displayed in 6a to 16c may be symbols, patterns, etc. other than numbers. Further, the number of identification information display sections may be any number as long as it is plural.

■ In the above embodiment, as a combination of specific identification information and normal identification information, priority is given to display only when specific identification information is the majority, but even if there is only one specific identification information, may also be displayed with priority.

(2) In the embodiments described above, only one type of specific identification information is shown, but there may be multiple types of specific identification information. For example, "7" and "3" are specific identification information.
may be set. In this case, when the selected combination is a combination (7, 3, 7) of only specific identification information, the more identification information "7" is regarded as the specific identification information,
The smaller identification information "3" may be regarded as the normal identification information, the combinations may be rearranged, and the combinations may be displayed sequentially accordingly.

■ In the above embodiment, the combination of identification information corresponding to the winning start is selected. The combination of information may be selected by starting winning. In the above embodiment, the variable display speed and variable time are set to be long as control to stop the third identification information display section after rearrangement. Alternatively or in addition to this, the atmosphere can be created by changing the displayed color of the 7-segment LED, which is the third identification information display section, or by changing the output mode of sound effects, effect lamps, etc. during variable display. You may try to liven it up.

■ In the above embodiment, the order in which the identification information display sections are stopped is fixed, but when a combination of specific identification information and normal identification information occurs, instead of rearranging the order, the specific identification information The information may be displayed sequentially starting from the identification information display section corresponding to . Further, when a combination corresponding to a jackpot is selected, the order in which the identification information display sections are stopped may be made random. Furthermore, in the case where the stopping order of the identification information display section is fixed as in the embodiment, among the selected combinations of identification information, there are combinations in which the specific identification information is not consecutive from the beginning (for example, n, 7.7, etc.). 7, n7) etc. may be set not to be included.

■ In the above embodiment, it is always possible to rearrange the identification information, but the rearrangement may be controlled only a predetermined number of times (for example, 3 times) out of a plurality of times (for example, 20 times).
Alternatively, the rearrangement can be controlled by the establishment of a so-called predetermined condition, which is made possible by the timing of the starting prize winning (for example, randomly generating rearrangement permission data and determining whether or not to control the rearranging at the time of starting winning). It may also be something that does this.

■ Instead of giving the variable prize ball device in a predetermined manner as the gaming value given to the player, it is also possible to directly pay out a relatively fixed number of prize balls ■ As a pinball game machine, the number of balls held It may also be a so-called card-type pinball game machine in which a game is played by playing a game ball enclosed in a card on which data is recorded.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, the pinball game machine according to the present invention can display identification information to be displayed on a plurality of identification information display sections based on the fact that a hit ball enters the starting winning hole. When a combination of identification information is selected and the selected combination of identification information is a combination of specific identification information and normal identification information, the display is sequentially displayed on multiple identification information display sections so that specific identification information is displayed first. Since the configuration is configured to control, when specific identification information is included in the selected combination of identification information, the specific identification information is displayed first, thereby increasing the interest in the variable display device and the gaming value. Expectations for the grant can be maintained for a long time.

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FIG. 1 is a front view of the variable display device according to the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls gaming operations, FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing the operation of the control circuit, and FIG. , a time chart showing an example of a more specific operation of the variable display device, FIG. 5 is a front view of a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine according to an embodiment, and FIG. It is a back schematic diagram. 1... Pachinko gaming machine (pinball gaming machine) 14... Variable display devices 16a to 16c... Identification information display section 20... Variable winning ball device (gaming value imparting means) 30a to
30c... Starting prize opening 60... Microcomputer (including variable display drive control means, combination selection means, priority display drive control means)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim] A variable display device having a plurality of identification information display sections capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information consisting of specific identification information and normal identification information and displaying the display results; A starting prize opening that allows a variable display, and a variable display of the variable display device is started based on the winning of a ball to the starting winning hole, and the variable display is sequentially stopped based on a predetermined stop signal. When the combination of the variable display drive control means that displays the display result and the identification information displayed on the plurality of identification information display units when the variable display operation is completed is all specific identification information, the player is given a predetermined game. In the pinball game machine, the pinball game machine further comprises: a game value giving means for giving a value; combination selection means for selecting a combination of identification information to be displayed, and the variable display drive control means is configured such that the combination of identification information selected by the combination selection means is a combination of specific identification information and normal identification information. A pinball game machine characterized in that it includes a priority display drive control means that sequentially controls the display so that specific identification information is displayed on the plurality of identification information display sections in priority order at a certain time.