JPH04309388A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the generation what is called a puncture in the game machine in which such a 'puncture' that the special right state concerned is finished on the way thereof is generated, when a prescribed game condition is realized and a special right state is generated, and in such a state, moreover, the condition is realized. CONSTITUTION:When a specific prize-winning switch SW3 detects a game ball, a special picture pattern updating control means 604 starts a variable display game. Under the condition that detecting switches SW1, SW2 detect the game ball in the course of game, a special picture pattern storage means 605 finishes the variable display game as an effective one, and when its result is a hit, a special prize-winning device operation control means 622 generates a special right state. An operation area inhibiting means 623 invalidates outputs of the detecting switches SW1, SW2 at the time of the special right state.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine,
In particular, when the gaming mode of the gaming machine reaches a predetermined mode, the gaming machine is converted into a special rights state that can generate a special gaming state that can give a great profit to the player, and the gaming machine is further converted to the special gaming rights state. The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine in which the special game state is generated on the condition that a game ball wins a prize in a specific winning section when the game ball is played.

0002

[Prior Art] In recent years, pachinko gaming machines have changed the game content and changed the manner in which prize balls are returned to players to create a sense of expectation in players of winning prize balls.
In order to improve services, a wide variety of devices called "accessories" are provided.

[0003] As an example of a pachinko game machine equipped with such a device, the game machine is converted into a special rights state on the condition that a game ball wins a prize in a specific winning hole installed on the game board. At the time of state conversion, when the game ball enters a predetermined starting winning hole, the variable winning device (big winning hole), which is an accessory, is changed to an open state for a predetermined period (special gaming state). Something is publicly known. Furthermore, a variable display game device is installed as an accessory, and the variable display game device is made to play a variable display game on the condition that the game ball enters a specific winning hole, and a special rights status is generated according to the result. Similarly to the above, on the condition that a game ball enters a predetermined starting winning opening, the variable winning device (big winning opening), which is an accessory, is changed to an open state for a predetermined period of time. Its configuration is publicly known.

0004

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-mentioned conventional pachinko gaming machine that provides opportunities to win a large number of prize balls, the above-mentioned special right condition has already occurred, and The system is configured such that when the conditions for generating a right state are satisfied, the special right state that has continued until then disappears. Therefore, even though the player has had a rare opportunity to generate a special right state and has generated a special gaming state, if the above conditions are satisfied again while the special right state is occurring, the player will not be satisfied with the situation. It was not possible to obtain a large number of prize balls (granting profits).

[0005] For this reason, once a special right state has occurred, the player must, for example, set the ball launcher to the maximum distance while playing the game so that the above right generation condition does not hold until the special right state disappears. These problems were dealt with by playing a game in which the ball was hit toward the right side of the game board (normally, the condition device that generated the above rights was installed on the left side or center of the game board, and the ball was hit toward the right side of the game board. (This is because inflows are often won from the left side of the game board).

[0006] In addition, in order to enhance the effect of the right-handed game in response to games actually played, the nail arrangement on the game board surface is configured to make it difficult to win from the right side of the board surface with the condition device. This made the design of the game board (nail arrangement, etc.) complicated.

[0007] In addition, it is necessary for the player to temporarily stop hitting the game ball in a way that makes it easy to win a prize (hitting a certain winning opening), which he or she had been doing up until then. The player had to play the ball differently, making the game disadvantageous for the player.

[0008] Furthermore, even if the player hits the ball to the right in order to avoid winning the above-mentioned conditional device, the game ball collides with the buffer member disposed on the upper right side of the game board and the game board is thrown again. There is also a problem in that the right state generation condition is met again when the object is returned to the left side or center of the image. In order to prevent this, the nail arrangement near the buffer member must be specially designed to prevent the game ball that collides with the buffer member from returning to the left side or center of the game board, which also makes the design of the game board complicated. There was a problem.

[0009] The present invention was made in view of such a problem, and even if a special right condition occurs, the player can obtain further special rights while aiming at a certain winning opening without using a special way of hitting such as right-handed hitting. To provide a pachinko game machine which can increase interest by eliminating conditions for the occurrence of a state from being satisfied.

0010

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a special right that converts the gaming machine into a state in which a special right can be generated when a predetermined gaming condition is satisfied. a preliminary state generating means; a special right state generating means for generating a special right state on the condition that the gaming machine is in a state in which the special right can be generated and the game ball has reached a predetermined detection section; The game ball is configured to include a condition invalidation means for invalidating a condition achieved by the game ball reaching the predetermined detection section while the game ball is being converted into a state. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2 further includes a special rights preliminary state generation means for converting the gaming machine into a special rights generation possible state when a predetermined gaming condition is established; and a special right state generating means for generating a special gaming state on the condition that a game ball has flowed into a predetermined detection section, and the predetermined detection section of the game ball when the gaming machine is converted to the special right state. The system is configured to include a winning prohibition means for prohibiting the flow of prizes into the prize money.

[0011]

[Function] In the pachinko game machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, even if a game ball reaches the predetermined detection section and is detected when the game machine is in the special right state, the detection Since the condition itself is invalidated by the condition invalidation means, further conditions for establishing the special right state are blocked, and the special right state is prevented from extinguishing midway. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2, when the gaming machine is in the special rights state, the above-mentioned entry inhibiting means causes the game to be sent to the predetermined detection unit, which is a condition for establishing a further special rights state. Since the winning of the ball itself is prohibited, the special rights state that has occurred at this time will not disappear midway.

0012

Embodiments (First Embodiment) A first embodiment of a pachinko game machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of the front surface of the game board 3 of the pachinko game machine 1 of the first embodiment.
A guide rail 2 is provided to guide the ball hit by a ball (not shown) to the upper part of the game board 3, and the game is played in a space surrounded by the guide rail 2 on the front of the game board 3 and a glass plate (not shown). A region 4 is provided.

A special winning device 10 is installed in the center of the gaming area 4, and a variable winning device 50 is installed below the special winning device 10. In addition, a top prize opening 5 is provided at the top of the special prize winning device 10, while a variable prize winning device 5
Fixed general prize winning holes 9, 9 are provided on both the left and right sides of 0.

Further, an auxiliary variable winning device 60 is installed on the left side of the special winning device 10 of the game board 3, and a general winning opening 7 is installed on the right side. These auxiliary variable prize winning devices 6
0 and the general winning hole 7 both function as a starting winning hole (special game generating device) for starting a "special game state" during the occurrence of a "special right state" which will be described in detail later.

Directly above the auxiliary variable winning device 60, there is a specific gate 6 for starting the auxiliary variable display game.
is provided. As will be described in detail later, this gate 6 starts an auxiliary variable display game by an auxiliary variable display game device 63 (see FIG. 10) provided in the device 60 on the condition that a game ball passes through the gate 6. The movable members 62, 62 of the auxiliary variable winning device 60 are opened and closed in accordance with the result of this auxiliary variable display game. Further, general winning ports 8, 8 are installed diagonally above the left and right sides of the variable winning device 50.

[0016] Among the various winning holes/winning devices installed on the game board 3, the special winning device 10 cooperates with the accessory control device 600 described later to generate a "special right state". A specific winning switch SW3 is installed upstream of the winning ball flow path of the winning device 10 to detect a winning game ball in the winning device 10.

Furthermore, a dot matrix type variable display game device 109 is installed in the center of the front of the special prize winning device 10, and the game device 109 receives the winning of game balls from the switch SW3 as will be described later. The variable display game is played when the detection signal representing the display is output.

Further, inside the special winning device 10, there is installed a rotating winning processing unit 140 that stores and rotates the winning game balls in the special winning device 10. This rotating winning processing unit 140 includes a rotating body 141 having three winning holes 101 to 103, and the rotating body 141 includes:
It is constantly rotated based on the command signal from the accessory control device 600, and the winning game balls in the special prize winning device 10 are distributed to any of the three prize winning holes 101 to 103, and inside the special prize winning device 10, the prize winning device (not shown) is distributed. It flows into the sphere processing section (see Figure 7).

As will be described in detail later, the special prize winning device 10 configured in this manner detects the game balls that have flowed into the interior thereof using the specific prize winning switch SW3, and under this condition, the variable display game device 109 controls Start the display game. When this variable display game is being played, the won game ball is distributed to three winning holes (first winning hole 101, second winning hole 10) provided on the rotating body 141 in the device 10.
2. The condition is that you have won a prize in a predetermined winning hole (in the embodiment, it can be switched to the first winning hole or the second winning hole depending on the gaming state as described later) among the third winning holes 103). The variable display game is now stopped. Then, this game result is displayed in a predetermined manner (for example, when the variable display game is of the type that displays numerical values, when the numerical value displayed as the game result becomes "3" or "7"), "Special" is displayed. It is designed to generate a "right state".

[0020] Here, the term "special right state" refers to a game state in which an advantageous right is given that enables the generation of a game state (special game state) that gives the player a chance to win many prize balls. A "special gaming state" occurs when the game ball enters a predetermined starting winning hole (in this embodiment, the auxiliary variable winning device 60 and the starting winning hole 7) while the "special right state" is maintained. be done.

[0021] Once the "special right state" occurs, the "special game state" can occur up to 16 times on the condition that the game ball enters the starting prize openings 60, 7. In addition, once a "special right state" has occurred, normally, 16 game balls enter the starting winning slot while the right state is occurring, or if a special right state occurs further while the "special right state" is occurring. The game ends when the condition (when the result of the variable display game is a "win") is met. However, in the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, as will be described in detail later, the above-mentioned conditions for generating the special right state do not hold while the "special right state" is occurring, so the conditions for ending the special right state are as follows: limited to the former.

[0022] Here, the above-mentioned "special game state" refers to a game in which the door member (big prize opening) 52 of the variable winning device 50, which will be described later, is opened for a predetermined period of time. The game ends when a predetermined number of game balls (for example, 10) enter the grand prize opening 52 during opening.

As shown in FIG. 2, the special prize winning device 10 installed in the center of the game board 3 has first to sixth decorative displays whose lighting/extinguishing is controlled according to the game state. (
LED/lamp) 161 to 166 are installed at predetermined positions (see FIGS. 3 and 8 described later). Of these, the first display 161 is made up of a plurality of (five in this embodiment) decorative LEDs, and is provided to indicate that a "special right state" is occurring, as will be detailed later. , 5 LEDs installed in a fan shape when a "special rights state" occurs.
The blinking control is performed so that the lights flow from right to left or vice versa.

The second display 162 also has three decorations L.
The EDs 162a to 162c are comprised of EDs 162a to 162c, and as will be described later, the game conditions for generating a "special right state" (conditions for stopping symbol fluctuations in the variable display game and determining the result) are set by the rotating winning processing section 140. Which prize opening (1st
This is to notify the player whether a prize is established when a game ball wins in either the winning hole 101 or the second winning hole 102). In this example, among the three decorative LEDs,
When the LED 162b in the middle is lit, the variable display game is stopped when a game ball enters the first winning hole 101, and when the LEDs 162a and 162c on both sides are lit, a game ball is placed in the second winning hole 102. When the player wins a prize, the variable display game is stopped and the game result is determined.

Furthermore, the third display 163 is made up of four decorative lamps and is installed in pairs at the back of both the left and right sides of the special prize winning device 10. This third display 163 is displayed when a "special right state" is occurring, as will be described in detail later, or when the winning of a game ball in the second winning hole 102 is a condition for stopping the variable display game. (As described later, the probability of winning a game ball in the second winning hole is higher than the winning probability of the game ball in the first winning hole, so when the winning hole 102 is activated, the "special rights state" is more likely to occur) is lit,
This informs the player that the pachinko game is in a relatively advantageous state for the player.

[0026] In addition, other decorative lamps/LEDs (fourth to sixth indicators 164 to 16
In addition, 6) is configured so that its blinking state changes in accordance with changes in various game states, and these blinkings enhance the interest of the pachinko game.

The variable winning device 50 installed at the lower center of the game board 3 operates according to the change in the gaming state of the special winning device 10, that is, when the “special right state” is occurring, the above-mentioned starting winning hole 60, On the condition that a game ball has won a prize in 7, the big prize opening 52 provided at the center is changed to an open state for a predetermined period of time (occurrence of a "special game state"). By opening this big winning hole 52, the player is given a chance to win many prize balls.

[0028] In the central part of this variable winning device 50, the number of game balls that entered the starting winning slots 60, 7 during the above-mentioned ``special right state'' and the number of game balls that actually occurred during the ``special right state'' are displayed.
A special game status display 53 is provided with two 7-segment type numerical display units that display the number of occurrences (cycle number) of “special game status” (the display unit 53a on the left side of the display indicates the number of games won in the starting prize slot). The number of balls and the number of occurrences (cycle number) of special game states actually performed are displayed on the display section 53b on the right side.

Furthermore, on both the left and right sides of the numerical value display 53 of the variable winning device 50, there are provided five winning prize number display LEDs 54 each consisting of ten LEDs. This winning number display LED displays the number of game balls that have won in the winning hole 52 during one opening/closing of the big winning hole 52 (during one cycle of "special game state" conversion) by the number of lit balls. It is.

As described above, the auxiliary variable winning device 60 installed on the left side of the center of the game board 3 opens the big winning hole 52 when a "special right state" occurs (occurrence of a special gaming state). It is used as a special game generating device (starting prize opening) to allow players to win. The auxiliary variable winning device 60 is provided with a winning opening 61 on its upper part, and its main body includes a pair of movable members 62, 62, 7 for opening and closing this winning opening 61.
A segment-type auxiliary variable display game device 63 and a memorized number display LED that displays the memorized number of game balls that have passed through the specific gate 6 (which is the starting condition for the auxiliary variable display game)
64a to 64d are provided.

Of these, the movable members 62, 62 are moved when the result of the auxiliary variable display game played on the auxiliary variable display game device 63 becomes a predetermined form (when the numerical value indicated by the game device is When the value reaches a predetermined value, e.g. "7")
The closed state (a disadvantageous state for the player) is converted into the open state (an advantageous state for the player).

Furthermore, a pair of decorative lamps 13, 13 are installed on both the left and right sides of the special winning device 10 of the game board 3. The decorative lamps 13, 13 are used as operating area prohibited state indicators (see FIG. 15), which will be described in detail later, and are controlled by the function of the accessory control device 600, which will be described later, when predetermined game conditions are met. Lighting/extinction is controlled.

Further, at appropriate positions within the game area 4, a plurality of hit ball flow direction converting members 11 called "windmills" are rotatably installed, and a large number of obstacle nails 12 are installed. Further, at the lower center of the game board 3, an out ball collection port 14 is provided for collecting game balls that have not won in any of the plurality of winning ports/winning devices installed on the game board 3. .

[0034] The pachinko game machine 1 having the above-described structure is generally controlled as follows by a control means installed therein, such as an accessory control device 600, which will be described later.

When the power is turned on to the pachinko game machine 1 by operating a power switch (not shown), lighting/blinking control of various decorative lamps installed in the game machine is started. Then, when the power is turned on, the rotating body 141 of the rotating winning processing section 140 installed inside the special winning device 10 described above starts its rotating operation.

[0036] After the power is turned on and the game machine is converted into a playable state, the pachinko game is started by the player's operation of the firing handle.

When the game balls launched into the game area 4 at the start of the game flow into the special winning device 10, the inflowing game balls are detected by the specific switch SW3 provided in the game ball flow path of the winning device 10. This detection signal is sent to an accessory control device 600, which will be described later.

The accessory control device 600 that receives the detection signal from the switch SW3 causes the variable display game device 109 installed in the center of the special prize winning device 10 to start a variable display game (the symbols on the variable display game device (fluctuation display)
. In the variable display game started in this way, the game balls that have flowed into the special prize winning device 10 during the execution of the current game are delivered to the first winning hole 101 provided in the special prize winning device 10 within a predetermined time.
The condition is that you win a prize (this prize is determined by the rotating prize processing unit 14)
The first passage detection switch SW1 provided at 0 (FIG. 1)
(detected by ), the symbol fluctuation display is stopped. The numerical value displayed at this time is a predetermined value (for example, "3", "7"
”), the accessory control device 600 determines that the result of the variable display game is a “win” and converts the gaming machine 1 into a “special right state”. On the other hand, if a predetermined period of time has passed after the start of the variable display game, but no game balls have entered the first prize opening 101 during that time (
(This game itself is invalidated) or the game result is a "lose", the variable display game is stopped without generating a "special right state".

When the variable display game is played as described above and the game result is a "win", a "special right state" occurs. This "special right state" is designed to disappear when 16 game balls are won in the starting winning holes 60, 7 while the right state is occurring, as will be described later. In addition, in the pachinko game machine 1 of this embodiment, as will be described later, the function of the accessory control device 600 prevents the occurrence of "punk" that conventionally occurs, and prevents the special right state from disappearing midway. It looks like this.

[0040] When the game ball enters the starting winning hole 60, 7 while the above-mentioned "special right state" is occurring, that fact is displayed in the winning hole 60.
, 7, the starting switches SW4A, SW4B (
Figure 1). These switches SW4A,
The detection signal indicating the winning from SW4B is sent to the accessory control device 60.
Sent to 0.

[0041] Accessory object control device 600 receives this detection signal.
In order to convert the gaming machine 1 into the "special gaming state", the large prize opening 52 of the variable prize winning device 50 is converted and held in the open state for a predetermined period of time. By opening the big prize opening 52 in this way, the pachinko game becomes advantageous for the player.

[0042] The open state of the grand prize opening 52 is determined when 10 game balls enter the grand prize opening 52 during one opening operation, or when a predetermined period of time (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed after opening. Under the condition, the closed state is returned to (end of special gaming state).

[0043] Big winning opening 52 for a predetermined period as described above.
The opening (special game state) is repeated a maximum of 16 times each time a game ball enters the starting winning hole 60, 7 while the special right state is occurring. In addition, since all game balls that enter the starting winning slot during one "special right state" are counted, if two or more gaming balls enter the winning slot during one opening operation of the grand winning slot 52, The number of openings of the big prize opening 52 is reduced. or,
In this example, as will be described in detail later, once the "special right state" occurs, the above-mentioned "special right state occurrence condition" is controlled so that it does not hold, so the above 16 starting prizes are "Special rights state" until the game ball is placed in the mouth (in other words, during the generation of the special rights state)
never ends.

That is, in this embodiment, when the result of the variable display game played when the game ball flows into the special winning device 10 becomes a "win" (occurrence of special right state), at the same time, the first The functions of the winning hole 101 and the second winning hole 102 (the function of determining the result of the variable display game) are stopped (the signals from the switches SW1 and SW2 are disabled). In this way, winning openings 101, 102
By stopping the function (function that determines variable display game results), the conditions for the occurrence of a further special rights state are not satisfied while a "special rights state" is occurring (
Special rights state puncture prevention). 101 winning openings like this
, 102, in this embodiment, is performed while a "special right state" is occurring.

[0045] Once the "special right state" established for the first time after the Pachinko game is started ends, the function of stopping the variable display game is transferred from the first winning hole 101 to the second winning hole 102. By the way, this second prize opening 1
02, as will be described later, is configured so that it is relatively easy to win a prize therein compared to the first prize opening 101, and therefore the "special right state" is entered for the first time (first time). occurs, only after the special rights state ends (2
The result of the variable display game is easy to determine, so
"Special rights state" is relatively easy to occur (In this way, the player is made aware that the special rights state is relatively easy to occur (advantageous state) by lighting the third display 163 mentioned above. ). Such an advantageous state for the player is eliminated when the special right state occurs for the second time, and the winning of the game ball in the first winning hole 101 again becomes a condition for determining the result of the variable display game. (At this time, the third display 163 is turned off)
.

The auxiliary variable prize winning device 60, which is installed at the upper left of the game board 3 and is used as a starting prize opening for generating the above-mentioned "special game state", is controlled to open and close according to the result of the auxiliary variable display game, as described above. It is something that That is, when a game ball passes through the specific gate 6 installed directly above the device 60, this fact is detected by the specific gate switch SW5 (FIG. 1) formed integrally with the specific gate 6, and a detection signal is output. is sent to the accessory control device 600. Upon receiving this detection signal, the accessory control device 600 causes the auxiliary variable display game device 63 of the auxiliary variable winning device 60 to play a variable display game. This variable display game is stopped after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, and when the game result is a "win" (for example, when the displayed numerical value is "7"), the movable members 62, 62 are opened, The auxiliary variable winning device 60 is converted into a state advantageous to the player.

Regarding the ejection of prize balls, when a game ball enters each winning hole (winning device) installed on the game board 3 by the operation of a winning ball processing device (not shown), one winning ball is ejected. When a predetermined number (for example, 13) of prize balls are ejected, and they are collected in the out-ball collection port 14 without winning any winning holes, the prize balls are not ejected.

Next, the structure of the special prize winning device 10 will be explained in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the special winning device 10 seen diagonally from above, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the main part cut away to show the internal structure of the special winning device 10, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the special winning device 10 seen diagonally from below. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts (front frame 110, main body frame 120, rear frame 130) of the special winning device 10, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view of the special winning device 10 viewed from the side.

The special prize winning device 10 includes a front frame 110 constituting its front part, a main body frame 120 attached to the rear side of this front frame 110, and a rear frame 130 installed further behind this main body frame 120. This is the main component (see Figure 6). In the center of the main body frame 120, there is a rotating winning processing section 140 (FIG. 7), which is one of the components of the special winning device.
is inserted from below (see Figures 5 and 8).

Among these, the front frame 110 constitutes the front part of the special prize winning device 10, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, its outer contour is formed by a surrounding wall 111,
A game space (a special game space 108 together with a game space formed inside the main frame 120)
(see FIG. 8)) is formed.

Furthermore, a mounting plate portion 112 is formed in the shape of a flange on the outer periphery of the front side of the surrounding wall 111, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. This mounting plate part 112 is joined with its back side in contact with the front surface (FIG. 8) of the mounting through hole 3A carved in the game board 3, and thereby the special winning device 10 is attached to the game board 3. It is attached.

Special prize winning device 1 installed in this way
In the front frame 110 of No. 0, the front part 111b of the surrounding wall 111 protrudes from the flange-shaped mounting plate part 112 into the game area 4 of the game board 3, and the rear side 111 of the surrounding wall 111
c (FIG. 3) is installed on the game board 3 so as to protrude rearward from the through hole 3A of the game board 3.

Furthermore, an armor section 114 is formed on the upper part of the mounting plate section 112 of the front frame 110 of the special prize winning device 10 (FIGS. 3 and 4). This armor portion 114 has its front portion protruding from the board surface of the mounting plate portion 112 (the board surface of the game board 3) to the front side by a predetermined height. Further, this armor portion 114 is provided with openings 114a, 114a for allowing the game balls launched into the game area 4 to flow into the special winning device 10.

A decorative plate 113 is attached to the front surface of this armor portion 114, and the decorative plate 113 and the mounting plate portion 1 forming the decorative plate 113 are attached to the front surface of the armor portion 114.
12, the through hole 11 provided in the mounting plate portion 112
2a (see FIG. 4) is formed with a ball receiving portion 116 (see FIGS. 3, 4, and 8). This ball receiving part 116 is
Tip part 1 of a plate-shaped guide plate 118 extending behind the game board 3
18a and wall portions 118b, 118b formed at a predetermined height at both ends of the tip portion 118a. The ball receiving part 116 configured in this way is similar to the armor part 114.
The game balls flowing in through the openings 114a, 114a are made to flow into the back side of the special prize winning device 10. Note that some of the game balls flowing in through the openings 114a, 114a of the armor portion 114 are absorbed into the wall portion 1 of the ball receiving portion 116.
18b, 118b and is repelled, and is ejected into the game area 4 again through the ejection openings 114b, 114b provided on the lower side of the armor portion 114 (see FIG. 11).
.

Further, a decorative plate 117 is attached to the lower front of the front frame 110 to cover the lower part of the window 111a formed by the surrounding frame 111 from the front. Also, the front frame 1
At the upper end of the flange-like mounting plate 112 of No. 10, there is a game ball guide trough 5 connected to the top prize opening 5 provided at the upper end.
a is provided in a protruding state on the back side of the game board 3 (FIGS. 3, 6, and 8).

Furthermore, a fourth display 164 is provided on the front frame 110.
an insertion hole 119a for inserting the first display 1;
An insertion portion 119b for inserting the connector 61 is provided (FIG. 6). and the first and fourth indicators 161,
The lamp unit 167 in which the lamp 164 is installed is connected to the insertion portion 119b, the insertion hole 119a, and the first and fourth indicators 1.
61 and 164 are attached to the front frame 110 so as to correspond to each other.

[0058] Furthermore, the main body frame 120 forming the center of the special prize winning device 10 is hollow inside, and a special game space 108 is formed in this space (FIG. 8). As shown in FIG. 4, a spiral spherical visible channel 121 is provided on the inner wall surface of the main body frame 120, and a lower end opening 120a of the main body frame 120 has a spiral spherical visible channel 121 along the opening 120a. A ball guiding path 122 is provided (FIGS. 4 and 8). Further, a rotating winning processing unit 140, which will be described later, is inserted into the lower end opening 120a of the main body frame 120.

Inside the body frame 120, a display unit housing 168 is attached to the body frame 120 by a support portion 169.
It is mounted so as to be supported by the player and located in the center of the special game space 108 (FIGS. 6 and 8). This display unit housing 168 houses a display unit 168a therein. A variable display game machine 109 and a second display 162 are installed in this display unit 168a, and these displays 109 and 162 are connected to the special winning device 10.
It is located approximately in the center of the special gaming space 108, making it easily visible to players (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

Furthermore, a third display 163 is installed at a predetermined position on the outer periphery of the main body frame 120 to illuminate the above-mentioned rotating winning processing unit 140 from outside the main body frame (FIGS. 5 and 6).

[0061]Furthermore, a hollow game ball guide plate accommodating portion 123 (interior is approximately semi-cylindrical) is provided in the upper part of the main body frame 120 to house the above-mentioned game ball guide plate 118 therein. . The inner wall of this storage section 123 and the game ball guide plate 10
8, a specific winning ball guide path 124 is formed (FIG. 4).

[0062] This specific winning ball guide channel 124 extends in a downwardly inclined manner toward the back of the main body frame 120, and a specific winning prize switch SW3 is installed at the rear end thereof. And, directly below this specific winning switch SW3 is the above-mentioned ball visible flow path 121.
(Figure 4).

[0063] The main body frame 120 configured as described above allows winning game balls in the special winning device 10 to be played as follows:
It is designed to lead to a rotating winning processing unit 140 installed below it.

That is, the armor portion 114 of the special prize winning device 10
The game ball that has reached the ball receiving part 116 through the openings 114a and 114a provided in the game ball flows down on the guide plate 118 and reaches the specific winning switch SW3. After that, the game ball reaches the ball visible channel 121 and flows down the channel 121 toward the front side of the game board in a clockwise direction or in the opposite direction. The game balls that have flowed down in this way reach the ball guide path 122 installed at the lowest end of the main body frame 120, and then the ball guide path 12
2 is rotated clockwise or in the opposite direction, the rotary prize processing section 140 is inserted into the main body frame 120 from below.

A rear frame 130 is attached to the rear of the main body frame 120. This rear frame 130 is provided as a wiring distribution board for operating each part of the special winning device 10, and the rear frame 130 is equipped with various devices installed in the special winning device 10 and an accessory control device 600 to be described later. A relay board 131 having a large number of connectors is provided to electrically connect the terminals (FIGS. 5 and 6). Furthermore, in this rear frame 130,
Fifth indicators 165, 165 are provided slightly above the left and right sides of the front side.

[0066] Also, a rotating winning processing unit 140 (FIG. 5) inserted into the main frame 120 from the bottom of the special winning device 10
As shown in FIG. 7, the rotating body 141 and the rotating body 14
A second drive gear 14 is fixed to 1 and rotates together with the second drive gear 14.
2, a first drive gear 143 that fits into the gear 142, and a first drive gear 143 that is connected to the rotating shaft of the first gear 143 and that drives the first gear 14 based on a command signal from an accessory control device 600, which will be described later.
a drive motor 144 that rotates the rotating body 141;
A bottom plate 145 is provided below the bottom plate.

[0067] Of these, the rotating body 141 is provided with a groove-shaped prize opening installation part 141a so as to cross the center thereof. This winning hole installation part 141a is formed so that the groove width at the center part thereof is slightly narrower than the groove width at both ends, and the above-mentioned first winning hole 101 is installed in the narrow center part, The second and third prize openings 102 and 1 are located on the outside.
03 is installed. The installation position of the second winning hole 102 is closer to the first winning hole 101 than the installation position of the third winning hole 103, so that the winning game ball inside the special winning device 10 It is easier to win in the second winning hole 102 than in the first winning hole 101, and furthermore, it is easier to win in the second winning hole 102 than in the first winning hole 101.
It is easier to win a prize in the third prize opening 103 than in the second prize. In addition, through holes 142a to 14 are provided in the second drive gear 142 so as to correspond to these three winning openings 101 to 103.
2c is provided.

Furthermore, the aforementioned bottom plate 145 also has three through holes 145a to 1 corresponding to the three winning openings (through holes) described above.
45c is provided. These three through holes 145a
~145c communicates with a winning ball processing unit (not shown) provided further downstream, and among these, the first passage switch SW1 described above is connected to the flow path communicating with the through hole 145a, and the through hole 145b A second passage switch SW2 is installed in each flow path communicating with the flow path. Therefore, the game ball that won in the first winning hole 101 passes through the first passage switch SW1, and the game ball that won in the second winning hole 102 passes through the second passage switch SW2. Become.

[0069] Rotary winning processing unit 14 configured as described above
0 is a gaming state in which pachinko games are possible (normal gaming state)
The rotating body 141 is constantly rotated. When the pachinko game actually starts in this state and the fired game ball enters the special prize winning device 10 (reaches the rotating prize processing unit 140), the game ball reaches the rotating rotating body 141, It is designed to flow into any of the three winning ports 101, 102, and 103 of the rotating body 141. In this case, as described above, the game ball is placed from the first winning hole 101 to the second winning hole 102 and from the second winning hole 102 to the third winning hole 10.
It is easier to win if you go to 3.

By the way, the rotating body 141 rotates at a constant speed on the bottom plate 145 together with a second drive gear 142 installed below it (in this embodiment, the rotating body rotates clockwise when viewed from above). ). Therefore, the game ball is the first winning hole 1
01, the game ball remains as it is, and the bottom plate 145
It flows down from the through hole 145a to a winning ball processing section (not shown).

On the other hand, the game ball is placed in the second or third winning hole 1
If you win 02,103, the winning hole 102,
The winning openings 102 and 10 of the rotating body 141 until the openings 103 face the corresponding through holes 145b and 145c of the bottom plate, respectively.
3, so that the player can see it. In addition, the second winning hole 102 and the third winning hole 1
03, the radial position of the installation location is different from that, and the corresponding through holes on the bottom plate 145 are also radially different from each other, so the game ball that won in the second prize opening 102 will definitely match. The ball flows into the winning ball processing section through the through hole 145b, and does not flow into the through hole 145c. In addition, on the contrary, the game ball that wins in the third winning hole 103 always flows into the winning ball processing section through the corresponding through hole 145c, and does not flow into the through hole 145b.

FIG. 9 shows the special winning device 10 of the game board 3.
It is a perspective view of a variable prize winning device 50 installed below. This variable prize winning device 50 has a main body portion 56 which is the main part thereof.
and a mounting base frame 5 formed in a flange shape on the main body portion 56.
1, and a decorative plate 57 attached to cover the front side of the main body part 56 from the front. Then, the mounting base frame 51 is joined with its back side in contact with the front surface of a mounting through hole (not shown) carved in the game board 3, whereby the variable prize winning device 50 can be attached to the game board 3. can be attached to.

[0073] Furthermore, the main body portion 56 is provided with a grand prize opening 52 in the center thereof, and the grand prize opening 52 includes:
An opening/closing door 55 that covers this from above is attached so as to be openable and closable. The opening and closing of this door 55 is controlled by a solenoid (first solenoid) A that operates based on a command signal from an accessory control device 600. Further, general winning holes 9, 9 are provided on both the left and right sides of the big winning hole 52 of the main body portion 56.

[0074] In the center of the decorative board 57, a special game status display 53 comprising two indicators 53a and 53b is installed. Further, on both sides of the display 53 of the decorative board 57, five LEDs are arranged to display the number of winnings out of ten.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the auxiliary variable winning device 60 installed on the left side of the special winning device 10 described above. As shown in the figure, the auxiliary variable prize winning device 60 has a base frame 6 attached to a through hole (not shown) provided in the game board 3.
5. A pair of movable members 62, 62, an auxiliary variable display game device 63, memory number display LEDs 64a to 64d that display the number of game balls that have won the specific gate 6, and a drive unit that rotates the movable members 62, 62. It is equipped with 70 mag.

[0076] The auxiliary variable prize winning device 60 having such a configuration is configured such that when the movable members 62, 62 are rotated (opened) in the direction away from each other by the solenoid (second solenoid) B of the drive unit 70, the winning device 60 is activated. The mouth 61 is designed to be wide open.

[0077] When a pachinko game is actually played and the fired game ball wins a prize in the auxiliary variable winning device 60, the winning game ball passes over the winning ball guide gutter 66 provided in the winning device 60 and passes through the game board. 3 and reaches a winning ball processing section (not shown).

At this time, a starting winning switch SW4A is provided in the flow path through which the game ball flows down, and based on a signal from this switch SW4A, a later-described accessory control device 6 is activated.
00 is designed to generate a "special gaming state".

[0079] Auxiliary variable prize winning device 6 configured as described above
0 is the movable member 62 when the result of the auxiliary variable display game, which is played on the condition that the game ball passes through the specific gate 7 (see FIG. 1) provided above, is "win". , 62 are now open. In addition, in this embodiment, in case the game ball further passes through the specific gate 7 during execution of the auxiliary variable display game, the accessory control device 600
stores the cumulative number of game balls that have passed through the specific gate 6 (this value is subtracted by 1 each time a game is played) (maximum of 4 times), and displays this value as the number of stored balls above. LED
It is expressed by the number of lights 64a to 64d, thereby increasing the interest of the game.

Next, the operation of the special prize winning device 10 mentioned above will be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14.

When the game balls fired by the rotation of the operating handle flow into the openings 114a, 114a provided in the armor portion 114 of the special prize winning device 10, the game balls that flowed into the ball receiving portion 116. Either the ball flows in (B1 in the figure), or it hits the wall portions 116a, 116a of the ball receiving part, is emitted through the ejection opening 114b, travels along the upper surface 111d of the surrounding wall 111, and is returned to the special winning device 10. It is released to the outside (B2 in the figure).

As shown in FIG. 12, the game ball (B1) accommodated by the ball receiver 116 of the special winning device 10 flows backward on the game ball guide plate 118 and then enters the specific winning switch SW3. (The variable display game is started by passing the switch SW3). after that,
The game ball is flown down onto the distribution convex part 121a provided at the highest part on the back side of the ball visible channel 121, and the direction of the flow is determined by the convex part 121a (clockwise direction or vice versa).
.

[0083] The distribution convex portion 121a allows the spherical visible flow path 1
21 in a clockwise direction or the opposite direction, the game ball rotates clockwise or in the opposite direction through a ball guiding path 122 provided around the outer periphery of the lower end opening 120a of the main body frame 120. do. When the rotating force of the game ball weakens, the game ball moves to the groove-shaped winning hole installation part 140 of the rotating winning processing part 140 provided inside the guide path 122.
a (Figure 12).

When the speed of rotation of the game ball rotating in the circumferential direction on the ball guiding path 122 weakens and the game ball moves toward the rotating body 141 and faces one end of the winning hole installation part 141a, the game ball enters the winning hole. It will be stored in the mouth installation part 141a (the game ball shown by the solid line in FIG. 12).

[0085] At this time, the game ball is temporarily placed in the third winning hole 1.
When facing one end of the side where 03 is installed, the game ball will mainly win in the third winning hole 103 (FIG. 13). This is because the third winning hole 103 is provided closer to the outside of the rotating body 141 and larger than the other two winning holes 102, 102.

On the other hand, when the game ball faces one end of the side where the second winning hole 102 is installed, the game ball will win in the first or second winning hole 101, 102. (Figure 14). In this way, the game ball enters the second winning hole 1
When facing one end of the side where 02 is installed,
The game ball can enter the first winning hole 101 because the second winning hole 102 is located closer to the center of the rotating body 141 than the third winning hole described above. 101), and the game ball that fails to directly enter the second winning hole 102 rolls upward on the winning hole installation part 141a, and at this time, the game ball enters the first winning hole 101. This is because the possibility arises (Fig. 14).

Next, the operation control by the accessory control device (not shown) 600 of the pachinko game machine 1 in which the various winning devices described above are installed will be explained with reference to the control block diagram of FIG. 15. The accessory control device 600 that controls the operation of the gaming machine 1 is
Consists of a microcomputer, CPU, ROM,
It includes a RAM, an input/output circuit, a data bus for electrically connecting these, and the like (all not shown).

As shown in FIG. 15, the accessory control device 600
has four operation control blocks (600
I, 600II, 600III, 600IV). And, to the input side of this accessory control device 600, first and second passage detection switches SW1, SW2, specific winning switch SW3, starting switches SW4A, SW4B, specific gate switch SW5, 10 count switch SW6, etc. are connected. has been done.

On the other hand, on the output side of the accessory control device 600,
Variable display game device 109, “operation area prohibited state indicator”
Barrel decorative lamps 13, 13, a first indicator 161 which is a "special device operation indicator", a third indicator 163, 163 which is an "advantageous state indicator", and a "first effective operating area indicator"
Barrel decoration LED 162b, "second effective operating area indicator" barrel decoration LED 162a, 162b, left side display part 53a of special game status indicator 53 that indicates the number of game balls that passed the start switch during the occurrence of the special right status, large Prize opening 52
The right side display part 53b of the special game status display 53 that shows the number of times the special game status display 53 has been opened, the first solenoid (solenoid A) that opens and closes the grand prize opening 52 of the variable winning device, and the winning of the grand prize opening during one opening operation. Winning number display LED 54 indicating the number of game balls
, the auxiliary variable display game device 63, the second solenoid (solenoid B) that rotates the movable members 62, 62 of the auxiliary variable winning device, and the memory number display LED 64a that displays the memory value of the number of game balls that have passed through the specific gate 6. ~64d etc. are electrically connected.

The accessory control device 600 detects the operating state of the pachinko game machine based on output signals from the above-mentioned various switches connected to the input side, and controls the above-mentioned various devices connected to the output side. Control according to the state.

[0091] Hereinafter, the state of operation control by the accessory control device 600 will be explained in detail. Accessory object control device 600 is roughly divided into first to fourth operation control sections 600I to 600IV according to their functions.

Of these, the first operation control section 600I causes the variable display game device 109 to play a variable display game based on the output signal from the specific winning switch SW3 in the special winning device 10. Moreover, the second operation control section 60
0II is the first and second passage detection switch SW1, SW
The gaming state of the gaming machine (in particular, the special prize winning device 10) is detected based on the output signal etc. from 2, and according to the detected result, the above-mentioned first and second This function is used to stop/switch the functions of the passing detection switches SW1 and SW2. Further, the third operation control section 600
III opens the big prize opening 52 of the variable prize winning device for a predetermined time (energizes the solenoid A) when the "special right state" is occurring and receives the output signal from the start switches SW4A and SW4B. ), which actually generates a "special gaming state." Further, the fourth operation control section 6
00IV is for controlling the operation of the auxiliary variable winning device 60 in which the starting switch SW4A is installed, and the specific gate switch S provided in the specific gate 6
Auxiliary variable display game machine 6 based on the output signal from W5
3 to play a variable display game, and depending on the game result, the second solenoid (solenoid B) is energized/demagnetized, thereby controlling the opening and closing of the movable members 62, 62.

These four operation control units 600I to 600
Each of the operation controls by the IV will be explained in detail below.

The first operation control section 600I includes a display update speed control means 601 and a first display update pulse generation means 60.
2. Second display update pulse generation means 603, special symbol update control means 604, special symbol storage means 605, special symbol display control means 606, variable symbol display signal output means 607
, stop symbol display signal output means 608, etc. This first operation control unit 600I is a specific winning switch SW3.
The operation is controlled as follows based on the output signal from the

That is, when a game ball fired from a batted ball launcher (not shown) reaches the inside of the special winning device 10 and this fact is detected by the specific winning switch SW3, the switch S
The H level signal from W3 is sent to the display update speed control means 601.
is input. The display update speed control means 601 updates the display symbols displayed on the variable display game machine in synchronization with the pulse generation timing from either of the first and second display update pulse generation means 602 and 603. It is for deciding whether to proceed. The display update speed control means 601 outputs an H level signal for a predetermined period of time from the time it receives the signal from the switch SW3. This H level signal is input to one input terminal of AND circuit 609, and is input to the other input terminal of AND circuit 610 after its output waveform is inverted.

The output signal from the second display update pulse generating means 603 is input to the other input terminal of the AND circuit 609, while the other input terminal of the AND circuit 610 is input to the output signal from the second display update pulse generating means 603. An output signal from the first display update pulse generating means 602 is input. Therefore, until a predetermined time (corresponding to the game valid time) elapses from the time when the detection signal from the specific winning switch SW3 is input to the display update speed control means 601 (during which time H
(level signal is output), the output signal from the first display update pulse generation means 602 is invalidated by the action of the AND circuit 610, and during this period, the output signal from the second display update pulse generation means 603 is Then, a special symbol update control means 604, which will be described later, updates the symbol.

On the other hand, during normal control (at this time, the output signal from the display update speed control means 601 is at L level), except during the period when a predetermined time has elapsed since the detection signal input from the switch SW3. , the output signal from the second display update pulse generation means 603 is invalidated by the action of the AND circuit 609, and during this period, the special symbol update control described below is performed based on the output signal from the first display update pulse generation means 602. Means 604 updates the symbol.

The output signals from the first or second display update pulse generating means 602, 603 are both outputted to the OR circuit 61.
1 to the special symbol update control means.

The output signal from the display update speed control means 601, which is held at H level until a predetermined time has elapsed since the detection signal input from the switch SW3, is also sent to the sound effect generation means 625, which will be described later. A sound effect indicating that the variable display game is being executed for a predetermined period of time is emitted by the means 6.
It is designed to be output from a speaker connected to 25.

In the normal gaming state, the special symbol update control means 604 updates the control means based on the output signal (pulse signal) from the first display update pulse generation means 602, that is, every time a pulse is generated. A numerical value is read from a random number table connected to 604. On the other hand, when the signal from the specific winning switch SW3 becomes H level due to winning of the game ball (at the start of the variable display game), instead of the first display update pulse generating means 602, for a predetermined period of time, A numerical value is read from the random number table every time a pulse signal is generated from the second display update pulse generating means 603.

[0101] The special symbol update control means 604
Alternatively, the numerical value is updated every time a pulse is generated from the second display update pulse generation means 602, 603, and a signal representing this is sent to the variable symbol display signal output means 607 and the special symbol storage means 605.

Of these, the special symbol storage means 605 always receives an output signal representing a numerical value from the special symbol update control means 604, and also receives an operation area passing signal ( The numerical value represented by the signal output from the means 604 at the time when the signal determines the stop timing of the variable display game is stored.

The numerical values stored in this way are processed as representing the results of the variable display game played this time. That is, a signal (numerical storage signal) representing the result of the variable display game is sent to the special symbol determining means 621 of the second operation control section 600II, which will be described later, and the means 621 determines whether the result of the variable display game is a "win" or not. It is determined whether or not there is. This signal representing the variable display game result (numerical storage signal) is further sent to the stop symbol display signal output means 608.

[0104] Also, the special symbol storage means 605 stores the second
For a predetermined period of time (corresponding to the period during which the results of the variable display game are displayed in a stopped state) from the time of receiving an operating area passage signal (described later) from the operation control means 600II of This H level signal is input to the stop symbol display signal output means 608 and the variable symbol display signal output means 607.

The stop symbol display signal output means 608 is based on the numerical value storage signal and the stop period signal from the special symbol date back means 605, that is, during the period when the stop period signal is at H level. The above-mentioned numerical storage signal representing the result of the variable display game is transmitted to the special symbol display control means 6.
It is set to be sent to 06.

[0106] Also, the variable symbol display signal output means 607 is
Based on the stop period signal and a signal representing a numerical value from the special symbol update control means 604, a normal period other than the period in which variable display game results should be stopped and displayed is detected (at this time, the stop period signal is During this period, a signal representing a numerical value that is updated each time the display update pulse is generated is sequentially sent to the special symbol display control means 606.

[0107] The special symbol display control means 606 outputs a signal representing a numerical value from the variable symbol display signal output means 607 or the stop symbol display signal output means 608 (these signals are generated at different times, so the output signal generation period is outputs a numerical display signal to the variable display game device 109, and determines the display mode of the game device 109 (representing any numerical value from "0" to "9"). It is supposed to be done.

Next, the operation control by the second operation control section 600II will be explained. Second operation control section 600I
I includes special symbol stopping means 621, special winning device operation control means 622, operation area prohibition means 623, operation area selection means 624, sound effect generation means 625, and the like.

This second operation control section 600II receives the numerical storage signal from the special symbol storage means 621 in the first operation control section described above and the first and second passage detection switches SW.
1. The operation is controlled as follows based on the operating area passing signal from SW2.

That is, when the game ball reaches the special winning device 10 and passes through the specific winning switch SW3, the game ball then enters the three winning ports 101 of the rotating winning processing section 140.
- 103, but if the game ball enters the first or second winning hole 101, 102, that fact is displayed on the first or second passage detection switch SW1, S.
Detected by W2.

[0111] The first passage detection switch SW1 sends a signal indicating that the game ball has passed through the inside thereof to a special symbol determining means 621 (described later) via AND circuits 626 and 627.
At the same time, it is further sent via the OR circuit 613 to the special symbol storage means 605 of the first operation control section 600I mentioned above.

On the other hand, the second passage detection switch SW2
Similarly, the signal indicating the passing of the game ball is sent to the AND circuit 6.
28, 629 to the special symbol determining means 621, and the special symbol storing means 60 via the OR circuit 613.
It is set to be sent to 5. In this way, the detection signal output from the first or second passage detection switch SW1, SW2 is a signal indicating the stop timing of the variable display game (the stop symbol is determined at this timing) in the special symbol storage means 605. will be processed as

By the way, as mentioned above, the first and second passage detection switches SW1, SW2 and the special symbol storage means 60
5, AND circuits 626 and 628 are provided for the following reason. That is, as described above, the output signals (operating region passage signals) from the first and second passage detection switches SW1 and SW2 are input to one end of each of the AND circuits 626 and 628. However, at the other end of these AND circuits 626 and 628,
An output signal from an operation area inhibiting means 623, which will be described later, is input after being inverted. As will be described in detail later, the output signal from the operating area inhibiting means 623 is held at H level while the gaming machine 1 is converted to the "special right state", and is therefore an inverted output of the signal. By inputting the above to the other ends of the AND circuits 626 and 628, the detection signals from the first and second passage detection switches SW1 and SW2 can be invalidated while the "special right state" is occurring. . As a result, even if a variable display game is started when a "special rights state" has already occurred, the result will not be determined (
(The variable display game becomes invalid after a predetermined time has elapsed because no activation area passage signal for specifying the symbol is generated.) Therefore, there is no possibility that the condition for the occurrence of the "special rights state" (the game result being a "win") is further satisfied during the occurrence of the "special rights state" and a so-called "punk state" occurs.

Furthermore, one ends of AND circuits 627 and 629 are connected to the output sides of the AND circuits 626 and 268, respectively, for the following reason. That is, two output signals from an operating region selection means 624, which will be described later, are input to the other ends of the AND circuits 627 and 629, respectively. As will be described in detail later, this operating area selection means 624 outputs an operating area passage signal from either of the first and second passage detection switches SW1 and SW2 to cause the special symbol storage means 605 to confirm the symbol. The input terminal of the AND circuit 627 is used to select in advance whether to use the output signal, and in a normal pachinko gaming state (a gaming state in which there is no advantageous state) The H level signal from A is input (
At this time, the output level of the terminal B becomes L level), and at this time, the output signal of the first passage detection switch SW1 is treated as valid. Then, in a normal game, when the variable display game result becomes a "win" and a "special right state" occurs, the output levels of the output terminals A and B of the selection means 624 are inverted, and the second The output signal of the passage detection switch SW2 is now treated as valid. When the start condition for the variable display game is satisfied in this state (advantageous state) and the result of the game played after that is a "win", the output signal level from the two terminals A and B of the operating area selection means 624 will change. Inverted again, the first
The output signal of the passage detection switch SW1 will be treated as valid again.

[0115] As described above, by switching the validity/invalidity of the first and second passage detection switches SW1 and SW2 by the operation region selection means 624, the following effects are produced. That is, the first passage detection switch SW1
When comparing the first winning hole 101 in which is installed and the second winning hole 103 in which the second passing detection switch SW2 is installed, as mentioned above, the probability that the game ball will win is higher in the latter. is becoming high. Therefore, when the gaming machine 1 is in the normal gaming state, even if a game ball enters the special winning device 10 and a variable display game is started by the variable display game machine 109, the conditions for determining the variable display game are met at this point. (Generation of operating area passing signal)
It is difficult for game balls to flow into the winning hole 101, and as a result, the variable display game is likely to be invalidated after the validity period has elapsed. Under such conditions, when the determining conditions for the variable display game are satisfied and the game result becomes a "win" (occurrence of a "special right state"), the second The inflow of game balls into the winning hole 102 is a condition for determining the variable display game, and therefore, the result of the variable display game started thereafter is easily determined.

[0116] While the variable display game is started by the action of the first operation control section 600I described above, a game ball enters the first or second winning hole 101, 102, and that fact is displayed in the first or second winning hole 101, 102. When detection is made by the enabled switch among the passing detection switches SW1 and SW2 of 2, an output signal indicating that (operating area passing signal) is ORed.
It is sent via the circuit 613 to the special symbol storage means 605 of the first operation control section 600I. As mentioned above, this special symbol storage means 605 is connected to the display update pulse generation means 6.
In addition to monitoring the numerical values that are sequentially read from the random number table in synchronization with the pulse generation timing from 03,
Simultaneously with the generation of the operating range passage signal sent via the OR circuit 613, the numerical value at that time is stored and held. The numerical value thus stored is treated as the result of the variable display game.

The signal (numeric storage signal) representing the stored numerical value from the special symbol storage means 605 is sent to the stop symbol display signal output means 608 in order to display the numerical value on the variable display game machine 109, as described above. While it is sent to the special symbol display control means 606 of the first operation control section 600I, it is also sent to the special symbol determination means 621.

[0118] The special symbol determining means 621 receives the numerical value (
The stop symbol) is set to a predetermined value (for example, "
7"), and monitors the output signals from the first or second pass detection switches SW1 and SW2, and the result of the above judgment indicates that the variable display game was executed correctly. It is also determined whether or not the result is obtained. This special symbol determination means 62
1, when it is determined that the result of the variable display game is a "win", the determining means 621 sends a signal indicating the "win" (win signal) to the special winning device operation control means 622.

[0119] The special winning device operation control means 622 determines the occurrence period of the "special right state" based on the above-mentioned "winning signal", and also uses various decorative lamps/LEDs to
This function is to notify the player of the occurrence of a "special right state." This special winning device operation control means 622 receives an output signal from the starting winning counting means 632 of the third operating control section 600III (described later) (this signal is generated when the starting switch SW4A, SW4B wins during the occurrence of the "special right state"). (displaying the number of game balls) is input, and based on this signal, the special winning device operation control means 622 enters the "special right state".
Determine the timing of extinction.

[0120] A signal indicating the occurrence of the "special right state" outputted from the special winning device operation control means 622 (maintains H level during the generation period) is sent to the speaker via the sound effect generation means 625, The speaker generates a sound effect indicating a "special right status."

[0121] Also, the special winning device operation control means 622
The output signal from
) favorable status indicators 163, 163, the third
Start prize control means 631 of the operation control unit 600III,
It is sent to the starting winning prize counting means 632 and the big winning opening operation number counting means 633.

[0122] Of these, the operation area inhibiting means 623 receives the above-mentioned signal indicating the occurrence of the "special right state" and controls the above-mentioned first and second states over the period in which the "special right state" occurs.
An H level signal is output to AND circuits 626 and 628 in order to invalidate the outputs of passage detection switches SW1 and SW2. Furthermore, the above-mentioned signal from the actuation area prohibition means 623 is sent to the actuation area prohibition state indicators (side lamps) 13, 13, and the outputs of the first and second passage detection switches SW1, SW2 are transmitted by the indicators 13, 13. In other words, the player is informed that the gaming machine 1 is in a "special rights state".

[0123] Furthermore, the above-mentioned operation area selection means 624 switches the first and second passage detection switches SW1 every time a signal indicating the end of the "special game state" is generated from the special winning device operation control means 622. , SW2 is enabled/disabled. In addition, the special winning device operation control means 6
Special winning device operation indicator (1st
The display 161 is controlled to flash from right to left or vice versa while the "special right state" is maintained.

[0124] In addition, the other end of the OR circuit 630 to which the signal from the special winning device operation control means 622 is input is connected to the signal from the terminal B of the above-mentioned operating area selection means 624 (when the second winning opening 102 is enabled). Therefore, from the OR circuit 630, either the "special right state" is occurring or the second winning slot 102 is enabled. (Advantageous state) An H level signal is output during the occurrence. In this way, the output signal representing the "advantageous state" generated from the OR circuit 630 is sent to the third display device 163, 163 which is an advantageous state indicator, and these indicators 163, 163 are displayed while the "advantageous state" is occurring. is now lit.

Next, the operation control by the third operation control section 600III will be described in detail. Third operation control section 600
III generates a "special gaming state" on the condition that output signals from the starting switches SW4A and SW4B are generated during the occurrence of the above-mentioned "special right state", and includes a starting prize control means 631 and a starting prize counting means 632. , a big winning opening operation count means 633, a winning number counting means 634, a variable winning device drive control means 635, and the like.

[0126] When a predetermined game condition is established by the action of the second operation control unit 600II mentioned above (when the result of the variable display game becomes a "win") and a "special right state" occurs, a message to that effect is generated. The signal representing is sent from the above-mentioned special winning device operation control means 622 to the starting winning prize control device 631, starting winning prize counting means 632, and big winning opening operation number counting means 633 of the third operation control section.

[0127] In this state (special right state), the gaming area 4
When another game ball launched into the auxiliary variable prize winning device 60 or the general prize winning hole 7 wins, the start switch S is activated to that effect.
It is detected by W4A or SW4B, and the detection signal is sent to the starting prize winning control means 631.

[0128] The starting prize winning control means 631 determines whether the output signal from the switch SW4A or SW4B is generated while the signal from the special winning device 622 indicating the "special right state" is being generated. , "Special Rights Status"
Only the signal from the switch SWA or SWB generated during the occurrence is treated as valid, and the signal is sent to the start winning prize counting means 632, the big winning opening operation number counting means 633, the variable prize winning device drive control means 635, etc. It has become.

[0129] Furthermore, an output signal from a variable winning device drive control means 635 (described later) (the signal indicates that the big winning opening is open) is input to the start winning prize control means 631, and this output signal is input, the start switch S
The opening operation of the grand prize opening based on the signals from W4A and SW4B is not performed (only the number of winning prizes is counted by the counting means 632).

[0130] The starting winning prize counting means 632, which receives the signal from the starting winning prize controlling means 631, calculates that while the "special right state" is occurring (the signal from the special winning device operation controlling means 622 is at H level). between) the switches SW4, S
All the winning numbers in W4B are counted, and a signal representing the counted value is displayed on the first numerical display section 53a of the special game status display 53 of the variable prize winning device 50. The signal representing this numerical value is reset (represents "0") when an output signal (L level signal) indicating the occurrence of the next "special right state" is input from the special prize winning device operation control means 622. In addition, the starting prize counting means 632 calculates that the total number of winning game balls in the counting starting winning hole 7 is a predetermined value (for example, 16 balls).
When the above-mentioned special winning device operation control means 62 issues a reset signal to eliminate the “special right state”,
2, it is sent to the operating area prohibition means 623.

[0131] If a game ball wins in the starting winning openings 60, 7 when the big winning opening 52 is not opened, the signals from the starting switches SW4A, SW4B representing the winning are controlled by the starting winning winning control means 631. This signal is treated as an output signal (big winning opening activation signal) to operate the winning opening 52, and as described above, this signal is sent to the variable winning device drive control means 6.
35, it is sent to the big winning opening operation number counting means 633. Of these, the variable winning device drive control means 635 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid A to open the big winning hole for a predetermined period of time (counted by a timer) based on the big winning hole activation signal, and While the big prize opening 52 is open, the sound effect generating means 6 generates a signal indicating that.
25 and a winning number counting means 634, which will be described later.

[0132] The sound effect generating means 625, which receives the big winning opening activation signal, generates a sound effect from the speaker to notify the opening of the big winning opening, while the number of winnings counting means 634 detects the opening period of the big winning opening. It looks like this.

[0133] A detection signal from a 10 count switch SW6 installed in the grand prize opening 52 is further input to the entered prize number counting means 634. And winning number counting means 63
4 detects that the big winning hole is opened based on the big winning hole operating signal, and counts the number of output signals generated from the 10 count switch SW6 during this period. A signal representing the count value obtained at this time is sent to the winning number display LED 54 installed on the main body of the variable winning device, and the number of LEDs corresponding to the count value is lit. Further, when the count value reaches 10, a reset signal for closing the big winning opening is outputted from the winning number counting means 634 to the variable winning device drive control means 635. In addition, the signal representing the count value is the signal from the aforementioned drive control means 635 indicating the opening/closing state of the big prize opening.
It is designed to be reset when it is reversed to the level (indicating the closed state).

Next, the operation control by the fourth operation control section 600IV will be explained. This fourth operation control section 600
The IV controls the operation of the auxiliary variable winning device 60 installed on the game board, and includes a specific winning controlling means 641, a third display update pulse generating means 642, a symbol display controlling means 643, and a symbol display determining means 644. , auxiliary variable prize winning device drive control means 645, etc.

[0135] Fourth operation control section 600 having such a configuration
In IV, when an H level signal is generated from the specific gate switch SW5 as the game ball passes through the specific gate 7, this H level signal is input to the specific winning control means 641. The specific prize winning control means 641 stores the input of this H level signal, and based on this, the auxiliary variable prize winning device 60
AND the command signal to perform the auxiliary variable display game by
Output to one end of circuit 646. A pulse signal from the display update pulse generating means 642 is sequentially inputted to the other end of the AND circuit 646. Therefore, the AND circuit 646 outputs a display update pulse signal at predetermined intervals for a predetermined period of time (for example, 10 seconds) from the time when the auxiliary variable display game is started based on the detection signal from the specific gate switch SW5. Become. The pulse signal from the AND circuit 646 is sent to the symbol display control means 643, and the symbol display control means 643 reads a numerical value from a random number table connected to the symbol display control means 643 every time the pulse signal is input. A signal representing the numerical value read in this way is sent to the auxiliary variable display game device 63, and the numerical value is displayed on the game device 63. Therefore, in the game device 63, the display mode changes continuously every time the display pulse signal is output for a predetermined period of time, and when the predetermined period of time has elapsed, the numerical value read at that time is changed to the auxiliary variable display game. It is determined as a result of. A signal representing the thus determined game result is sent to the symbol display determining means 644.

The symbol display determining means 644 determines whether or not the auxiliary variable display game is based on the signal representing the game result, that is, whether the numerical value represented by the signal has reached a predetermined value (for example, "7"). Determine whether it is a "hit" or not. If the result of this determination is "win", the symbol display determination means 644 controls the auxiliary variable winning device drive control means 6.
A signal indicating a "win" is output to 45. In addition, a signal indicating that the auxiliary variable display game is being executed is inputted to the symbol display determining means 644 from the specific winning control means 641, and the output from the specific winning controlling means 641 indicates that the auxiliary variable display game is over. , the output signal representing the game result from the symbol display control means 643 is processed as valid.

The signal representing “win” from the symbol display determining means 644 is output to the auxiliary variable winning device drive control means 645, and the auxiliary variable winning device drive control means 645 that receives this signal controls the auxiliary variable winning device 60. movable member 62,
A drive signal is output to solenoid B to rotate 62 in the opening direction for a predetermined period of time. The drive signal from the auxiliary variable winning device drive control means 645 is also output to the aforementioned sound effect generating means 625, and the sound effect generating means 625 causes the auxiliary variable winning device 60 to open from the speaker based on this signal. It is designed to generate a sound effect to let you know that it is there.

[0138] The above-mentioned auxiliary variable prize winning device drive control means 645
The signal from is also sent to the specific prize winning control means 641 for the following reason. That is, in a state where a signal indicating that the auxiliary variable winning device 60 is in the open state is output from the auxiliary variable winning device drive control means 645, and an H level signal is output from the specific gate switch SW5, The specific winning prize control means 641 stores this information (up to 4 pieces), and when the signal from the auxiliary variable prize winning device drive control means 645 falls to the L level, it subtracts "1" from the stored value and At that point, the next auxiliary variable display game is started. In addition, a signal representing the number of stored prizes is sent from the specific winning control means 641 to the stored number display LEDs 64a to 64d,
The number of LEDs corresponding to the number of memory items is turned on.

As described in detail above, in the pachinko game machine of the first embodiment, the variable display game is played by the variable display game device 109 on the condition that the specific winning switch SW3 detects a game ball. In the display game, the game result is determined as valid when the game ball enters the first or second winning hole 101, 102 and a detection signal is output from the passage detection switch SW1, SW2,
When the game result is a "win", the gaming machine 1 is converted into a "special right state". In this pachinko gaming machine 1, the detection signals from the passage detection switches SW1 and SW2 are further disabled during the occurrence of the "special right state", so that if the above-mentioned variable Even when the display game is started, the game result is not determined, and therefore, the conditions for further occurrence of the "special rights state" are not satisfied during this time, and there is no possibility that the "special rights state" will end midway.

[0140] In this embodiment, the condition for ending the "special right state" is that a predetermined number of game balls (for example, 16) have entered the starting winning slot during the occurrence of the "special right state", and this condition is determined by whether the number of occurrences of the output signal from the starting switches SW4A, SW4B that detect game balls reaches a predetermined number of times, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, starting switches SW4A, SW4B, The condition for ending the "special right state" may be that the variable prize winning device 50 opened based on the 16th signal issued from SW4B is closed again after a predetermined opening period.

[0141] In addition, in this embodiment, the termination condition for the "special right state" is that a predetermined number of game balls (for example, 16) have entered the starting winning slot while the "special right state" is occurring. The present invention is not limited to this, and various other conditions may be applied, such as the fact that the number of times the variable prize winning device 50 has actually won a prize has reached a predetermined number (for example, 16 times).

[0142] In addition, in this embodiment, passage detection switches are installed in the first and second prize openings 101 and 102 in order to make it impossible to achieve the generation condition of the "special right state" during the "special right state". Although the output signals from SW1 and SW2 are disabled, the output signals are not limited to this, for example, the specific winning switch SW
The output signal of No. 3 itself may be invalidated so that the "special right state" does not occur.

[0143] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the "special gaming state" is generated by opening the large prize opening 52 of the variable winning device 50 only once over a predetermined period of time, but the present invention is not limited to this. The opening operation of the prize opening 52 over a predetermined period of time may be performed in multiple steps.

[0144] Regarding the procedure of the variable display game, which is one of the conditions for the occurrence of the "special rights state", the main points are as follows.
The procedure is not limited to the one described in this embodiment, and various other procedures can be applied as long as the game is started on the condition that the game ball is detected by a predetermined detection unit and the game result can be determined thereafter. be.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a pachinko gaming machine 1000 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in FIGS. 16 to 2.
This will be explained in detail with reference to 1. In the pachinko game machine of the second embodiment, the members having the same functions as those of the pachinko game machine 1 (FIG. 1) of the first embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals. Detailed explanation will be omitted.

FIG. 16 shows an example of the front configuration of a pachinko game machine 1000 to which the present invention is applied.
A guide rail 2 is provided on the front surface of the game board 1300 to guide game balls fired by a ball launcher (not shown) to the upper part of the game board 1300.
A gaming area 4 is provided in a space surrounded by a glass plate (not shown) on the front surface of 00.

[0147] Also, at the upper center of the game board 1300, there is a 3
A variable display game machine 1200 that displays numerical values in digits is installed. As will be described in detail later, this variable display game device 1200 is a condition device that puts the gaming machine into a state that can be converted to a "special rights state" (special rights preliminary state) when the game result is a "win". It functions as a

[0148] The variable display game machine 1 of the game board 1300
A specific winning device 1100 is provided below 200. This specific winning device 1100 detects that an H level signal is generated from the specific winning switch SW3 provided in the winning section 1110 on the condition that the game ball passes through the specific winning section 1110 provided above. As a condition, the variable display game machine 1200 is made to play a variable display game, and when the result of the variable display game is a "win", the rotating body 112 provided inside the machine
0 is rotated counterclockwise, and when a "loss" occurs, the rotating body 1120 is rotated clockwise. Then, when the variable display game is a "win", the game ball that caused the variable display game to be played is stored in the game ball storage section 1121 of the rotating body 1120, and as described later, as the rotating body 1120 rotates. When the passing detection switch SW1 installed inside the specific winning device 1100 detects the passage, the gaming machine is changed from the "special right preliminary state" to the "special right state."

Further above the specific winning part 1110 of this specific winning device 1100, there is a specific winning part 111 of the game ball.
A winning prevention device 1150 is provided to prevent winning to 0. As will be described in detail later, this winning prevention device 1150, when the gaming machine is in the "special right state", moves its prevention member 1151 toward the front side of the game board based on the output signal from the accessory control device 2600. This prevents the game ball from entering the special winning section 1110 in the "special right state".

[0150] A variable prize winning device 1500 is installed diagonally below and to the left of the variable display game machine 1200. This variable winning device 1500 has a pair of movable wing pieces 1510, 1.
510 are provided, and these movable wing pieces 1510,1
510 is opened, the variable prize winning device 150
0 is a state in which it is difficult for the player to win the prize ball (first state)
The state is changed from the state to the state (second state) in which it is easy to obtain the prize ball. The opening and closing operations of the movable wing pieces 1510, 1510 of this variable winning device 1500 are controlled based on command signals from the accessory control device 2600, which will be described later, and the movable wing pieces 1510, 1510 are operated for a predetermined period of time as described later. A "special gaming state" is achieved by opening the game over a period of time.

[0151] An auxiliary variable winning device 1600 is installed diagonally below and to the right of the variable display game machine 1200. This auxiliary variable winning device 1600 includes a pair of movable members 16
10, 1610, and similarly to the variable prize winning device 1500, by opening the movable members 1610, 1610, the player can win prize balls from a state in which it is difficult to win prize balls (first state). It will be converted to a state where it is easy to do so (second state).

[0152] This auxiliary variable winning device 1600 is provided with an auxiliary variable display game device 1620 in the center thereof, and a specific gate 1060 provided with a specific gate switch SW5 is located directly above this auxiliary variable winning device 1600. is set up. Then, the auxiliary variable display game by the auxiliary variable display game device 1620 is started on the condition that the game ball passes through this specific gate 1060, and when the game result becomes "win", the auxiliary variable winning device 1
600 movable members 1610, 1610 are opened over a predetermined period of time.

[0153] Furthermore, general winning ports 9, 9 are installed below the left and right sides of the specific winning device 1100. These general winning holes 9, 9 are used as a special game generating device (starting winning hole) that generates a "special game state" described later, and starting switches SW4, SW4 are provided inside thereof, and the starting Detection signals from switches SW4 and SW4 are sent to accessory control device 2600.

[0154] Further, general winning ports 8, 8 are installed below the left side of the variable winning device 1500 and below the right side of the auxiliary variable winning device 1600, respectively. In addition, a large number of windmills 11 serving as batted ball direction changing members are installed at appropriate positions around the various winning devices/winning holes of the game board 1300, and obstacle nails (not shown) are installed at appropriate positions in the game area 4. has been done. In addition, side lamps 131 and 13 are provided on both the left and right sides of the game board 1300, and the game board 1300 is placed at the bottom of the side lamps 131 and 13.
An out ball collection port 14 is provided for collecting game balls that do not win in any of the winning ports/winning devices installed at 0. In addition, a large number of decorative lamps/LEDs (not shown) are installed on the game board 1300.

[0155] Next, the configurations and functions of the various devices described above installed on the game board 1300 will be explained. Figure 1
6, the variable display game device 1200 includes three 7-segment numerical display devices 1210a, 1210b,
1210c, the second numerical display section 1220 displays the number of game balls that have entered the starting winning slots 9, 9 in the "special right state" of the first numerical display section 1210, and the "special gaming state" in the "special right state". A third numerical display section 1230 for displaying the number of occurrences (number of cycles) of "" is provided. Among these, a variable display game to be described later is played using the first numerical display 1210. This variable display game by the variable display game device 1200 is played on the condition that the game ball has won a prize in the specific winning section 1110 of the specific winning device 1100, and the specific winning device 1100 The rotation direction of the rotating body 1120 is determined.

[0156] Also, the specific winning device 11 set on the game board
00, two game ball release paths (first release path 1111, second release path 1112) are formed as described later, and a rotating body 1120 is controlled above the ball release path. There is. This rotary body 1120 is rotated based on a command signal from the accessory control device 2600 whose rotation direction corresponds to the result of the variable display game (rotary motor 1 described later).
130), and when the game result is a "win", the rotating body 1120 is rotated clockwise in the figure (at this time, the game ball stored in the game board storage section 1121 is rotated by the passing detection switch SW1). (at this time, a detection signal is output), and when there is a "miss", it is rotated counterclockwise in the figure (at this time, no output signal is obtained from the passage detection switch SW1). .

That is, the winning game ball from the specific winning section 1110 is stored in the storage section 1121, and then the rotating body 1
120 counterclockwise rotation of the first discharge path 1
111, the inflow of the game ball is detected by the passage detection switch SW1, but when the game ball is rotating clockwise, the game ball flows into the second discharge path 1112, and at this time, the passage detection switch SW1 detects the inflow of the game ball. SW
No detection signal can be obtained from 1.

[0158] The detection signal from the passage detection switch SW1 is sent to the accessory control device 2600, and based on this signal, the accessory control device 2600 puts the variable prize winning device 1500, which will be described later, into a "special right reserve state"("win"). (established at the same time as confirmation) to a "special gaming state".

[0159] Variable winning device 1500 installed on the game board
As described above, when a "special game state" occurs, the movable wings 1510, 1510 are opened for a predetermined period of time, thereby bringing great benefits to the player. This variable prize winning device 1500 has a fourth numerical value display 1520 installed in its center, and a 10 count switch SW6 installed in the game ball path. Among these, the 10 count switch SW6 is for counting the number of winning game balls in the variable winning device 1500 during the conversion to the "special gaming state", and the detection signal from this 10 counting switch SW6 indicating the winning of the game balls is sent to the accessory control device 2600.

[0160] Upon receiving the signal outputted from the 10 count switch SW6 in this manner, the accessory control device 2600 displays the count value on the fourth numerical display 1520 installed in the main body of the variable prize winning device. . The accessory control device 2600 also determines whether the count value reaches a predetermined value (for example, 10), and ends the "special gaming state" when the count value reaches the predetermined value (the variable prize winning device 150
A command signal (to close the movable wing pieces 1510, 1510 of 0) is sent to the solenoid C (not shown) of the variable winning device 1500.
It is designed to output to .

Further, the auxiliary variable prize winning device 1600 installed on the game board has movable members 1610, 1610 opened and closed according to the result of the auxiliary variable display game. That is, the auxiliary variable display game is started when the game ball passes through the specific gate 1060 (at this time, an H level signal is output from the specific gate switch SW5) as described above, and after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the start of the game. At this point, the variable display of symbols on the auxiliary variable display game machine 1620 is stopped, and the result of the auxiliary variable display game is determined. Then, when the result of this auxiliary variable display game is a “win” (auxiliary variable display game device 1
When the numerical value displayed by 620 reaches a predetermined value (7), the movable members 1610, 1610 are opened for a predetermined period of time to facilitate receiving the game ball therein.

[0162] Pachinko gaming machine 1000 configured as described above is generally controlled by accessory control device 2600 as follows. In the initial state where electricity is supplied to the pachinko game machine by operating a power switch (not shown), the movable wing pieces 1510, 1510 of the variable winning device 1500 and the movable members 1610, 161 of the auxiliary variable winning device 1600
0 are both in a closed state, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 16, and maintain the first state in which no game ball is received inside.

[0163] In addition, the specific winning device 1100 has a rotating body 1120 installed therein, which is stopped at a position (reference position) where the game ball storage section 1121 of the rotating body 1120 faces the specific winning section 1110. (Figure 1)
6).

[0164] When the pachinko game is started and the game ball launched into the game area 4 wins a prize in the specific winning device 1100, this fact is detected by the specific winning switch SW3,
A detection signal (H level signal) from the switch SW3 is sent to the accessory control device 2600. Accessory control device 2600
starts the variable display game by the variable display game machine 1200 based on this detection signal. When a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the detection signal was input, or when the result of the variable display game is determined by an input signal from an external stop switch (not shown), the accessory control device 2600 controls the variable display game based on this result. The rotation direction of the rotating body 1120 of the specific winning device 1100 is determined. In other words, the result of the variable display game is “
In the case of “win” (occurrence of special rights reserve state), rotating body 1
Rotate 120 counterclockwise. On the other hand, when the game result is a "lose", the rotating body 1120 is rotated clockwise.

[0165] When the result of the variable display game is a "win", the rotating body 1120 is rotated counterclockwise as described above, but at this time, the game ball storage section 1121 of the rotating body 1120 is filled with game balls. A ball is stored, and with this rotation, the game ball storage section 1121 of the rotating body 1120 faces the first release path 1111, and the game ball stored in the game ball storage section 1121 is released into the first release path 1111. When it flows into the discharge path 1111, this fact is detected by the passage detection switch SW1. The detection signal from this passage detection switch SW1 is sent to the accessory control device 2600, and the accessory control device 2600
Based on this signal, the gaming machine is converted from the "special rights reserve state" to the "special rights state." Note that the rotating body 112
0 is designed to be stopped when the game ball storage section 1121 again faces the specific winning section 1110 (when the rotational position reaches the aforementioned reference position).

[0166] When the "special right state" occurs in this way, the accessory control device 2600 detects that the "special right state" is occurring, and during this time, the above-mentioned award blocking device 115
0 is activated to prevent game balls from flowing into the specific winning device 1100. As a result, no further variable display game will be started while the "special rights state" is occurring, and therefore there is no possibility that the conditions for the occurrence of the "special rights state" will be satisfied during this period. ” will no longer end midway (occurrence of a so-called “punk” state).

[0167] When the "special right state" occurs as described above, if the game ball enters the general winning holes 9, 9, which are the starting winning holes described above, a message to that effect will be installed in the winning holes 9, 9. detected by the starting switches SW4 and SW4,
This detection signal is sent to accessory control device 2600. Upon receiving the detection signal, the accessory control device 2600 determines whether or not the gaming machine is converting to the "special rights state" at that time, and if the "special rights state" is occurring, the variable prize winning device 1
A command signal is output to the variable winning device 1500 to open the 500 movable wing pieces 1510, 1510 for a predetermined period of time (occurrence of "special game state"). The "special game state" that occurs in this way is activated when a predetermined number of game balls (for example, 10) enter the variable winning device 1500 in the open state, or when a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) elapses. mosquito,
The program ends when any of the following conditions is met. In addition, the occurrence of such a "special gaming state" is limited to the condition that the game ball enters the starting prize opening 9, 9.
This process is repeated up to 16 times during the occurrence of the "special rights state".

[0168] Also, a 10 count switch SW6 is installed inside the variable winning device 1500, and every time a game ball wins in the variable winning device 1500, a signal representing the game ball winning is transmitted to the accessory control device. 2600. Then, the accessory control device 2600 is configured to terminate the "special game state" as described above (when 10 winnings are detected) based on this detection signal.

[0169] Auxiliary variable winning device 16 installed on the game board
00, the operation control is basically performed separately and independently from the operation of the variable display game device 1200 and the specific winning device 1100, and this operation control is performed by the auxiliary variable display game device 1620 of the device 1600. This is performed according to the result of the auxiliary variable display game. That is, when the game ball launched into the game area 4 passes through the specific gate 1060 and this is detected by the specific gate switch SW5, the game ball is sent from the specific gate switch SW5 to the accessory control device 26.
A detection signal is output at 00. Accessory object control device 2600 inputting this detection signal causes auxiliary variable display game machine 1620 to play an auxiliary variable display game at the same time as the input. In this auxiliary variable display game, the game result is determined when a predetermined period of time has elapsed from the start of the game. If the game result is a "win", the accessory control device 2600 moves the movable members 1610, 1610 of the auxiliary variable winning device 1600 for a predetermined period of time (for example, 6 seconds).
The auxiliary variable prize winning device 1600 was developed over
is converted into a state in which it is easy for a game ball to win a prize (first state).

[0170] Next, the configuration of the above-mentioned specific prize winning device 1100 will be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 17 to 19. FIG. 17 is a front view of the above-mentioned specific winning device 1100, and FIG.
is a perspective view of the device 1100, and FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the device 1100. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the specific winning device 1100 includes a main body base frame 1101 in which the rotating body 1120 described above is housed, a decorative plate 1102 that covers the main body base frame 1101 from the front, and a rear part of the main body base frame 1101. It includes a switch installation base 1103 to be installed, a rotation angle sensor installation base 1104 to be installed further behind the switch installation base 1103, a drive device installation base 1105 to be installed further to the rear of the rotation angle sensor installation base 1104, etc. .

[0171] Among these, the main body base frame 1101 has a housing 1101 that houses the rotating body 1120 in the center thereof.
a is formed, and a blocking member insertion portion 1101b forming a part of the winning ball processing portion 1150 described above is provided on the upper side and on the back side (FIGS. 18 and 19). Further, on the front side of this, the aforementioned specific winning section 1110 is provided. Further, on the front side of the lower part of the main body base frame 1101, there is provided a winning ball ejection part 1101c having the above-mentioned first and second ejection paths 1111, 1112, and on the back side thereof, the ejection part 1 is provided.
A winning ball release gutter 1101d is provided which communicates with the ball 101c through an opening 1101e. In addition, the main body base frame 1
A passage detection switch SW1 is installed in the switch 101 so as to protrude from the back side to the front side (not shown in FIG. 19).

[0172] Furthermore, a blocking member 1151 that is pushed out to the front side by a solenoid E, which will be described later, is inserted into the blocking member insertion portion 1101b of the main body base frame 1101, and when the blocking member 1151 is pushed out, the game ball Winning a prize in the specific winning section 1110 is prevented. Note that FIG. 18 shows a state in which the blocking member 1151 is retracted (a state in which the solenoid C is demagnetized). In addition, the main body base frame 1
101 is provided with a rotation shaft support column 1101f into which the rotation shaft 1121 of the rotation body 1120 is inserted, and the rotation of the rotation body 1120 is controlled by a rotation motor 1130 connected via the support column 1101f. (Figure 19). A specific winning switch SW3 is installed on the upper part of the switch installation base 1103, and a detection part of the specific winning switch SW3 is inserted into a through hole 1101g provided in the main body base frame 1101 and protrudes toward the specific winning part 1110 side. Ru.

[0173] Also, the rotation angle sensor installation base 1104
is provided with a rotation angle sensor SW8 that detects the rotation angle of the rotating body 1120. This rotation angle sensor SW8 has a U-shaped detection section, and a rotation motor 11 is installed inside this detection section.
It is determined whether the rotating body 1120 is at a predetermined rotation angle position (the reference position described above) depending on whether a protrusion (not shown) fixed to the rotating shaft of 30 is located. (When the sensor SW8 is at the reference position, an H level signal is output from the sensor SW8).

[0174] Furthermore, the aforementioned rotary motor 1130 and solenoid E are installed on the driving device installation base 1105, and these devices are electrically connected to the accessory control device 2600, and are not connected to the accessory control device 2600. Its operation is controlled based on a command signal.

Next, the variable display game machine 1200 described above
, and the operation of the accessory control device 2600 that controls the operation of the specific winning device 1100 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21. FIG. 20 is a control block diagram for explaining the operation control by extracting only the control means related to the variable display game of the accessory control device 2600 and the rotation control of the rotating body 1120. Accessory control device 26 that performs such operation control
The operation control unit 2600I of 00 is the symbol operation control means 26
51, random number extraction means 2652, random number table 2653,
Symbol selection means 2654, display update pulse generation means 265
6, symbol display control means 2657, symbol comparison means 2659
, stop symbol determination means 2660, rotating body control means 2661
etc.

[0176] Accessory object control device 260 configured in this way
The operation control unit 2600I of No. 0 performs various operation controls as follows. When the pachinko game starts, the game ball is placed in the game area 4.
and the fired game ball is sent to the specific winning device 110.
When a prize is won in the specific winning section 1110 of 0, this fact is detected by the specific winning switch SW3. At this time, the specific winning switch SW3 outputs an H level signal to the symbol operation control means 2651.

The symbol operation control means 2651 that receives the H level signal inputs a variable display signal to one terminal of the AND circuit 2655 for causing the variable display game to be played for a predetermined period of time (during execution of the variable display game). ). This AND
At the other end of the circuit 2655 is a display update pulse generating means 265.
Since the pulse signal from 6 is always inputted, a constant cycle pulse signal is generated from the output terminal of the AND circuit 2655 while the variable display signal is being output, and this pulse signal is inputted to the symbol display control means 2657. The symbol display control means 2657 that receives this pulse signal determines a variable symbol in synchronization with the generation of this pulse signal, and
00 to perform variable display (symbol variation).

Further, the symbol operation control means 2651 outputs a command signal to the random number extraction means 2652 at the timing of the signal input from the specific winning switch SW3. The random number extraction means 2652 outputs a read signal to the random number table in synchronization with the input timing of the signal, and reads random numbers from the random number table. The signal representing this random number is sent to the random number extraction means 265.
2 to the symbol selection means 2654. The symbol selection means 2654 receiving the signal determines a symbol (stopped symbol) to be displayed at the end of the game according to the random number value, and sends a signal representing the stopped symbol to the symbol comparison means 2659.

[0179] The symbol comparison means 2659 is further sent a signal representing the game end timing from the symbol operation control means 2651 (generated when the timer 2651a counts a predetermined time from the time when the signal from the specific winning switch SW3 is generated). When this predetermined time has elapsed, the symbol comparison means 2659 compares the actual displayed symbols sent from the symbol display control means 2657 (the symbols actually displayed on the variable display game device 1200) and the symbol selection described above. Means 26
54, and when they match, the symbol operation control means 2 sends a signal to that effect.
Output to 651. Symbol activation control means 265 receives a signal generated when the displayed symbol matches the stopped symbol.
1 is designed to send a signal indicating the stop timing of the symbol to the stop symbol determining means 2660.

[0180] Upon receiving this stop timing signal, the stop symbol determining means 2660 starts the symbol display control means 26 at that point.
The signal representing the symbol (stop symbol) outputted from
It is determined whether or not the variable display game has become a "win" based on whether or not it represents a double (such as "7, 7"). When the stop symbol determining means 2660 determines that the variable display game is a "win", a signal indicating "win" is sent to the rotation direction selection means 2 of the rotating body control means 2661.
663, and based on this signal, the rotation direction selection means 2
663 is a command signal (CC
W) is output.

On the other hand, when the variable display game is determined to be a "lose" by the stop symbol determining means 2660, a signal indicating "lose" is sent to the rotation direction selection means 266.
3, the rotation direction selection means 2663 outputs a command signal (CW) to the guide member drive control means 2664 to rotate the rotary motor 1130 in the clockwise direction. The signal representing a "win" from the stop symbol determining means 2660 is sent to a sound effect generator 2662 shown in FIG. It is now possible to Furthermore, the signal representing this “win” is sent to the first D flip-flop 2 in FIG.
It is also sent to the clock terminal of the 668. Further, a signal representing a "lose" from the stopped symbol determining means 2660 is sent to the sound effect generator 2662, and a sound effect representing a "lose" is emitted from the speaker. A signal from the rotation angle sensor SW8 is input to the rotating body drive control means 2664. The signal from this rotation angle sensor SW8 is transmitted to the specific winning device 11 as described above.
When the rotating body 1120 of 00 is at a predetermined reference angular position (rotation position where the game ball storage section 1121 faces the specific winning section 1110), an H level signal is output.

[0182] Rotating body drive control means 2 receiving such a signal
664 outputs a drive signal to the rotary motor 1130 in order to rotate the rotary body 1120 in the rotation direction indicated by the signal at the same time as the input of one of the two signals (CW, CCW) from the rotation direction selection means 2663. However, when it is detected based on the signal from the rotation angle sensor SW8 that the rotating body 1120 rotated by this drive signal has returned to its original position (reference position), the rotation of the rotating body 1120 is terminated. , stops outputting the drive signal to the rotary motor 1130.

[0183] In this way, depending on the variable display game results,
That is, by rotating the rotating body 1120 counterclockwise in the case of a "win," and rotating clockwise in the case of a "loss," the game ball that has won in the specific winning section 1110 can be made to "win." Passage detection switch SW is activated only when
1, so a "special right state" is generated only at this time.

[0184]Next, when the result of the variable display game is a "win" (special right preliminary state) and the "special right state" is further established based on the signal from the passage detection switch SW1, a change is made. The procedure for controlling the operation of the winning device 1500 and the winning prevention device 1150 of the specific winning device will be described with reference to the circuit diagram of FIG. 21. The circuit diagram in FIG. 21 shows the main parts (
The extracted operation control section 2600 II) includes a plurality of waveform shaping circuits 2665, 2673, 2690, a plurality of counters 2678, 2681, 2688, a plurality of decoders 2679, 2686, 2691, and a plurality of D flip-flops 2667, 2668, 2675. , 2676, and a plurality of other AND circuits, oscillators, delay circuits, differentiation circuits, etc.

[0185] Accessory object control device 2 configured as described above
In the operation control unit 2600II (mainly variable winning device drive control means) of 600, the passage detection switch SW1 of the specific winning device 1100 is connected to one input side of the AND circuit 2666 via the waveform shaping circuit 2665. The output terminal Q of the first D flip-flop 2667 is connected to the other input side of the AND circuit 2666. This first D flip-flop 2667 has a clock terminal connected to the stop symbol determining means 2660 shown in FIG.
A "hit" signal from the flip-flop 2667 is input to the reset terminal of the flip-flop 2667.
The Q output of is inputted after being delayed for a predetermined time by a delay circuit. Therefore, every time an H level signal indicating a "hit" is generated from the stopped symbol determining means 2660, the signal from the output terminal Q of the first flip-flop 2667 rises to the H level for a predetermined period of time, and this signal 2
It will be output to the AND circuit 2666. In this way, while the H level signal is input to one terminal of the AND circuit 2666 from the output terminal Q from the first D flip-flop 2667, the signal from the passage detection switch SW1 is input to the other input terminal of the circuit 2666. When an H level signal is input, the AND circuit 26 is activated in synchronization with the generation of this signal.
66 generates an H level signal.

The output signal from this AND circuit 2666 is input to the clock terminal of the second D flip-flop 2668, and the output signal from the first flip-flop 266 is input to the clock terminal of the second D flip-flop 2668.
7 through a delay circuit (the first flip-flop 2667 is connected to the pass detection switch SW
(It will be reset when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the input signal was output from 1). In this way, the flip-flop 2667 is provided, and the above-mentioned stop symbol determining means 266
Connect the "hit" signal from 0 to the clock terminal of the flip-flop 2667, and connect them to the AND circuit 266.
The pass detection switch SW is input to one end of 6 only during a predetermined period of time after the "hit" signal is generated.
This is to treat the signal from 1 as valid, so that if a player engages in illegal gaming such as using a wire or the like to output an H level signal from the passage detection switch SW1, Even if the stop symbol determining means 266
Fraudulent behavior is prevented so that a "special right state" does not occur because the "win" H level signal from 0 is not sent.

As described above, the second D is connected to its clock terminal to the output side of the second AND circuit 2666.
Flip-flop 2668 is configured such that a signal from its output terminal Q bar is fed back to its D terminal. Further, the output signal from the output terminal Q bar of the second D flip-flop 2668 is sent to a counter 2678 (described later).
It is input to the respective reset terminals of the counter 2691 (which numerically displays the number of openings of the variable winning device) and the counter 2691 (which numerically displays the number of winnings to the starting winning opening).

[0188] Also, the second D flip-flop 2668
The output signal from the output terminal Q of the transistor 2693
is sent to the solenoid C that drives the blocking member 1151 of the winning blocking device, and is configured to drive this.

Furthermore, the second D flip-flop 266
The output signal from the output terminal Q of 8 is the sound effect generator 266.
2. Via the oscillator 2669 and light source controller 2670,
The information is sent to speakers, various decorative lamps LEDs installed on the game board 1300, etc., and these notification means inform the player that the game machine is in a "special right state."

[0190] Also, this second flip-flop 2668
A signal from the output terminal Q is also input to an AND circuit 2672, which will be described later. In addition, the reset terminal of the second D flip-flop 2668 receives "1" from a counter 2688 (this counter counts the number of winnings of game balls into the starting prize opening in the "special right state").
A signal representing "6" is input, and is reset by this signal.

[0191] Also, the output signals from the start switches SW4, SW4 are waveform-shaped by the waveform shaping circuit 2673, and then
It is sent to one input terminal of the ND circuit 2672. This A
The other end of the ND circuit 2672 receives a signal from the second D flip-flop 2668 indicating that a "special right state" is being generated. Therefore, AND circuit 2672
From this, an H level signal is output only when a game ball enters the starting prize openings 9, 9 under the condition that the gaming machine is in the "special right state". Therefore, during the "special right state", when a game ball enters the starting winning slots 9, 9, an H level signal is input from the output side of the AND circuit 2672 to the input terminal of an AND circuit 2674, which will be described later. The output signal from this AND circuit 2672 is further input to a counter 268 which will be described later.
8 as a clock pulse, and causes the counter to count the number of winning game balls in the starting winning holes 9, 9 during the "special right state".

The other input terminal of the AND circuit 2674, to which the output signal from the AND circuit 2672 is input, is connected to a third D flip-flop 267, which will be described later.
The output from the output terminal Q bar of No. 5 is input. Also, A
The output signal from the output terminal of the ND circuit 2674 is input to the clock terminal of the fourth D flip-flop 2676.

The fourth D flip-flop 2676 receiving this output signal has its output terminal Q connected to the delay circuit 2677, and is further connected to receive the output from the delay circuit 2677 at its reset terminal. Moreover, the output terminal Q bar of this fourth D flip-flop 2676 is
It is connected to be input to the reset terminal of the third D flip-flop 2675.

The third D flip-flop 2675 receives the signal from the output terminal Q bar of the fourth D flip-flop 2676 as a reset signal. The solenoid C is further connected to a sound effect generator 2662, a light source controller 2670, an oscillator 2669, and the like. Furthermore, the third D flip-flop 2
The output terminal Q of 675 is a clock terminal of a counter 2678, which will be described later, and a timer 2682 (this timer is a variable prize winning device 1).
500 opening time (10 seconds)), and the variable winning device 150 uses the counter 2678.
It is used as a signal to count the number of times 0 is opened and to start counting of the timer 2682.

In addition, a counter 2678 that counts the number of openings of the variable prize winning device 1500 based on the output signal from the third D flip-flop 2675 is connected to the decoder 267.
9 is connected to a third numerical display unit 1230 installed in the main body of the variable display game device 1200, and displays the above-mentioned count number numerically. A counter 2688 that counts the number of game balls that entered the starting prize slot during the occurrence of the "special right state" based on the output signal from the AND circuit 2672 described above.
is the variable display game device 120 via the decoder 2691.
It is connected to a second numerical display section 1220 installed on the main body of 0, and displays the above-mentioned count number numerically. Further, a 10 count switch SW6 is connected to the operation control unit 2600II of the accessory control device 2600, and the output signal from the switch SW6 is sent to the counter 26 via a waveform shaping circuit 2690.
81. Further, the reset terminal of the counter 2681 receives a signal from the third D flip-flop 2675 described above indicating the end of the opening operation of the variable prize winning device (signal from the output terminal Q bar).

Counter 2 to which each signal is input in this way
681 counts the number of winning game balls in the device 1500 during the opening operation of the variable winning device 15001 times (1 cycle) every time a signal is output from the 10 count switch SW6, and sends a signal representing the result to the decoder 2686. to the fourth numeric display 1520 via the display 1520.
Display the count results numerically.

[0197] Also, the third D flip-flop 2 described above
A predetermined period of time (opening time of the variable prize winning device 1500; for example, 10 seconds) from the time when the H level signal is input from the output terminal Q of the
The timer 2682 that counts ec) sends a signal indicating the end of counting of the predetermined time to the differentiating circuit 2683, OR
The signal is sent to the reset terminal of the third D flip-flop 2675 via the circuit 2684. or,
The OR circuit 2684 receives “1” from the counter 2681.
0'' (output of the AND circuit 2685) is input, and a reset signal is sent to the third D flip-flop 2675 according to these OR conditions.

[0198] The accessory control device 2600 having such a circuit configuration operates as follows when a game ball enters the starting prize openings 9, 9 during the "special right state". That is, when the game ball enters the starting prize openings 9, 9, the H level signals from the starting switches SW4, SW4 are input to the AND circuit 2674 via the waveform shaping circuit 2673 and the AND circuit 2672. AND circuit 26 that received this
74 is the output terminal Q of the third D flip-flop 2675
On the condition that an H level signal is output from the bar, that is, when the third D flip-flop 2675 is in the reset state, an H level signal is generated at the timing of the output signal from the AND circuit 2672. (This signal converts the gaming machine to a "special gaming state").

The H level signal from the AND circuit 2674 is input to the clock terminal of the fourth flip-flop 2676. The fourth flip-flop 2676, which receives the above H level signal as a clock signal, outputs a signal to the delay circuit 2677 simultaneously with the input thereof, and from that point on, the fourth flip-flop 2676 outputs a signal to the delay circuit 2677, and from that point on
．． A reset signal is received from the delay circuit 2677 after 5 seconds. Therefore, the fourth D flip-flop 2676 is A
0 after the signal from the ND circuit 2674 becomes H level.
．． It will be reset after 5 seconds.

In this way, the fourth D flip-flop 267
6 is reset after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the signal was generated from the AND circuit 2674 (from the time the game ball entered the starting winning slot), the output signal of the output terminal Q bar, which had been held at L level until then, becomes H. Since it is inverted to a level signal, the third D inputs this Q bar output as a clock signal.
Flip-flop 2675 outputs an H level signal from output terminal Q with a delay of 0.5 seconds. In this way, the third
D flip-flop 2675 is the start switch SW4, S
It is set indirectly based on the output signal from W4, and when an H level output signal is sent from the output terminal Q, the sound effect generator 2662 that receives the output signal is activated and a prize is entered into the starting prize opening. A sound effect representing the sound is generated from the speaker, while the light emitting source control means 2670 receiving the output signal blinks various decorative LEDs/lamps at the same time. In addition, at the same time as these operations, the solenoid C of the variable winning device 1500 is excited, and as a result, the variable winning device 150
0 movable wing pieces 1510, 1510 are opened and the game machine is converted to a second state in which it is easy to accept game balls (special game state). In this way, the variable prize winning device 1500
The H level signal output from the output terminal Q of the third D flip-flop 2675 is also sent to the first counter 2678 at the same time as it is opened based on the outputs from the start switches SW4 and SW4.

[0201] This first counter 2678
How many times is the variable prize winning device 1500 converted to the open state while it is converted to the “special rights state” (number of open wins)?
, and the third flip-flop 2
Every time the signal from the output terminal Q of the 675 rises to H level, the count value is added to "1". From this counter 2678, a signal indicating the added value is sent to a decoder 2679, and by the action of the decoder 2679, the movable wing member 1510 during one "special right state",
The number of openings of 1510 is digitally displayed on the third numerical display section 1230a of the variable display game machine (the count value by the first counter 2678 is the "special count value" from the second D flip-flop 2668 mentioned above). The value is reset by inputting a reset signal indicating the end of the "right state").

[0202] As mentioned above, start switches SW4, SW4
The variable prize winning device 1500, which has been converted to the second state based on the output signal from the , keeps its movable wing pieces 1510, 1510 open until a stop condition for a predetermined period of time (the predetermined period of time is counted by the timer 2682) is satisfied. The game ball is maintained in the state (second state), and is converted into a state in which it is easy for the game ball to win a prize (special game state). The number of winning game balls when the variable winning device 1500 is converted to the second state in this way is counted by the second counter 2681 based on the signal from the 10 count switch SW6.

[0203] The reset terminal of the second counter 2681 receives a signal from the output terminal Q bar of the third D flip-flop 2675 described above (this signal represents the start of the "special gaming state"), and at the same time its value is input. is reset to "0", the count value of the second counter 2681 is during one opening operation (during one cycle) of the variable prize winning device 1500.
, represents the cumulative value of winning game balls in the winning device 1500. A signal representing this count value is sent to the decoder 2686
Based on this output signal, the decoder 2686 outputs a command signal to the numerical display 1210b to digitally display the count value.

[0204] A predetermined output terminal of the counter 2681 (
In the illustrated example, the signals from Q1, Q1) are connected to the AND circuit 268.
It is designed to be input to the input terminal No. 5. This is for outputting an H level signal from the AND circuit 2685 when the count value represents a predetermined value (for example, "10"). The output of this AND circuit 2685 is input to one input terminal of the OR circuit 2684 as described above.

[0205] The above OR circuit 2684 is connected to the variable prize winning device 1.
The output signal from the timer 2682 that counts the opening time (for example, 10 seconds) of the variable prize winning device 1500 is connected to the differentiating circuit 2683 at the other end. sent via. Therefore, OR circuit 2684
The input level of one terminal becomes H level when 10 game balls win a prize in the variable winning device 1500, and the input level of the other terminal becomes H level when the opening operation of the variable winning device 1500 continues for a predetermined time (10 seconds). When this happens, it becomes H level. Since the output of this OR circuit 2684 is configured to be input to the reset terminal of the third D flip-flop 2675 described above, if either of the above two conditions is satisfied, the output from the OR circuit 2684 goes to an H level. When the signal is output, the "special gaming state" of one opening operation (one cycle) of the variable prize winning device 1500 ends.

[0206] Such opening operation (special gaming state) of the variable winning device 1500 is possible while the "special right state" is occurring, and on the condition that a game ball enters the starting winning opening 9, 9, a maximum of 16 This is repeated several times (up to 16 cycles), and the counter 2686 counts the number of winnings in the starting winning holes 9, 9. That is, the output signal from the AND circuit 2672 described above is input to the clock terminal of the counter 2688, while the second D is input to the reset terminal.
A signal from the output terminal Q bar of flip-flop 2668 is input. As described above, an H level signal is output from the output terminal Q bar of the second D flip-flop 2668 when the gaming machine ends the "special right state". With the count value reset in this way, a "special right state" will then occur, and under the condition that this "special right state" has occurred, the game ball will enter the starting prize opening 9,9. and start switch SW4, SW4 to H.
When a level signal is input, the counter 2688 adds a count value of "1" from that point onwards. Then, the counter 2688 sends a signal indicating the added value to the decoder 269.
1, and the decoder 2691 that receives this displays the second numerical display 1220 installed in the variable display game device.
The number of game balls won in the starting winning holes 9, 9 during the occurrence of the "special right state" is digitally displayed.

When the count value of this counter 2688 reaches a predetermined value (for example, "16"), a signal representing this is sent from the counter 2688 to the delay circuit 268 via
9 is sent to the reset terminal of the third D flip-flop 2668. In this way, when the counter 2688 outputs a signal indicating that a predetermined number of game balls (16) have been won into the starting winning slots 9, 9 while the "special right state" is occurring,
The "special right state" is erased by the action of the third D flip-flop 2668.

As described above, in the pachinko game machine of the second embodiment, the variable display game is played by the variable display game machine 1200 on the condition that the specific winning switch SW3 detects a game ball, and the result of this variable display game is is a “hit”
When the rotating body 1120 rotates counterclockwise, and the game ball that started the variable display game due to this rotation is further detected by the passing detection switch SW1, a "special right state" is generated. In this way, while the "special right state" is occurring, the action of the winning prevention device 1150 prevents further game balls from entering the specific winning device 1100. Therefore, no further variable display games will be started while the "special rights state" is occurring, and therefore, the conditions for the occurrence of the "special rights state" will no longer be satisfied during this time, and the game will not start at that point. There is no possibility that the "special rights state" will end prematurely.

[0209] In this embodiment, the winning prevention device 1
Although the winning prevention device 1150 is not provided, the variable display game is electrically controlled so that the variable display game will not be played even if a winning is made to the specific winning switch SW3. You can do it like this.

[0210] Also in this embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the termination condition of a "special right state" is
It is assumed that a predetermined number (for example, 16) of game balls have won in the starting prize opening during the occurrence, and this is determined by switching the starting switch SW4, S.
The judgment was made based on whether the number of occurrences of the output signal from W4 reached a predetermined number, but the invention is not limited to this, and for example, the determination is made based on the 16th signal emitted from the starting switch SW4, SW4. The "special rights state" may end when the variable prize winning device 1500 closes again after the end of the predetermined opening period.

[0211] Also, in this embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the termination condition of the "special rights state" is set such that a predetermined number (for example, 16) of winnings are placed in the starting prize opening during the occurrence of the "special rights state". Although it is assumed that the game ball has won a prize, the present invention is not limited to this, and various other conditions may also be applied, such as the fact that the number of times the variable winning device 1500 has actually opened a prize has reached a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times). good.

[0212] In addition, in this embodiment, a winning prevention device 1150 is provided in the specific winning device 1100 in order to make it impossible to achieve the conditions for generating the "special right state" during the "special right state".
Specific winning device 110 for game balls in which a “special right state” is occurring
Although the configuration is such that the winning itself is prohibited within 0, the present invention is not limited to this. Rotating body 1120 of specific winning device 1100
Rotation in the counterclockwise direction may be prohibited to prevent a "special right state" from occurring.

[0213] In addition, when generating the "special game state", the movable wing pieces 1510, 151 of the variable prize winning device 1500
0 may be opened only once over a predetermined period of time, or the opening operation may be divided into a plurality of times and opened for a predetermined period of time.

[0214] Regarding the procedure of the variable display game, which is one of the conditions for the occurrence of the "special rights state", the bottom line is as follows.
The procedure is not limited to the one described in this embodiment, and various other procedures can be applied as long as the game is started on the condition that the game ball is detected by a predetermined detection unit and the game result can be determined thereafter. be.

[0215] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the "special right status" is changed to "
Conditions for converting to "special gaming state" when the game ball starts winning hole 9
.

[0216]

Effects of the Invention As detailed above, claim 1 of the present invention
The pachinko gaming machine according to the above includes a special rights preliminary state generating means that converts the gaming machine into a state in which special rights can be generated when a predetermined gaming condition is established, and a special rights preliminary state generating means that converts the gaming machine into a state in which special rights can be generated and when the game ball is in a predetermined state. special right state generating means for generating a special right state on the condition that the special right state has reached the detection unit;
and a condition invalidation means for invalidating the condition achieved by the game ball reaching the predetermined detection section when the gaming machine is converted to the special right state. When the game ball is in the right state, even if the game ball reaches the predetermined detection section and is detected, this detection itself is invalidated by the condition invalidation means,
Therefore, the conditions for the formation of a further special right state are blocked, and the special right state disappears midway, and a certain amount of winnings can be achieved without hitting in a special way such as hitting right while the special right state is occurring. While aiming for the mouth, the opportunity to acquire prize balls due to the occurrence of a special right state further increases, thereby increasing the interest of the game. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2 further includes a special rights preliminary state generation means for converting the gaming machine into a special rights generation possible state when a predetermined gaming condition is established; and a special right state generating means for generating a special gaming state on the condition that a game ball has flowed into a predetermined detection section, and the predetermined detection section of the game ball when the gaming machine is converted to the special right state. When the gaming machine is in a special right state, the winning entry prohibiting means prevents game balls from flowing into the predetermined detection section. Therefore, the special rights status that has already occurred will disappear midway, and the prizes due to the occurrence of the special rights status while aiming for a certain winning opening without using a special winning method while the special rights status is occurring. Opportunities for acquiring balls can be utilized to the maximum, and the interest in the game can be increased.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1: Pachinko game machine 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention
It is a front view showing an example of the configuration of the front side of the game board 3.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the special winning device 10 installed on the game board.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the special prize winning device 10 viewed diagonally from above.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part cut away to show the internal configuration of the special prize winning device 10.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the special prize winning device 10 viewed diagonally from below.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts (front frame 110, main body frame 120, rear frame 130) of the special prize winning device 10.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the rotating winning processing section 140 inserted into the special winning device 10.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the special prize winning device 10 seen from the side.

9 is a perspective view of a variable prize winning device 50 installed on the game board 3. FIG.

FIG. 10: Auxiliary variable winning device 60 installed on the game board 3
FIG.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing how a game ball is won into the special winning device 10.

FIG. 12 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the special winning device to show the downward path of the winning game ball in the special winning device 10. FIG.

13 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the winning game ball of the special winning device 10 has entered the third winning hole 103. FIG.

14 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the winning game ball of the special winning device 10 has entered the first or second winning opening 101, 102. FIG.

FIG. 15 is a control block diagram for explaining the operation control performed by the accessory control device 600.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing an example of the front configuration of a pachinko gaming machine 1000 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 17] Specific winning device 1 installed on game board 1300
100 is a front view.

[Fig. 18] Specific winning device 1 installed on game board 1300
100 is a perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the specific winning device 1100.

FIG. 20 is a control block diagram extracting and showing only the control means related to the variable display game of the accessory control device 2600 and the rotation control of the rotating body 1120.

FIG. 21: Variable prize winning device, winning prevention device, and second
- It is a circuit diagram extracted and showing only the circuit related to the operation control of the fourth numerical display.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Pachinko game machine 3 Game board 4 Game area 6 Specific gate 10 Special winning device 13, 13 Operating area prohibited state indicator 50 Variable winning device 52 Grand prize opening 60 Auxiliary variable winning device 101 First prize opening 102 Second winning hole Mouth 109 Variable display game machine 140 Rotating prize processing section 161 First display (special device operation display) 162
Second indicator (first and second effective operating area indicator) 163 Third indicator (advantageous state indicator) 1100
Special winning device 1110 Specific winning part 1200 Variable display game machine 1500 Variable winning device 1600 Auxiliary variable winning device SW1 (first) passing detection switch SW2 (second) passing detection switch SW3 Specific winning switch SW4, SW4 Starting switch SW5 Specification Gate switch SW6 10 count switch SW8 Rotation angle sensor

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: Special rights preliminary state generating means for converting a gaming machine into a state in which special rights can be generated when a predetermined gaming condition is established; special right state generating means for generating a special right state on the condition that the special right state has been reached, and a game ball reaching the predetermined detection section while the gaming machine is being converted to the special right state. A pachinko game machine characterized by comprising: condition invalidating means for invalidating a condition. 2. Special rights preliminary state generation means for converting the gaming machine into a state in which special rights can be generated when a predetermined gaming condition is satisfied; a special rights state generating means that generates a special gaming state on the condition that the game balls have flowed into the special rights state; and a prize winning means that prohibits the game balls from flowing into the predetermined detection section when the gaming machine has been converted to the special rights state. A pachinko game machine characterized by comprising: prohibition means.