JPH0492684A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a pinball machine having various play contents by providing a hit ball guiding member to be driven so as to improve possibility for a hit ball to be guided into a special passage area based on the output of a specified play state detecting means. CONSTITUTION:On the oblique right and left sides of a special passage area 18, a hit ball guiding device is provided with a a pair of hit ball guiding members 20a and 20b and when the combination of patterns to be displayed on variable displays 17a-17c of a variable display device 16 is turned to a prescribed display state, the hit ball guiding members 20a and 20b of the hit ball guiding device are turned to a specified play state and set to maintain a protruding state during the great success play state. In this case, when the specified play state is set up, the hit ball is easily guided into the special passage area by the hit ball guiding member to be driven at such a time and when the hit ball passage through the special passage area, there is possibility to establish a point. Thus, the pinball machine can be obtained with various play contents.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] This invention involves playing a game by firing a certain number of balls onto a game board having a plurality of passage holes through which the balls can pass. This invention relates to a pinball game machine that provides a predetermined game value based on a game result established by a combination of passage ports through which a certain number of shot balls have passed.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a game is played by firing a certain number of balls onto a game board provided with a plurality of passage holes through which the balls can pass, and at least the certain number of shot balls pass through. For example, as a pinball game machine that gives a predetermined game value based on the game result established by the combination of passage ports, for example, 16
Hit the ball onto the game board, and the hit ball passes through one of the multiple passage holes arranged horizontally in a row at the bottom of the playing area of the game board, and the ball passes through. By making the combination of passage ports a predetermined combination,
A system has been proposed in which points are awarded and prize balls corresponding to the points are paid out as gaming value after the end of the game based on the points.

In this type of pinball game machine, the player simply shoots the balls so that they pass through the passage holes arranged horizontally in a line at the bottom of the playing area in order to score points. there were.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, in order for the player to score points, the player only needs to pass the ball through the passage holes arranged horizontally in a row at the bottom of the gaming area. Even if the ball landed in the passageway or prize-winning hole, there was almost nothing directly related to the establishment of points. For this reason, this type of pinball game machine has a problem in that it is not possible to provide a pinball game machine with a variety of game contents.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is not only to allow balls to pass through the passage holes arranged horizontally in a row at the bottom of the gaming area, but also to To provide a pinball game machine which has a possibility of scoring even if a ball hits a prize opening, a prize opening, etc., and has a variety of game contents.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in this invention, a game is played by firing a certain number of balls onto a game board having a plurality of passage holes through which the balls can pass. When a fired ball passes through a pinball game machine that provides a predetermined gaming value based on the game result established by the combination of passage ports through which at least the certain number of fired balls have passed. a special passage area that can facilitate the establishment of the combination; a specific gaming state detection means for detecting that a predetermined specific gaming state has been reached; The present invention is characterized by comprising: a ball guiding member that is driven to increase the possibility that the ball will be guided to the special passage area.

[Function] When a predetermined specific game state is detected by the specific game state detection means, the hit ball guiding member is driven to guide the falling hit ball toward the special passing area. Then, when the guided ball passes through the special passage area, the combination is easily established, and the probability that points will be awarded increases. In other words, in this invention, points may be earned even if the ball passes through a passage hole other than the passage holes provided in a row horizontally at the bottom of the game area. The pinball game machine can have more variety of game contents compared to a pinball game machine in which points are earned by passing the hit balls through a passage hole provided in a horizontal row at the bottom of the pinball game machine.

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

First, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the overall configuration of the pinball game machine according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pinball game machine. In the figure, a frame-shaped front frame 2 of a pinball game machine 1 is surrounded by a folding holder 3, and the folding holder 3 includes a glass door having glass plates 4a and 4b (see Fig. 4A). A frame 4 and a front door plate 5 are pivotally supported on one side and are attached to be openable and closable. A game board 13 is removably attached to a game board holding frame 48 (see FIG. 2) behind the glass door frame 4 and on the back side of the front frame 2 using a plurality of game board fixtures 49. . Further, on the surface of the front door plate 5, a batted ball supply tray 6 is fixed that stores the ejected prize balls and supplies them one by one to the batted ball firing position. On the upstream side of the batted ball supply tray 6, there is a prize ball dispensing device 56, which will be described later.
A prize ball dispensing lower from which prize balls are ejected is opened, and a speaker 8 that generates sound effects related to the game is built in the lower internal space of the prize ball dispensing lower. Further, the front door plate 5 is also provided with a start switch 9 for starting a game in the pinball game machine 1. Once the start switch 9 is pressed by the first player after the power supply step, there is no need to press it again unless the power is turned off. During the game, it functions as a settlement switch for settling the scores for each game. In this pinball game vaccination 1, the score of the previous game is automatically settled at the same time as the game ends and the next game starts. Therefore, the start switch 9 is used as a settlement switch only when the player wants to settle the previous game without proceeding to the next game. Note that the start switch 9 may not be provided and the game can be started immediately after the power is turned on. Furthermore, a batted ball supply device 76 is fixed to the back surface of the front door plate 5 for supplying the batted balls guided from the batted ball supply tray 6 to the batted ball firing position. Note that the batted ball supply device 76 will be described in detail later.

At the lower part of the front frame 2, there is an operation handle 10 that constitutes a part of the batted ball firing device 61, and a surplus ball tray 11 for storing prize balls that cannot be stored in the batted ball supply tray 6.
is provided. Further, a surplus ball discharge port 12 is provided on the rear surface of the surplus ball receiving tray 11, and balls flowing out from a prize ball dispensing passage 60, which will be described later, are discharged to the surplus ball receiving tray 11. Moreover, inside the operation handle 10,
The surface of the game board 13, which is removably attached to the game board holding frame 48 by a game board mounting tool 49, is provided with a handle switch (not shown) for rotationally driving a ball hitting motor 71, which will be described later. Launch rail 8
Guide rail 14 for guiding the ball guided from 8
are planted in an almost circular shape. And the guide rail 14
The area surrounded by is the gaming area 15. A variable display device 16 having a plurality of variable displays 17a to 17c is provided approximately in the center of the gaming area 15. Further, a special passing area 18 is provided above the variable display device 16, and a ball guiding device having a pair of ball guiding members 20a and 20b is provided diagonally above the special passing area 18 on the left and right sides. There is. The special passage area 18 is not a place through which the hit ball passes, but is configured as a prize opening for receiving the winning hit ball, and a detection switch 19 (hereinafter also referred to as detection switch D) that detects the received hit ball. ) is provided. When the detection switch 19 is turned on, an attacker solenoid 23 that opens and opens an opening/closing attacker 22, which will be described later, is excited, and the same function as when a ball passes through a passage hole 32k, which will be described later, is provided. Furthermore, when the detection switch 19 is turned on, the acquired score, which will be described later, is set to be doubled. In addition, in the special passage area 18, obstacle nails 4 are placed above the special passage area 18 to make it difficult for balls fired normally to win.
1 has been planted. The obstacle nails 41 are installed so that their planting positions are in the shape of an equilateral triangle, and the intervals between the obstacle nails 41 are slightly larger than the diameter of the ball.

On the other hand, a pair of hit ball guide members 20a, 20b arranged diagonally above the special passage area 18 are connected to hit ball guide device driving solenoids 21a, 21b arranged at the rear of the game board 13, and the solenoid 21a, When the solenoid 21b is in a non-energized state, the tips of the ball guiding members 20a, 20b are retracted into the game board 13 so that they are flush with the surface of the game board 13, and the solenoids 21a, 21
When b is excited, the ball guiding member 20a.

20b protrudes from the surface of the game board 13 in an inverted "8" shape. For this reason, the hit balls falling from the game area 15 are guided to the special passing area 18 by the hit ball guiding members 20a and 20b.
be guided towards. The ball guided in this way has a high possibility of passing between the obstacle nails 41 and entering the special passage area 18.

However, not all of the guided balls pass between the obstacle nails 41, and some balls are obstructed by the obstacle nails 41 and do not pass through. In this case, in order to cause the balls that do not pass to fall downward, the ball guide members 20a, 20
The distance between the lower end of b and the obstacle nail 41 is designed to be larger than the diameter of the ball.

By the way, the hit ball guiding member 20a20b of the hit ball guiding device is configured such that the combination of symbols displayed on the variable displays 17a to 17c of the variable display device 16 is in a predetermined display state (for example,
When "odd" numbers are arranged horizontally - however, the probability of appearance of this predetermined display state is, for example, 1/300 to 1
/200 questions), a specific gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot gaming state)
, and is set to maintain a prominent state, that is, a state in which the ball is guided during the jackpot game state. Here, in this embodiment, the duration of the jackpot game state is a predetermined number of games (for example, 14 times) including games in which the combination of symbols displayed on the variable displays 17a to 17c is in a predetermined display state. This is the period until the end of the game, and during that period, the hit ball 8 guiding members 20a, 20b maintain a state protruding from the game board 13. In addition, the solenoid 21 is activated every time the game starts during the jackpot game state.
energize solenoid a and 21b, and at the end of the game solenoid 21a
, 21b may be repeated, or the solenoids 21a and 21b may be energized for a certain period of time after the start of the game, or one hit ball may enter the special passage area 18. up to solenoid 21a, 2
1b may be excited.

Further, a rectangular opening/closing attacker 22 is arranged below the variable display device 16, and the detection switch 19 is turned on.
As a result, the attacker solenoid 23 is energized and the opening/closing attacker 22 is opened. When a hit ball hits the opening/closing attacker 22 that is open, the winning hit ball is detected by a detection switch 24 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as detection switch E). This detection switch 24 is
When N is selected, four passage holes 32i, 32j, 3 including passage holes 32i, 32m, which are passage holes through which the hit ball is difficult to pass, which will be described later.
It is set to provide the same function as when the ball passes through 21.32 m. In this example,
When the detection switch 24 detects one hit ball, the attacker solenoid 23 is activated to close the opening/closing attacker 22.
is de-energized. Of course, in this case, the opening/closing attacker 22 may be closed when a certain period of time has passed after being opened, or the opening/closing attacker 22 may be kept open until the game ends. .

Further, below the opening/closing attacker 22, there is a specific passing area 25 including a passing ball detector 26 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as passing ball detector C) that derives variable stop signals for the variable indicators 17a to 17c. is provided. This specific passage area 25 is configured so that balls can pass downwardly, and nails are arranged above it so that balls can pass through it relatively easily (not shown) (in a triangular arrangement). (Instead, they are planted at two points on the upper left and right sides of the passage area 25.) In this embodiment, the variable display 17a is displayed for a certain period of time (for example, 2 seconds) after the variable stop signal is derived.
- 17c are kept stationary so that the player can recognize them, but even if the hit ball passes through the specific passage area 25 during the stationary period, the variable display devices 17a-17c are changed based on the symbols displayed on the symbols 17a-17c. Stop control is not performed. In other words, passage through the specific passage area 25 is not stored.

In this case, it may be configured to store a predetermined number of passages.

Furthermore, in the gaming area 15, passage ports 27a and 2 including passing ball detectors 28a and 28b (hereinafter also referred to as passing ball detectors A and B) are provided on the left and right sides of the variable display device 16.
7b, and on the left and right sides of the opening/closing attacker 22, tulip type winning openings 29a, 29b opened by tulip solenoids 30a, 30b are provided. These tulip-type winning holes 29a and 29b have tulip switches 31a31 to detect winning balls that have been inserted.
Contains b. However, the ball was hit at one of the passage ports 27a.
When you pass through, there is a tulip-style prize opening 29a below.
When the ball opens and the ball passes through the other passage hole 27b, the tulip-type winning hole 29b below it opens. And the open tulip-style prize openings 29a, 29b
When a hit ball wins a prize, it is set to provide the same function as if the hit ball had passed through one of the passage ports 32a to 32p that is difficult to pass through, which will be described later. Specifically, it is considered that the ball has passed through the passage ports 32d and 32f based on winning in one tulip-type winning hole 29a, and it is considered that the ball has passed through the passing holes 32d and 32f based on winning in the other tulip-type winning hole 29b.
2, the ball is considered to have passed 32m.

At the bottom of the game area 15, there are a plurality of (16 in the example)
The passage ports 32a to 32p are provided in a row in the horizontal direction, and the decorative plate covering the front surface of the passage ports 32a to 32p has passage-ball indicators 33a to 33a corresponding to each of the passage ports 32a to 32p.
33p is provided. In the illustrated embodiment, the passage ports 32a to 32p are numbered "1 to 16". Passing ball indicator 3
3a to 33p are lit, and the passing ball indicators 33a to 33
When 4 p's are lit in a row, the score is 1 point. However, the four passage ports 32g to 32j located in the center (
7, 8, 9, and 10) and the corresponding passing ball indicators 33g to 33j light up, the score is set to 3 points. Furthermore, when five or more lights are lit in a row, one point is added for each one lit. It should be noted that the passing ball indicators 33a to 33p may turn on or blink as a demonstration from when the power is turned on or after the reset output is derived until the start switch 9 is pressed.

By the way, the passage ports 32a to 32p are shown in FIGS. 4A and 4.
It has a structure as shown in Figure B. Figures 4A and 4
Although Figure B shows a cross-sectional view of one passage port 32a, the other passage ports 32b to 32p have the same structure, so their explanation will be omitted. A falling part 34a is formed at the rear end of the passage port 32a, and an operating member 35a is swingably supported by a support shaft 36 below the falling part 34a.
is coming. The actuating member 35a is formed into a disk shape, and a weight 37a is embedded in the lower part thereof, and a mounting part 38a is formed at the rear of the upper part to receive and stop the ball falling from the falling part 34a. Further, the actuating member 35a has a light shielding plate 39a between the weight 37a and the mounting portion 38a.
is installed protrudingly. Further, below the operating member 35a,
A light emitting/receiving type passing ball detection switch 40a which is normally ON is arranged. Therefore, the ball enters the passage hole 32a and falls downward from the falling part 34a to the placing part 38.
a, the actuating member 35a rotates against the biasing force of the weight 37a, as shown in FIG. 4B. Then, when the operating member 35a rotates, the light shielding plate 39a changes the passing ball detection switch 40a from ON to OFF, thereby detecting the presence of a passing ball. As a result, the corresponding passing ball indicators 33a to 33p light up. Note that since the passing ball detection switch 40a is of a light emitting/receiving type, the passing ball indicator 33
The passing ball indicator 33a is covered with a cylindrical cover to prevent it from detecting light from a and causing a malfunction. In addition, the support shaft 36 supports all operating IL materials 3.
It is provided in common to 5a to 35p.

In addition, when the balls hit the passage hole 32a successively win, as shown in FIG. 4B, the subsequent balls hit the actuating member 35a.
It is stopped by the upper part of the mounting part 38a and the stepped part of the rear wall and is on standby.

For this reason, a score display 42 and a double display 43 are provided on the decorative board on which the above-described passing ball indicators 33a to 33p, which are used to accurately count passing balls, are provided. 1
The score display 42 is composed of two digital displays.
The score obtained in one game is displayed, but in this embodiment, the upper limit of the score is limited to "10" points, so when displaying the highest score on the score display 42, "F" is displayed. In addition, the score display 42 flashes the score established in the previous game at the start of the game, and subtracts the score display every time a prize ball is paid out, and when it reaches "0", If a score has been scored in the game, the score may be displayed by lighting, and the scores obtained in each game may be distinguished depending on the display mode. In this case, one digital display that emits two colors may be used to distinguish between the two. Also,
A display device for displaying points generated during the progress of the game and a display device for displaying points to be paid out may be provided separately. Further, the double display 43 lights up when the detection switch 19 is turned on.

Also, on the upper side of the game board 13 outside the game area 15, there is a game number display 44 that displays a predetermined number of consecutive games that can be played when the jackpot game state is reached.
is provided. This game number display 44 is composed of two digital displays, and in the case of this embodiment, the number ``14'' is displayed a predetermined number of times when the jackpot game state ends, and the number ``14'' is displayed every time the game ends. The number subtracted by 1 is displayed. Of course, it is also possible to add "1" at a time so that a total of 14 games can be played. Further, a jackpot indicator 45 is provided at the upper part of the front frame 2, which lights up or flashes when a jackpot gaming state is reached to notify the player. This notification of the jackpot game state is performed not only by the jackpot display 45 but also by, for example, the speaker 8 at the same time.

In the pinball game machine 1 having the configuration described above, as shown in FIG.
2d, 32f, 32i, 32k.

32m (corresponding to 4, 6, 9, ] 1.13) is designed to make it difficult for balls to pass through, so under normal conditions, there is a possibility that the passing ball indicator will light up four times in a row. , that is, it is unlikely that a score will be established. When the fired ball passes through the specific passing region 25 which is relatively easy to pass through, the passing ball detector 26 becomes ONL and the variable indicators 17a to 17c of the variable display device 16 stop. When the symbols displayed on the variable display are in a predetermined display state, a jackpot game state is entered and the ball guiding members 20a and 20b are moved to the game board 1.
It is projected to the front of 3. And the hitting ball guiding member 20a,
When the ball 20b is protruded, most of the fired balls are guided toward the special passage area 18, so that the balls are more likely to land in the special passage area 18, which is normally difficult to hit. When a hit ball enters the special passage area 18 in this way, the detection switch 19 is turned on to open the opening/closing attacker 22, and it is assumed that the hit ball has passed through the passage opening 32k (corresponding to 11), and a corresponding action is taken. Passing ball indicator 33k
will light up and you will be given the right to double the points you have earned. When a ball hits the opening/closing attacker 22 while it is open, the detection switch 24 is turned on and the passage ports 32a to 32p are opened.
Of these, the passage port 32 is relatively difficult to pass through due to the obstruction nail 41.
32i, 32j, 321.32m including i, 32m (
910, 12, 13) is considered to have passed, and the corresponding passing ball indicators 331° 33j, 33 are displayed.
1.33m is now lit. In other words, if a hit ball hits the special passing area 18 in a jackpot game state, the ball will easily land on the opening/closing attacker 22, and passing balls corresponding to five consecutive passage ports 32i to 32m will be displayed. The containers 33i to 33m are lit. In addition, since the three passing holes 32n, 32o, and 32p at the left end of the drawing are normally easy to pass through the batted ball, the corresponding passing ball display 33n
~33p lights up, resulting in eight passage ports 32i~32
There is a high possibility that all the passing ball indicators 33i to 33p corresponding to p are lit. In this case, the score is "5".
” However, since the ball passed through the special pass slope 18, it is doubled and becomes the maximum score of “10”. Therefore, in the jackpot game state, it is possible to play up to 14 consecutive games with high scores as described above, so you can win a large amount of prize balls. Even if there is a ball, if the ball enters one of the passing holes 27a or 27b and turns on the passing ball detector 28a or 28b, the tulip-type winning hole 29a or 29b opens and the plurality of passing holes 32a to 32b are opened. 32p, a passage hole through which it is relatively difficult to pass by the obstacle nail 41, for example, 33d, 33f, or 33;
3m (corresponding to 4, 6, 11, 13) is considered to have passed the ball, and the corresponding passing ball indicators 33d, 33f
Or 33, 33m lights up. In addition, since it is relatively easy for the ball to pass through the passage holes other than the passage holes that are difficult to pass through, the possibility of scoring is increased. However, since it is not a jackpot state, the ball will not easily pass through the passage ports 27a and 27b in the next game.

On the back side of the game board 13 described above, a winning ball collection cover 46 is attached as shown in FIG. This winning ball collecting cover integrated 46 guides the hit balls that have entered the special passage area 18 and the tulip-type winning opening 29b, and the winning balls that have entered the opening/closing attacker 22 and the tulip-style winning opening 29a to both left and right ends, respectively. Conduction path 47a,
47b is formed. Further, a mechanism plate 50 is arranged on the back side of the pinball game machine 1, and this mechanism plate 50 has a predetermined number (for example, 1 Various mechanisms are provided for discharging 16 prize balls per point. The mechanism plate 50 is made of a roughly rectangular mechanism plate body molded from synthetic resin with various mechanisms assembled thereto, and the front side of the mechanism plate 50 collects the batted balls guided to the back surface of the game board 13. A ball collection path is configured to discharge the balls to the outside of the pinball game machine 1 (collection gutter on the installation island). In addition, the mechanism plate 5
Various mechanisms are provided on the rear side of 0 for dispensing prize balls supplied to the player from a supply mechanism (not shown) of the pinball game machine installation stand.These mechanisms will be explained below. A prize ball tank 51 is fixed to the top of the board 50. This prize ball tank 51 is supplied with a large amount of prize balls from the above-described replenishment mechanism.

A guide channel 52 is provided below the prize ball tank 51 for arranging the prize balls. The channel 52 is installed at an angle so that the prize balls are arranged in two rows and flow down naturally. Furthermore, a strain sensing plate 53 is swingably supported on the bottom surface of the upstream side of the channel 52. Therefore, when the prize balls are placed on the strain sensing plate 53 and it is full, the upper end of the strain sensing plate 53 is pushed down against the biasing force of a weight (not shown). On the other hand, the strain sensing plate 5
When the prize balls are no longer placed on the top of the strain sensing plate 53 due to lack of prize balls, the upper end of the strain sensing plate 53 is raised due to the biasing force of the weight.

When the strain sensing plate 53 flips up, an activation switch 55 disposed below it via the activation member 54
a and 55b are operated, the ball-out lamp provided on the front of the game board 13 is lit to notify that fact, and the ball-striking motor 71, which will be described later, is stopped and a signal is sent to the management computer installed in the game hall. , the replenishment mechanism (not shown) is operated to replenish the prize ball tank 51 with a predetermined number (for example, 400 prize balls).

A predetermined number (for example, 16) are provided on the downstream side of the channel 52.
A prize ball dispensing device 56 is provided which stores the prize balls and divides and pays out a predetermined number of prize balls. This prize ball dispensing device 56 is linked via a link 59 with a score processing device 57 having a dispensing solenoid 58 that is excited corresponding to each score, and the dispensing solenoid 58 is connected to the dispensing solenoid 58 as many times as the number of points earned in one game. The system excites the player and pays out prize balls corresponding to the score.

The prize balls dispensed from the prize ball dispensing device 56 are delivered to a prize ball dispensing passage 60 and guided to the batted ball supply tray 6 or surplus ball receiving tray 11.

Furthermore, a control circuit board 100 is attached to the back surface of the mechanism board 50 to control the game content and the operation of firing pressure, which will be described later. A control circuit including a microcomputer (see FIG. 5) is formed on this control circuit board 100.

Further, on the back side of the pinball game machine 1, a ball firing device 61 for firing a ball to the lower side of the front frame is fixed.

A control mechanism for a predetermined number (16) of balls fired in one game by the ball firing device 61 will be explained with reference to FIG.

The batted ball control mechanism includes a batted ball launcher 61 and a batted ball supply device 76.
and a launch rail 88.

Therefore, first, the configuration of the batted ball launching device 61 will be explained. The ball launch device 61 is a drive device for ejecting a ball at a ball launch position on the launch rail 88, and is operated by operating the operating handle 10. In FIG. 3, the ball launcher 61 has a rectangular mounting board 62.
A ball hitting rod 63 having a hammer tip 64 at its tip is rotatably supported at one end of a support shaft 65 (on the rear side of the mounting board 62). The hammer tip part 64 faces the batted ball firing position, and hits the batted ball waiting at the batted ball firing position. Further, although not shown in the drawings, the support shaft 65 is provided with a coiled spring that applies elastic force to the ball hitting rod 63, and one end of the coiled spring is locked to an arm portion 67 that rotates together with the support shaft 65. ,
The other end of the coiled spring is locked to a member rotated by a ball hitting force adjusting member 73, which will be described later. Further, a light shielding plate 66 is formed at the lower end of the ball batting rod 63, and at the position where the batting ball rod 63 is tilted, the light shielding plate 66 turns a ball batting rod operation state detection switch 75, which will be described later, from ON to OFF. When 63 returns, turn it from OFF to ON.

An arm portion 67 is fixed to the other end of the support shaft 65 (on the front side of the mounting board 62), and a contact roller 6 is attached to the tip of the arm portion 67.
8 is rotatably attached. This contact roller 6
8 is a ball hitting motor 7 fixed to the rear side of the mounting board 62
1, and as the ball hitting motor 71 rotates, the rotating cam 69 and the contact roller 68 are disengaged from each other. The shaft 65 and the ball hitting rod 63 are rotated within a predetermined angular range against the biasing force of the coiled spring. Note that the rotating cam 69 is attached to the motor shaft 70 protruding from an opening 72 formed in the mounting board 62, and therefore is located on the front side of the mounting board 62.

Further, the operation handle 1 is provided on the front side of the mounting board 62.
A ball hitting force adjustment member 73 is provided which rotates with a rotational movement of 0 to rotate the coiled spring to adjust the elastic force of the ball hitting rod 63. This ball-hitting force adjustment member 73 is designed to allow fine adjustment of the ball-hitting force (resilient force) in the initial state (state in which the operating handle 10 is not rotated).

On the other hand, on the rear surface side of the mounting board 62, abutment rubbers 74a and 74b for regulating the range of rotation of the ball hitting rod 63 are fixed in a vertically intersecting manner.

Further, on the rear surface side of the mounting board 62, a light emitting/receiving type batting rod operation state detection switch 75 is fixed to be turned on and off by the light shielding plate 66.

This batting rod operation state detection switch 75 is normally in the ON state, and turns OFF when the batting rod 63 tilts and the light shielding plate 66 intervenes.
3 returns, it changes from OFF to ON, and when it changes, the ball feed solenoid 8 of the batted ball supply device 76, which will be described later,
The excitation signal is sent to 5.

Next, the structure of the hit ball supply device 76 will be explained. Third
In the figure, the ball supply device 76 is collectively provided on a box frame-shaped mounting plate 77 fixed to the back surface of the front door plate 5. That is, at the end of the batted ball guiding path 78 that continuously guides batted balls in a line to the batted ball supply tray 6, a side plate portion 79 is provided to face the side plate portion 79, and a feeding soil placement portion 80 is formed just in front of the side plate portion 79. . This soil loading section 80 is provided with an opening so that the ball stops, and the ball feeding protrusion 84 of the ball feeding member 83 appears in and out of this opening. A rectangular ball feeding opening 81 is formed in the upper mounting plate 77 , and the lower side of the ball feeding opening 81 constitutes a regulating section 82 .
This prevents the balls that are fixed on the rod from falling to the firing rail 88 side. Therefore, in order to guide the ball stopped on the feeding soil placement section 80 to the firing rail 88 side, the ball must be lifted and made to jump over the regulating section 82 . A ball feeding member 83 lifts the ball. The ball feeding member 83 is rotatably supported around an intermediate support shaft, and has a ball feeding protrusion 84 bent upwardly on its tip side. The ball feed solenoid 85 is connected to the other end of the ball feed member 83, which is adapted to appear and retract from the soil feeding section 80. For this reason, ball feed solenoid 8
5 is not excited, the ball feeding protrusion 84 of the ball feeding member 83 is in a state retracted from the feeding soil placement section 80. On the other hand, when the ball feeding solenoid 85 is energized, the ball feeding protrusion 84 of the ball feeding member 83 enters the feeding soil placement section 80 and lifts the ball that has been stopped and opens the ball feeding opening 81. and fall to the launch rail 88 side.

Incidentally, a swinging member 86 is disposed at the upper part of the soil feeding section 80, and is swingably provided with one end being pivotally supported by a support shaft. Further, a ball sending detection switch 87 is arranged above the swinging member 86, and this detects the swinging operation of the swinging member 86.

That is, the number of balls sent to the firing rail 88 is detected.

Next, the structure of the launch rail 88 will be explained. In FIG. 3, a ball firing position is formed at the base of a metal firing rail 88, while a curved portion 89 is formed at the upstream end of the firing rail 88, and a curved portion 89 is formed at the upstream end of the firing rail 88, and a curved portion 89 is formed at the upstream end of the firing rail 88. It constitutes the side wall of the foul ball guiding path 90 formed by. At the downstream end of this foul ball guiding path 90,
A foul ball detection switch 91 is arranged to detect a foul ball that has returned on the guide rail 14 without reaching the game area 15 of the game board 13. The foul balls that have passed through the foul ball detection switch 91 are guided from the surplus ball discharge port 12 to the surplus ball receiving tray 11. Note that the foul ball detection switch 91 is the same as the passing ball detection switch 40a described above.
- An operating member operated by a ball is provided in the same way as 40p,
A foul ball may be detected by a switch that detects the operation of the actuating member.

As described above, the batted ball launcher 61, the batted ball supply device 76,
The operation of the ball-striking control mechanism consisting of the and firing rail 88 will be explained.

First, when the player throws the batted balls purchased into the batted ball supply tray 6, the batted balls reach the batted ball guide path 78 from the batted ball supply tray 6, and the first batted ball is placed on the feeding soil placement section 80. It stops in the state (see Figure 3). When the player rotates the operating handle 10 in such a state, the handle switch including a touch switch (not shown) turns ON, and the batting motor 71 of the batting ball launching device 61 rotates. When the ball hitting motor 71 is rotated, the ball hitting rod 63 is tilted by the engagement between the rotating cam 69 and the contact roller 68, and the light shielding plate 66 turns the ball hitting rod operation state detection switch 75 from the ON to OFF state. At this point, the ball feed solenoid 85 of the batted ball supply device 76 is not yet energized. When the ball-striking motor 71 further rotates, the engagement between the rotating cam 69 and the contact roller 68 is released, and the ball-striking rod 63 rapidly returns to its original position. At this time, the ball-striking rod operation state detection switch 75 changes from OFF to ON, and by detecting this change, the ball feed solenoid 85 of the ball supply device 76 is energized. When the ball feeding solenoid 85 is energized, the ball feeding member 83 swings to lift the ball waiting in the feeding soil placement section 80 and send it out from the ball feeding opening 81 to the ball firing position of the firing rail 88. . At this time, the swinging member 86 also swings, and the sending ball detection switch 87 is turned on. This feed ball detection switch 87 is
When N is reached, a count-up signal is derived and is added by "1" to the value of a shot ball counter 105, which will be described later. Note that the first movement of the ball rod 63 does not cause the ball to be fired.

That is, the firing operation of a batted ball and the operation of supplying a batted ball are such that after the hammer tip portion 64 of the batting rod 63 ejects the batted ball at the batted ball firing position, the next batted ball is transferred to the firing rail 88 by the batted ball supply device 76. Configured to fall. therefore,
The first firing action of the game is a blank firing. The reason why the supplied batted ball was not configured to fire immediately is that if the configuration is configured to fire the batted ball that has just been supplied, the time that the batted ball is placed at the batted ball firing position will increase. This is because it may become unstable because it becomes shorter, and in that case, firing defects such as spotting may occur. In addition, if the type is such that the batted ball is supplied by the batted ball feeding operation after the batted ball firing operation, the batted ball launching device 61 and the batting ball feeding device 76 may be provided with separate drive sources as in the embodiment. Instead, a single drive source may be used to drive both the ball launcher 61 and the ball supply device 76.

As the player continuously operates the operating handle 10 as described above, the ball hitting motor 71 rotates continuously,
To launch a ball and supply the ball. By the way, when the fired balls return along the guide rail 14 without reaching the game area 15 of the game board 13, most of them are guided to the foul ball guide path 90 and trigger the foul ball detection switch 91. Turn it on. This foul ball detection switch 9
When 1 turns on, a countdown signal is derived and the value of a shot ball counter 105, which will be described later, is subtracted by 1.

One game ends when the value of the above-mentioned shot ball counter 105 reaches "16". And shot ball counter 10
After the value of 5 becomes "16", the operation of the ball feed solenoid 85 of the batted ball supply device 76 is disabled for a predetermined time T. At this time, the batting ball motor 71 of the batting ball launching device 61 is
As long as the player operates the operating handle 10, it continues to rotate, causing the batting rod 63 to reciprocate. In the above case, the ball-striking motor 71 of the ball-launching device 61 may be stopped during the predetermined time T at the same time as the ball-feeding solenoid 85.

The configuration and ball hitting control mechanism of the pinball game machine 1 according to the embodiment have been explained above.
The overall operation of the pinball game machine 1 according to the embodiment will be explained with reference to Figure J.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control circuit that controls the operation of the pinball game machine 1. This control circuit is constructed within the control circuit board 100 and includes a microcomputer as a control center.

The microcomputer includes an MPU10I that can execute control operations according to a predetermined procedure, a ROM 102 that stores operation program data for the MPU 101, and a RAM 103 that can write and read necessary data. The passing ball detection switch 40 is included in the RAM 103.
A passage determination unit 104 determines whether or not a hit ball has passed between a and 40p, and a count-up is performed by a signal from the sent ball detection switch 87, and the foul ball detection switch 9 is counted up.
1, and a game counter 106 that counts the number of consecutive games that can be played when a jackpot game state is reached. Furthermore, the microcomputer includes a human output interface 107 that receives human input signals and provides input data to the MPU 101, and receives output data from the MPU 101 and outputs it to the outside.

The human output interface 107 includes various detection switches included in the pinball game machine 1, specifically, a batting rod operation state detection switch 75, a feed ball detection switch 87, a foul ball detection switch 91, a start switch 9, Passing ball detection switches 40a to 4p, passing ball detectors 28a, 28b
, 26, the detection switches 19, 24, and the tulip switches 31a, 31b are manually inputted, and the indicators and solenoids included in the pinball game machine 1, specifically, the jackpot indicator 45, the speaker 8 , ball feed solenoid 85, game number display 44, score display 42.2 times display 43, passed ball display 33a to 33p, variable display device 16
, the batted ball supply device drive solenoids 21a and 21b, the tulip solenoids 30a and 30b, and the attacker solenoid 23, respectively.

In addition, although the above-mentioned control circuit includes a circuit for controlling the game and a circuit for controlling the ball firing mechanism in one control circuit, these may be configured using separate control circuit boards. . In this case, these control circuit boards may be housed in one board box or in separate board boxes.6 Next, referring to the flowcharts in Figures 68 to 6J, ,
The specific operation of the above control circuit will be explained. 6th A
The figure shows a main routine showing the overall operation of the embodiment. First, when the power is turned on, the microcomputer determines whether or not an error has occurred in the RAM 103 (step St). If it determines that there is a RAM error, it sets initial data (step S).
2). Note that since the process of step S1 is always performed, an error determination is made even when the program of the microcomputer runs out of control, and the initial data of step S2 is set.

If no error is determined in step S1, or if initial data is set in step S2, various subroutine control processes are performed to control the game of the embodiment. A game start control subroutine is executed at the start (step S3), a score calculation control subroutine is executed (step S4), a prize ball payout control subroutine (step S5), and a ball feeding control subroutine (step S5).
Step S6), Guiding member control subroutine (Step S7), Attacker control subroutine (Step S8)
, tulip control subroutine (step S9), sound/lamp control subroutine (step 510), score/
Game number display control subroutine (step 5ll), variable display control subroutine (step 512), passed ball check subroutine (step 313), tulip passed ball check subroutine (step 514), foul ball check subroutine (step 515), and sent ball check subroutine Each check subroutine (step 516) is executed. After each of the above subroutines is executed, the data processed in each subroutine is output (step 517), and then a count-up process for determining a stop symbol is performed (step 518). This stop symbol determination count-up process is for extracting symbol combinations to be displayed on the variable display sections 178 to 17c of the variable display device 16. For example, count numbers correspond to 1000 symbol combinations. The count number is always counted up and changed, and the combination of symbols corresponding to the number counted when the ball passes through the specific passing area 25 is controlled so as to be selected. Then, the process of step 318 is performed as the process of counting up, but this is executed in a cycle until a periodic reset signal is received from the pulse frequency dividing circuit included in the microcomputer. ing.

Therefore, since the time for processing steps 51 to S17 in the main routine is always different, the number counted up is always different. In other words, the selected symbol combinations are always randomly selected.

The main routine described above is executed once every time there is a reset signal generated from the pulse frequency divider circuit, but in this embodiment, the reset signal is generated once every 4 m5ec, so the main routine lasts for 4 ms. It will be performed once every e c. In addition, among the subroutines included in the above-mentioned main routine, the pinball game machine 1 of this embodiment
Game start control in step S3 related to important game content, ball feeding control in step S6, guide member control in step s7, attacker control in step S8, tulip control in step S9, variable display control in step S14, and step S14 Check the tulip passing ball,
Foul ball check in step S15 and step S
The details of each of the 16 ball sending checks are shown in FIGS. 6B to 6J, but detailed explanations of the other subroutines will be omitted.

Therefore, the game start control process in step s3 will be explained with reference to FIG. 6B. First, it is determined whether or not the start flag that has been set during the game is set (step 519). If it is set, the subroutine is terminated without executing the following processing. If it is determined that the timer has not been set, it is determined whether or not a game interval timer that measures a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) set between games has ended (step 520). , if finished, start operation,
That is, it is determined whether or not the start switch 9 has been operated (step 521). If the start switch 9 is operated at the first start of the game after the power is turned on, there is no need to operate it every time the game starts thereafter.

If it is determined that there is a start operation, the process proceeds to step S30, which will be described later, and a start flag is set. On the other hand, if there is no start operation, the subroutine ends without performing the following processing.

In step S20, if it is determined that the game interval timer has not ended, it is determined whether or not the count number of the interval timer subtracts "1" and ends (step S22). If the subroutine does not end even after subtraction, the subroutine ends without performing the following processing, while if it is determined that it should end after subtracting "1", the points obtained in the completed game are determined and the subroutine ends. , the value of the score counter in which the score is stored is added to the unpaid excavation counter (step 5).
23), and then the value of the score counter is cleared (step 524). Note that the prize balls are paid out based on the value of the flavor payout ball counter, but detailed explanation thereof will be omitted. Furthermore, all flags including passing ball flags set in the game, i.e. 1 to 16.
The passage flag (indicating the passage determination unit 104), the double flag, the ball feed counter (indicating the shot ball counter 105), and the tulip solenoids 30a and 30b timers are cleared (step 525). Then, it is determined whether the value of the jackpot game number counter (indicating the game counter 106) is "0" (step 526).
, if it is not “0”, calculate “ from the value of the jackpot number counter.
1J is subtracted (step 527), and it is determined again whether the value of the jackpot game number counter is "0" (step 328). The value of the jackpot game counter is “0”
If so, clear the jackpot flag in step 5.
29), then sets a start flag (step 530) and ends the subroutine. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S26 that the value of the jackpot game number counter is "0", and if it is determined in step 328 that the value of the jackpot game number counter is not "0", the process proceeds to step S30. Set the advance start flag and end the subroutine.

Next, details of the ball feeding control in step S6 will be explained with reference to FIG. 6C. First, ball feed solenoid 8
It is determined whether the timer for exciting 5 has ended (
If step 531) has not been completed, proceed to step S35, which will be described later, and turn the ball feed solenoid 85 ON.
, and when the timer has finished, it is determined whether the start flag is set (
Step 532). If the start flag is set, it is determined whether or not the batting rod operating state detection switch 75 has changed from OFF to ON, that is, whether or not the rising edge has been detected (step 533), and the starting edge is detected. When detected, a timer for exciting the ball feed solenoid 85 is set (step 534), and then the ball feed solenoid 85 is turned on (step 535), and the subroutine ends. As a result, one ball is supplied to the ball firing position. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S32 that the start flag is not set, and if it is determined that the rising of the batting rod operation state detection switch 75 is not detected, the ball feed solenoid 85 is turned off. (Step 536) The subroutine is ended.Next, the control of the ball guiding members 20a, 20b, opening/closing attacker 22, tulip type prize openings 29a, 29b, and variable display device 16 operated during the game is shown in FIGS. 6D to 6D. This will be explained with reference to 6Gl. First, the guidance member control of the hitting ball guiding members 20a and 20b will be explained with reference to FIG. Member drive solenoid 21a
, 21b (abbreviated as guiding member solenoid) is turned on (step 538), and if it is not set, the guiding member solenoid is turned off (step 539), and the subroutine ends. That is, while the jackpot continues, the ball-hitting guide members 20a and 20b continue to protrude to the front of the game board 13. In this case, as described above, the ball guiding members 20a and 20b may be retracted at the end of each game while the jackpot continues, and protruded at each start of the game.

Next, attacker control of the opening/closing attacker 22 will be explained with reference to FIG. 6E. First, it is determined whether the hit ball has landed (passed) within the attacker (step 540).
), if it passes, the passage ports 32i, 32j, 321
．． 32m (corresponding to 9,1012.13), and the passage flag of 9,1012.13 is set (step 542), and then the attacker opening flag is cleared (step 542).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 540 that there is no passing ball within the attacker, or if the process of step S4.2 is completed, it is determined whether or not the ball has passed through the attacker opening passageway, that is, the special passage area 18. (step 543), and if it does not pass, the process proceeds to step S45, which will be described later. If it passes, it is determined that the
It is assumed that the ball has passed through (corresponding to ), and the passing flag of 11 is set, the double flag is set, and the attacker opening flag is set (step 544), and then step S
Proceed to step 45.

In step S45, it is determined whether or not the attacker opening 7 & closing is set. If set, the attacker solenoid 23 is turned on (step 546), and if not set, the attacker solenoid 23 is turned off. (step 547), and the subroutine ends.

Next, the tulip control of the tulip type winning ports 29a and 29b will be explained with reference to FIG. 6F. first,
It is determined whether or not the tulip A solenoid timer that regulates the opening time of one tulip type winning opening 29a has ended (step 548). If it is determined that the timer has ended, the tulip solenoid 30a is turned off.
F (step 549), and then it is determined whether or not the ball has passed through the passage port 27a (step 550).
. When the ball passes through the passage port 27a, the tulip A solenoid timer is set (step 551).
, proceed to the next step S53. If the ball has not passed through the passage port 27a, the process proceeds to step 553 without setting the tulip A solenoid timer. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S48 that the tulip A solenoid timer has not ended,
The tulip solenoid 30a is turned on (step 552), and the process advances to step S53.

Steps 'S53 to S57 correspond to the external tulip-type winning slot 29b, and the same processes as steps 548 to S56 described above are executed, and the subroutine ends. In other words, tulip type prize opening 2
The openings 9a and 29b are opened for a certain period of time as the ball passes through the openings 27a and 27b, respectively. However, when one game ends, the tulip solenoid timer is cleared and closed in step S25, even if the timer is in the middle of the timer.Next, regarding the variable display control of the variable display device 16, This will be explained with reference to the figures. First, it is determined whether or not the jackpot flag is set (step 558). If it is set, the variable display control subroutine ends because the jackpot game state is already in progress. On the other hand, when the jackpot flag is not set, it is determined whether the previous variable display stop result was a loss display and the interval time has elapsed, that is, whether the loss display interval timer has ended (step 559). ).

When the missed display interval timer has not ended, the variable display control subroutine ends, and when the missed display interval timer has ended, it is determined whether or not there is a ball passing through the variable stop passage opening, that is, the specific passing area 25. (Step 560). If there are no passing balls in the specific passing area 25, the variable display continues (step 56).
1 (however, details omitted), the subroutine is ended, and on the other hand, if there is a passing ball in the specific passing area 25, the variable display 1 is displayed with a display corresponding to the current value of the stop symbol determination counter.
7a to 17c are stopped (step 562). Then, it is determined whether the combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed is in a predetermined display mode, that is, whether or not it is a jackpot (step 563), and if it is not a jackpot, a loss display interval timer is set. (step 564
), ends the subroutine. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is a jackpot, a jackpot flag is set (step 565), and then a value "14" is set in the jackpot game number counter 106 (step 566), and the subroutine is ended. Note that in this embodiment, the specific passage area 25
The stopping symbol is determined at the timing when the hit ball passes through the specific passing area 25, but the value content (hit or miss) is first determined at the timing when the hitting ball passes through the specific passing area 25, and the stopping symbol is determined based on that determination. You can.

Next, the tulip type winning hole 29a is operated by the tulip control shown in FIG. 6F.

The tulip passing ball check process when a hit ball wins a prize on the ball 29b will be explained with reference to FIG. 6H. first,
Whether or not there is a passing ball in one tulip type winning opening 29a, that is, whether the tulip switch 31a is ONL,
It is determined whether the ball has passed through the passage ports 32d and 32f (corresponding to 4 and 6) and the 4.6 passage flag is set (step 567).
step 568). In addition, if the switch is not turned on or if step S68 is completed, it is determined whether or not there is a passing ball in the tulip-type prize opening 29b of another port, that is, whether or not the tulip switch 31b is turned on (step S68). 569), ONt, the passage port 32
, it is assumed that the hit ball has passed at 32m (corresponding to 11 and 13), and the 11.13 passing flag is set (step 5).
70). If it is not turned on or if step S70 is completed, the subroutine ends.

Next, the process of controlling the number of shots in one game of the pinball game will be explained using FIGS. 6I and 6J as #I-. First, the foul ball check process will be explained with reference to the iBI diagram. First, it is determined whether or not there is a foul ball (step 571), and if there is, it is determined whether or not the value of the foul ball counter is "0" (step 571).
72).

The value of this feed king counter is rQJ, which means that
If there are no balls fired yet or step S
This means that the game has been cleared with a score of 25 and the game has moved on to the next game. Therefore, the value of the ball feed counter is
If it is not "0", "1" is subtracted from the value of the sent ball counter (step 573), and then it is determined whether the start flag is set (step 574).
.

If the start flag is not set, the start flag is set (step 575), the ball is fired, and the subroutine ends. If it is determined in step 571 that there is no foul ball, step S72 is performed. If it is determined that the value of the sent ball counter is "0", or if it is determined that the start flag is set in step S74, the foul ball check subroutine is ended.

Next, referring to FIG. 6J, the ball to be sent check process will be explained. First, it is determined whether or not there is a ball to be sent, that is, whether or not the ball to be sent is detected by the ball to be sent detection switch 87 (step 576). ), if there is a sent ball, "1" is added to the value of the sent ball counter (step 577).
), then it is determined whether the value of the sent ball counter is "16" (step 578). Said step S7
If it is determined in step S78 that there is no ball to send, or in step S78
If it is determined that the value of the feed ball counter is less than 16J, the subroutine ends, but step S7
If it is determined in step 8 that the value of the sent ball counter is "16", the game is deemed to have ended and the start flag is cleared, the game interval timer is set (step 579), and the subroutine ends. So far, among the operations of the pinball game machine 1 according to the embodiment, the operations related to the game content have been explained. 25, the variable display device 16 is activated,
If the display result matches a predetermined display result, the ball guide members 20a, 20b continuously display a special message that makes it difficult for the ball to pass through the falling ball during a predetermined number of games (14 times). Since the ball is guided toward the game area 18, there is a high possibility that the ball will pass through the special game area 18.

Then, when the hit ball passes through the special game area 18,
Since the opening/closing attacker 22, which facilitates the combination of passage ports, is opened, the possibility of scoring points increases, and it is possible to avoid hitting the passage holes 32a to 32p, which are arranged in a row horizontally at the bottom of the gaming area 14, as in the past. Compared to a pinball game machine in which points are earned by the passage of balls, the pinball game machine can have more variety of game contents.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the hit ball guiding device was shown as one in which the pair of hitting ball guiding members 20a and 20b were driven by the hitting ball guiding device drive solenoids 21a and 21b, but this could be driven by an electric drive source. It may also be configured with a so-called electric tulip that opens and closes. In this case, it may be configured such that the electric tulip detects the hit ball once received and then releases it onto the surface of the game board 13 again.

Further, in the above embodiment, the ball guiding members 20a, 20
The trigger for driving b (the detection means for detecting a specific gaming state) is that the display state of the variable display device 16 has become a predetermined display state. When the winning device detects a hit ball that has entered a predetermined winning hole among a plurality of winning holes, the hit ball guiding members 20a and 20b are activated. It may also be driven.

Further, the variable display devices 17a to 17a forming the variable display device 16
17c is not limited to the illustrated 7-segment LED; for example, it may be a variable display composed of an LED, a dot matrix display, a rotating drum, etc., and the number thereof may be at least one. Bye. Further, the variable operations of the variable indicators 17a to 17c are not limited to operations that always operate variably as in the embodiment and stop when the ball passes through the specific passing area 25, but also, for example,
It is also possible to start the variable operation when the ball passes through the specific passage area 25 without performing the variable operation during normal times, and to stop the variable diameter operation for a certain period of time.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the game is closed when one hit ball lands on the opening/closing attacker 22, but if no ball hits the opening/closing attacker 22 during one game, the game will not close. If such a state continues, for example, it may be forcibly closed after a predetermined number of games (for example, at the end of the third game).

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, when a jackpot is achieved, the period for operating the ball guiding members 20a and 20b is 14
Although it is assumed that the game is played until the end, the number of times may be set arbitrarily. In addition, as a standard for one game when a jackpot is achieved, the 16-shot game was played 14 times, but it was a 16-shot game with two open/close attackers.
It may be assumed that the game in which 2 was opened at least once was played 14 times, or the game was played 14 times in which the ball was fired at least once to the open opening/closing attacker 22 in which 16 balls were fired. It may also be a matter of fact.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, as the game value given according to the score, prize balls corresponding to the score were given as in the past, but medals corresponding to 49 points and information corresponding to the score were shown. It may also be a card or the like on which is recorded.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, the pinball game machine according to the present invention guides the hit ball to the special passage area by the hit ball guiding member that is driven when the specific game state is entered. When the ball passes through the special passing area, there is a possibility that a score will be achieved, so it is possible to provide a pinball game machine having more variety of game contents.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pinball game machine according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pinball game machine, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of a device for supplying and firing balls of the pinball game machine. Front view, Figures 4A and 4B
5 is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls the operation of the pinball game, and FIGS. 6A to 6
FIG. J is a flow diagram showing a specific example of the operation controlled by the control circuit shown in FIG. 5.・Pinball game machine ・Game board ・Variable display device (device that makes a specific game state appear) ・・Special passage area a, 20b ・・Ball guiding member a~32p ・・Passing opening

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A game is played by firing a fixed number of balls onto a game board having a plurality of passage holes through which the balls can pass, and at least a passage through which the fixed number of shot balls have passed. In a pinball game machine that gives a predetermined gaming value based on a game result established by a combination of mouths, there is provided a special passing area that can facilitate the establishment of the combination when a fired ball passes through. , a specific gaming state detecting means for detecting that a predetermined specific gaming state has been entered, and a drive so as to increase the possibility that the ball will be guided to the special passage area based on the output of the specific gaming state detecting means. A pinball game machine characterized by comprising: a ball-guiding member that allows a ball to be hit;