JPH05131059A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a novel pachinko game machine having high amusement performance by set-changing the probability at the next time that the display result of a pattern display part satisfies the previously set condition, after the display result of the pattern display part satisfies the previously set condition at this time and a special winning port is opened and then closed, if the display result of the pattern display part satisfies the previously set condition in the preceding time. CONSTITUTION:A pachinco game machine is equipped with a detecting means SW1 for detecting the winning of a playing ball into a special starting winning port 6, pattern display means 3, 4 and 5 for displaying patterns in variable manner according to the detection port 8 which is opened when the display result of the pattern display means 3, 4, and 5 satisfy the previously set first condition. A set probability varying means which set-changes the probability that the display results of the pattern display means 3, 4 and 5 satisfy the first condition when the display results of the pattern display means 3, 4 and 5 satisfy the previously set second condition is installed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a pachinko machine equipped with a pattern display means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a pachinko machine having a probability change setting means, in JP-A-3-231695, a variable winning device capable of changing between a first state advantageous to a player and a second state disadvantageous to a player. And a plurality of starting winning openings that are set to drive the variable winning device to the first state based on the winning of the game ball, and variably displayable and accepted when the variable winning device is in the first state A variable display device for deriving a display result based on a given game ball, and a probability that the variable display device derives a display result for giving a predetermined game value to a player, are changed and set for each of a plurality of starting winning openings. The probability change setting means, the probability selecting means for selecting the probability set by the probability setting means according to the starting winning opening based on the winning of the game ball to the starting winning opening, and the probability selecting means. A display result determination means for determining whether or not the display result of the variable display device based on the rate is a display result for giving a predetermined game value to the player, and a predetermined result for the player based on the output of the display result determination means. A pachinko machine provided with a game value giving means for giving a game value is shown and known.

The probability change setting means of the pachinko machine is provided for each of the plurality of starting winning openings provided on the game board, and based on the winning of the game ball for each of the plurality of starting winning openings.
The variable display device changes and sets the probability of deriving a display result that gives a player a predetermined game value, for each of a plurality of starting winning openings, and the probability is changed and set based on the display result shown on the variable display device. It wasn't something to do.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a display result of a pattern display section when a preset condition is satisfied,
Probability that the display result of the next time and after will meet the preset condition after the specific winning opening is opened and closed by satisfying the preset condition of the display result of the symbol display part The purpose is to provide a new pachinko machine with a high degree of taste by changing the setting.

[0005]

The pachinko machine of the present invention comprises:
In order to solve the above problems, a detection means for detecting the winning of a game ball to a specific starting winning opening, a symbol display means for variably displaying a symbol by a detection signal from the detection means, and a display for the symbol display means In a pachinko machine provided with a specific winning opening that is opened by the result satisfying the preset first condition, by satisfying the preset second condition, the display result of the symbol display means, It is characterized in that the display result by the symbol display means is provided with setting probability changing means for setting and changing the probability of satisfying the first condition.

[0006]

[Function] When a game ball wins a specific start winning hole, the detection means detects the winning of the game ball and issues a signal, and the symbol display means variably displays the symbol by the detection signal from the detector,
When the display result satisfies the preset first condition, the specific winning opening is opened, and when the display result of the symbol display unit satisfies the preset second condition, the setting probability changing unit is the symbol. The probability of the display result displayed by the display means satisfying the first condition is set and changed.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing one side of a game board of one embodiment of a pachinko machine of the present invention.

A front glass is provided on the front surface of the game board 1 to prevent the game balls from popping out, but the illustration is omitted. Hereinafter, the direction from the game board 1 to the front glass is referred to as the front, and the direction opposite to the direction from the game board 1 to the front glass is referred to as the back.

At the approximate center of the game board 1, the main portion of the symbol display unit including the symbol display means, which is a symbol display device provided with three symbol display units 3, 4 and 5 in the form of segments using LEDs The constituent symbol display unit 2 is provided.

Below the symbol display unit 2, a starting winning opening made up of a symbol starting opening 6 which also serves as a starting opening for changing the symbols of the symbol display portions 3, 4, 5 and a winning opening for paying a prize ball for winning a game ball. Is deployed, inside the design starting port 6,
Detecting means including a symbol operation switch SW1 for detecting the winning of the game ball is provided.

A symbol starting opening 6 corresponding to the lower center of the game board 1
A normal electric accessory 8'which is driven to open and close by a solenoid or the like is arranged below the, and the display results of the symbol display portions 3, 4, 5 of the symbol display unit 2 are preset in the ordinary electric accessory 8 '. Also, the specific winning opening 8 opened by all the symbol matches as the first condition is provided. The ordinary electric accessory 8'having the specific winning opening 8 is for passing the winning game ball, and is not for paying out the prize ball for winning the game ball.

A winning device 7 is provided below the specific winning port 8 and communicates with the specific winning port 8. The game balls that have won the specific winning port 8 fall into the winning device 7 and enter the specific winning port 8. Prize balls for gaming balls are paid out.

On the left side of the symbol display unit 2 on the left side of the game board 1, a left third kind starting opening 10 made of an accessory is arranged,
A second detection body including a third-class starting opening winning detection switch SW2 is provided inside. In addition, the left third kind starting mouth 1
Below 0, a lower left tulip type accessory 44 is provided.

On the right side of the symbol display unit 2 on the right side of the game board 1, a substantially disc-shaped rotating body 14 is rotated by a motor (not shown) about a direction perpendicular to the surface of the game board 1 as an axis.
Is provided, and the right decoration LE for decoration is provided on the rear surface of the rotating body 14.
D18 are arranged so as to form six circles.

As shown in FIG. 4, a semi-longitudinal capsule-shaped notch 20 is formed at one edge of the rotary member 14, and two half peripheral walls 21 are formed along the side surface of the rotary member 14. 21
Are provided in front of each other, and gaps 11 and 22 are formed between the two half peripheral walls 21 and 21 to allow a game ball to pass through in the vertical direction. The gap 11 is the right third-class start opening 1
It is 1.

An accessory 11 'having the same shape as the left third-class starting opening 10 is arranged so as to communicate directly below the gap 22. Inside the accessory 11', the third-class starting opening winning detection switch SW2 is also provided. A second detector is provided.

The rotator 14 is rotated counterclockwise when the power is turned on, so that the notch 20 circulates inside the two half peripheral walls 21, 21. Then, when the game ball wins when the cutout portion 20 and the right third-type starting opening 11 of the rotating body 14 match,
The game ball is held in the notch 20 while the left half peripheral wall 21 is held.
Halfway around, and falls into the lower accessory 11 'when the gap 22 and the notch 20 coincide.

Below the accessory 11 ', there is provided a third-class starting-port winning-number display LED 19 for displaying the total number of gaming balls won in the two third-class starting ports 10, 11.

Below the third-class starting opening winning number display LED 19, there is provided a large winning opening 9 which is driven by a solenoid based on the winning detection of the game ball from the third-class starting winning detection switch SW2. On the front surface of the winning device 9 ′ having the special winning opening 9, a special winning opening winning number display LED 16 for displaying the total number of game balls won in the big winning opening 9 is provided. Further, inside the back of the special winning opening 9, a big winning opening winning detection switch SW for detecting a game ball that has won the big winning opening 9
4 are deployed.

As in the conventional case, the symbol display unit 2 has a ceiling winning opening 41 at the top thereof, and an arch-shaped ball distribution piece 23 formed so as to project forward from the game board 1 surface at a substantially middle portion.
And a left symbol display unit 3, a middle symbol display unit 5, and a right symbol display unit 4 which are arranged in parallel in the central portion.

In this embodiment, LE is provided below the winning entrance 41.
Between the indicator lamp 51, which is turned on by D, the ball sorting piece 23 and each of the symbol display portions 3, 4 and 5, the decorative upper decorative LED 1
A memory number display LED 15 is provided for lighting up and displaying the maximum number of four game balls that have won in the symbol starting port 6 on the left and right sides of 7 and the upper decoration LED 17.

Further, each of the symbol display portions 3, 4, and 5 is configured such that one segment is assigned LEDs of two colors, red and green, and seven segments have an 8-shaped shape. By turning on both the red and green LEDs at the same time, it is possible to express orange. Depending on the winning state of the game ball and the display result of each of the symbol display units 3, 4, and 5, each of the symbol display units 3, 4, and 5 is turned on by turning on one or both of the red and green LEDs at the same time. Or, it is displayed in green or orange and the color is changed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the winning device 7 has a flange portion 69 on the outside of the peripheral wall 61 of the plate 71.
Is formed and holes 68 are formed at the four corners, so that the game board 1 is fixed with screws. A front surface of a plate 71 mounted on the game board 1 surface is provided with a substantially elliptical peripheral wall 61 that is provided so as to project forward from the game board 1 surface, and is integrally formed continuously with the peripheral wall 61 at a lower portion of the peripheral wall 61. In addition, a spherical guiding wall 65 having a shape in which three downward convex semicircular shapes are connected in parallel is formed, and an opening 60 communicating with the specific winning opening 8 is provided above the peripheral wall 61. .. At the center of the inner wall 67 formed on the plate 71 by the inner side of the peripheral wall 61, the stopping device 12 for temporarily stopping the game ball that has won the winning device 7 is arranged.

The retaining device 12 has guide rods 64, 64 projecting through the inner wall 67 from the inside to the front, and has a ball receiving member having a shape in which two downward convex semicircular shapes are connected in parallel. Both ends of the piece 62 are guided by the guide rods 64, 64, and the piece 62 moves through a hole (not shown) having the same shape as the ball receiving piece 62 provided in the inner wall 67 to the plunger 72 behind the inner wall 67. It is connected through the member 63.

The plunger 72 is a solenoid SOL3.
Driven by a solenoid S as shown in FIG.
When OL3 is excited, the plunger 72 contracts and the movable member 63 moves forward, so that the ball receiving piece 62 projects forward. Further, when the ball receiving piece 62 is projected forward, the game ball flow path 70 is formed inside the peripheral wall 61 and on the side of the ball receiving piece 62.
The vertical center line of the ball receiving piece 62 is aligned with the vertical center line of the ball guiding wall 65, and the ball receiving piece 62 is located above the ball guiding wall 65. Since the stopping device 12 has a shape in which two ball receiving pieces 62 are connected in parallel with each other in a semicircular shape having a downward convex shape, as shown in FIG. 2, two gaming balls are formed in two semicircular shapes. Since it is possible to ride while holding another game ball supported by two game balls between the two game balls, up to three game balls can be parked. The stopping device 12 is operated immediately before the opening of the specific winning opening 8 based on the symbol matching of the symbol display portions 3, 4, and 5.

The sphere guiding wall 65, which is formed by connecting three downward convex semicircular shapes in parallel, is slightly inclined toward the back, and the inner wall 67 intersects with the sphere guiding wall 65.
Are three winning areas 66, which are the winning areas of the winning device 7 and are formed in a circular shape so as to match the downward convex semicircular shape.
13, 66 are provided.

These three winning areas 66, 13, 66 are
The prize areas in the middle are specified areas 13 and the prize areas on both sides are the other prize areas 6 which are arranged in parallel horizontally toward the game board 1.
6, 66, and inside the inner side of the specific area 13, a third detection means including a specific area passage detection switch SW3 is provided.

The game balls that have fallen into the prize winning device 7 are won in either the specific area 13 or the other prize areas 66, 66. The specific winning opening 8 is opened based on the matching of the symbols of the symbol display portions 3, 4, 5, and when the game ball is won in the specific winning opening 8, the winning game ball is the opening portion 60 communicating with the specific winning opening 8. After passing through the entrance to the prize winning device 7, the specific winning opening 8
Is held by the detention device 12 that was activated immediately before the opening of the. When the stop device 12 is in a state where three game balls are stopped, the game ball that has newly passed through the opening 60 and entered the winning device 7 is alienated to the three stopped game balls. As a result, it reaches the game ball flow passage 70 formed inside the peripheral wall 61 and on the side of the ball receiving piece 62, and wins either the specific area 13 or the other winning areas 66, 66.

In the detention device 12, since the solenoid SOL3 is deenergized after a lapse of a certain period of time from its operation,
As shown in FIG. 3, since the plunger 72 extends and the movable member 63 moves rearward, the ball receiving piece 62 is pulled inward and retracts into the inner wall 67.

For this reason, the game ball that has been stopped in the stopping device 12 freely falls downward, but at this time, the stopping device 1
If 2 is a state in which three game balls are stopped, the game ball supported and mounted between the two game balls among the stopped game balls is the vertical center of the ball guiding wall 65. Since it is located above the line, the specific area 13 which is the middle winning area
The chances of winning a prize are high.

Note that, in FIG. 1, the respective elements of the lower left winning opening 42, the lower right winning opening 43, the windmill 48, the out ball receiving opening 46, the ball guiding rail 45, the return rubber 47, and the lamp windmill 49 are well known. The description is omitted.

Reference numerals 50 to 53 are indicator lights, and each element constitutes a group A, B, C, D, and each group is turned on and blinked, and 50 is an indicator light A and 51 is an indicator light. B and 52 are indicator lights C, and 53 is an indicator light D.

In FIG. 5, the control unit as the control device for the pachinko machine is the symbol display unit 3 of the symbol display unit 2.
ROM 3 storing control programs for the special winning openings 4, 5, the winning device 8, the stop device 12, and the special winning opening 9, display symbols, and the like.
0 and RAM 31 and R used for temporary storage of data
Symbol display unit 2 according to the control program of OM30
It is configured by a CPU 32 that drives and controls each of the parts, and drives and controls the specific winning opening 8, the stop device 12, and the special winning opening 9. The control portion includes display control means, condition detection means, and each symbol display portion 3, 4, 5 By satisfying the preset second condition of the display result of, the setting probability changing means for changing the setting of the probability that the display result by each of the symbol display units 3, 4, 5 satisfies the preset first condition Also, it also serves as a start condition setting means for starting the second detecting means including the third-class starting opening winning detection switch SW2 by the detection signal from the third detecting means including the specific area passage detecting switch SW3. In addition,
The ROM here does not mean a storage unit that cannot be written or rewritten.

A symbol actuation switch SW1 provided inside the lower portion of the symbol display unit 2, a specific area passage detection switch SW3 provided inside the specific area 13 of the winning device 7, and a left and right third kind start. Each of the third-class starting mouth prize detection switch SW2 arranged in the mouths 10 and 11 and the big prize mouth detection switch SW4 arranged in the big prize mouth 9 is connected to the CPU 32 via the switch detection unit 33. In addition, the left symbol display section 3, the right symbol display section 4 and the middle symbol display section 5 by the segment type LED, the third type starting mouth winning number display LED 19, the large winning hole winning number display LED
16, the right decoration LED 18, the upper decoration LED 17, and the memory number display LED 15 are individually or simultaneously driven and controlled by the CPU 32 via the respective LED display circuits 34. Then, each solenoid for operating the ordinary electric accessory 8 ′ having the special winning opening 9, the specific winning opening 8 and the stopping device 12, namely, the special winning opening opening solenoid SOL2, the specific winning opening opening / closing solenoid SOL1 and the stopping device. Each of the detention solenoids SOL3 that drive the motors are driven and controlled individually or simultaneously by the CPU 32 via the solenoid drive circuit 35.
Further, the clock / reset circuit 36 defines the processing cycle of the CPU 32.

The CPU 32 is each indicator light A on the game board 1.
It also serves as means for controlling drive of D through D through the indicator light drive circuit 37, and a speaker or the like for outputting a sound effect through the sound effect drive circuit 38, but the drive control method of each of these members is well known. The description is omitted.

Next, the outline of the operation according to the winning state of the game balls on the game board 1 surface of the pachinko machine of this embodiment will be described. The rotator 14 is rotated counterclockwise after the power is turned on. The rotating body 14 is not the control target of the control means of the pachinko machine described later. When the game ball wins the symbol starting port 6, each symbol display unit 3, 4, 5 of the symbol display unit 2 starts to change, and after a predetermined time T, the change stops in the order of left, right, and middle, and a stop symbol. Is displayed. Left, right, each symbol display area 3, 4,
Each symbol displayed on 5, the left symbol display section 3 and the middle symbol display section 5 are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and the right symbol display section 4 is each number from 1 to 9, The displayed color is red. The predetermined time T from the start of the fluctuation of the pattern to the stop is different between the high probability set by the setting probability changing means and the normal probability, and at the high probability, the indicator lights 53 on the lower left and right sides of the game board 1 are Flashes to let the player know.

When the display result displayed on each of the left, right, and middle symbol display portions 3, 4, and 5 is the same symbol for each symbol 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9, the specific winning opening 8 Is opened for 5.8 seconds, the stopping device 12 in the winning device 7 operates for 8.8 seconds, enters the ball receiving state of the game ball, and the setting probability changing means shows each symbol display part 3, 4, after the next time. The probability that all the symbols 5 appear to coincide is changed from the normal probability to the high probability, and the display color of each symbol display unit 3, 4, 5 is switched from red to green.

When the game ball is won in the specific winning opening 8 while the specific winning opening 8 is opened for 5.8 seconds, the winning game ball falls on the winning device 7 communicating with the specific winning opening 8. It enters and is stopped at the stopping device 12. If there are three or more gaming balls that enter the specific winning opening 8, when the stopping device 12 stops operating after operating for 8.8 seconds, as described above, in the specific area 13 in the winning device 7. The chances of winning are very high.

When the game ball stopped in the stopping device 12 wins the specific area 13, the start condition setting means is the third kind start provided inside the left and right third kind start ports 10 and 11 of the game board 1. The start of the mouth winning detection switch SW2 is permitted, and the display color of each of the symbol display portions 3, 4, 5 is switched from green to orange. .

When a game ball is newly won in the symbol starting opening 6 while the symbol display portions 3, 4, 5 are changing or the specific winning opening 8 is opened, a maximum of 4 game balls are stored, and each symbol display portion 3 is stored. ，
After the fluctuations of 4,5 are stopped or after the specific winning opening 8 is closed, the fluctuations of the respective symbol display parts 3, 4, 5 are started again.

The starting condition setting means permits the start of the third kind starting mouth winning detection switch SW2, that is, the signal detection from the third kind starting mouth winning detection switch SW2 is allowed, and the game ball is the third left and right. When one of the seed starting openings 10 and 11 is won, the special winning opening 9 is opened for 9.8 seconds, but if 10 game balls are won in the opening of the big winning opening 9, the tenth winning detection is made. The special winning opening 9 is closed.

No storage means is provided for the number of winnings of game balls to the third type starting openings 10 and 11.

While the starting condition setting means permits the starting of the third-class starting opening winning detection switch SW2, the total number of game balls winning the third-class starting openings 10, 11 reaches 16, or When the game ball passes through the specific area 13 again, the starting condition setting means prohibits the starting of the third-class starting opening winning detection switch SW2. That is, the starting condition setting means prohibits signal detection from the third type starting opening winning detection switch SW2.

When there is a high probability that all the symbols of the respective symbol display parts 3, 4, 5 whose setting has been changed by the setting probability changing means are highly probable, the starting condition setting means is the third kind starting mouth winning detection switch. When the start of the SW2 is permitted, the setting probability changing means sets the probability that all the symbols of the respective symbol display portions 3, 4, 5 appear in agreement to the normal probability, and the starting condition setting means makes the third condition.
If the start of the seed starting opening winning detection switch SW2 is prohibited,
Again, the setting probability changing means changes the setting of the probability that all the symbols of the respective symbol display parts 3, 4, 5 appear to coincide with the high probability, and after switching to the high probability, the starting condition setting means makes the third kind start. When the start of the mouth prize detection switch SW2 is permitted, the setting probability changing means changes the setting probability to the normal probability.

The processing operation of the pachinko machine in this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowcharts (FIGS. 4 to 22) showing the main part of the control program stored in the ROM 30. The processing of task 1 shown in FIG. 11, the processing of task 2 shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the processing of task 3 shown in FIGS. 15 to 16, and the task 4 shown in FIGS. 17 to 18.
And the processing of task 5 shown in FIG.
In response to a signal from the reset circuit 36, the CPU 32 repeatedly executes in parallel every predetermined processing cycle (on the order of μs).

The processing of task 1 shown in FIG.
2 is generated by sequentially incrementing the value of the big hit random number in the range of 0 to 240 for each predetermined cycle, and setting each value of the left, right and middle pattern data based on the value of the big hit random number, the left , Right, left according to each value of middle pattern data,
Right, middle and big hit design data and left, right and middle out design data are created.

The CPU 32 sequentially increments the value of the big hit random number in the range of 0 to 240 for each predetermined processing cycle, and resets the value of the register RAN1 to 0 every time the value of the big hit random number storage register RAN1 reaches 240. Initialize (step a1 to step a3).

Next, the CPU 32 sets the values of the left, right, and middle symbol data as the second and third bits (0 to 3) of the big hit random number storage register RAN1.
Values) are stored in the register x, and similarly, the 1st bit and the 2nd bit and the 0th bit and the 1st bit of the big hit random number storage register RAN1 are stored in the registers y and z, respectively (step a4). The value of each register x, y, z respectively the value of the left symbol data storage register r0 (value from 0 to 4), the right symbol data storage register r1 (value from 0 to 8), the middle symbol data storage register r2 ( (Values 0 to 4) are added, and the calculation result is stored in the respective registers r0 to r2 (step a5).

Then, the CPU 32 determines whether or not the value of each of the left and middle symbol data storage registers r0 and r2 is 5 or more.
By subtracting 5 from the values of 0 and r1, for the right symbol data storage register r1, it is determined whether the value of the register is 9 or more, and if 9 or more, by subtracting 9 from the value of the register r1, the left , Right, middle symbol data storage register r0
The values of r2 to r2 are determined (step a6).

As a result, the left and middle symbol data storage registers r0 and r2 are set to any value from 0 to 4, and the right symbol data storage register r1 is set to any value from 0 to 8. To be done. Where registers x, y, z
Is a register used by the CPU 32 for internal processing.
The values stored in the left, right and middle symbol data storage registers r0 to r2 are the values of the internal processing indexes, and the relationship between the symbols and the values of the internal processing indexes stored in the respective symbol data storage registers r0 to r2 is a table. As shown in Tables 1 to 3.

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[Table 1]

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[Table 2]

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[Table 3] CPU32, left, right, middle symbol data storage register r0
By sequentially and individually changing the values stored in r2 for each processing cycle, all combinations of symbols that can be displayed can be created, and the combination of the internal processing indexes created in the processing cycle is related to the winning symbol. It is determined whether or not it is related to a symbol (step a7 to step a8), and if it is a winning symbol, the current values of r0 to r2 of each internal processing index are left, right, middle and large hit symbol data storage registers. Store in each of r0a to r2a (step a9),
Further, if the combination of the internal processing indexes created in the processing cycle is related to a deviating pattern, each internal processing index r
The current value of 0 to r2 is stored in each of the left, right and middle outlier symbol data storage registers r0b to r2b (step a10).

Therefore, in each of the left, right, and middle and big hit symbol data storage registers r0a to r2a, only the value of the internal processing index relating to the winning symbol is sequentially updated and stored, and the left, right, and middle deviating symbol data are also stored. In each of the storage registers r0b to r2b, only the value of the internal processing index regarding the outlier symbol is sequentially changed and updated and stored.

The processing of task 2 shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 is to set the value of each flag and each counter according to the input detection of each switch SW1 to SW4, and each flag and each counter are Setting probability changing means for setting and changing the probability of satisfying the condition that the display results of the respective symbol display parts 3, 4, 5 coincide with each other, and the third type starting ports 10, 11 by the passage detection of the game ball to the specific region 13. The starting condition setting means for starting is included.

Every time the CPU 32 detects an input signal from the symbol actuation switch SW1 (step b1), it stores the current value of the big hit random number storage register RAN1 in an unused fixed random number storage register Ri (steps b2 to step). b7). Every time the CPU 32 detects an input to the symbol starting port 6, the storage state identification flag Fi detects an unused fixed random number storage register Ri based on the value of the search index i, and the fixed random number storage register Ri is used for a big hit. The storage state identification flag Fi is stored by storing the current value of the random number storage register RAN1.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6A, up to four values of RAN1 at the time of winning detection are stored in the confirmed random number storage register Ri.

Further, since the CPU 32 stores the number of times the winning detection is stored, it determines whether or not the value of the operation state storage flag Fa is new. On the other hand, if not new, the value of the winning storage number register N1 is set. Increment by one (step b8 to step b9). Operating state storage flag Fa
This is because if the value of is new, it becomes possible to perform the symbol variation processing of the symbol display portions 3, 4, and 5, and it is not necessary to display it on the memory number display LED 15. The value of the winning memory number register N1 means the memory of the winning in the symbol starting opening 6 during the symbol variation based on the winning of the game ball into the symbol starting opening 6 and the opening of the specific winning opening 8.

Although the value of the big hit random number storage register RAN1 changes in a rule every predetermined processing cycle, the symbol starting port 6
Since there is no cause-and-effect relationship between the winning detection timing of winning and the current value of RAN1, the current value of RAN1 at the time of winning detection can be used as a random number.

Next, the CPU 32 determines whether or not the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is 1 (step b1).
0), if the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is 1, it is determined whether or not the signal from the third-class starting opening winning detection switch SW2 is input (step b11), and the switch SW
If the signal from 2 has been input, the value of the third-class starting prize winning number counter C2 is incremented by 1 (step b12), and the special winning opening opening flag g2 is set to 1 (step b13).

If the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is 1, it means a detection permitting state in which the detection of the input signal from the third type starting opening winning detection switch SW2 is permitted.
This is a detection prohibited state in which the detection of the input signal from the seed starting port winning detection switch SW2 is prohibited. In the determination process of step b10, if the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is 0, the detection of the input signal from the third type starting opening winning detection switch SW2 is prohibited, and the process proceeds to step b14.

Next, the CPU 32 determines whether or not the signal from the specific area passage detection switch SW3 is input (step b14). If the signal from the switch SW3 is input, the value of the start condition setting flag g1 is determined. It is determined whether or not is the detection prohibited state 0 (step b15).

As shown in FIG. 7, after the power is turned on, a game ball falls into the winning device 7 by the opening of the specific winning opening 8 based on all the symbol matches of the respective symbol display portions 3, 4, 5 for the first time, Until the game ball passes through the specific area 13, the value of the start condition setting flag g1 is in the detection prohibited state 0.

If the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is 0, the CPU 32 detects the starting condition setting flag g1.
To 1 to switch to the detection enabled state (step b
16) Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 1.

If the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 0, the probability that each of the symbols in the left, middle, and right will match in the same symbol is a normal probability, and if the value is 1, each of the symbols in the left, middle, and right will match in the same symbol. Is highly likely, and if it is 2, the start condition setting flag g1
It is set that the probability that the respective symbols on the left, middle and right in the detection permission state permitting the detection of the input signal from the third type starting opening winning detection switch SW2 is the normal probability is the same.

In this embodiment, in all the cases where all the symbols of the symbol display portions 3, 4, 5 coincide with each other, that is, each of the symbols on the left, middle and right sides is 111, 333, 555, 777, 999. When it becomes, the probability of each symbol matching the same symbol is changed from normal probability to high probability. The setting of the value of the probability state setting flag Pr based on all the symbol matches of the respective symbol display portions 3, 4, 5 is performed by the processing of task 3 described later. After the power is turned on, until all the symbols on the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 match,
It is a normal probability, and after all the symbols match, it has a high probability. Since the passage of the game ball to the specific area 13 occurs after all the symbols of the symbol display portions 3, 4, 5 match,
In this case, the probability is high, and the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is set to 1. Therefore, the CPU 32 executes the step b1.
Moving to 8, the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is set to 2.

In the processing of task 2 on and after the next cycle, if the signal from the specific area passage detection switch SW3 is input in the determination processing of step b14, the starting condition setting flag g1
Is in the permitted state 1, the CPU 32 proceeds to step b19, sets the value of the start condition setting flag g1 to the prohibited state 0 (step b19), and increments the value of the start condition setting number counter C3 by 1 ( Step b2
0).

If the signal from the specific area passage detection switch SW3 is not input in the determination processing of step b14, the CPU 32 causes the value of the third-class starting opening winning number counter C2 to reach the predetermined winning number 16. It is determined whether or not (step b24), and if not reached, step b2
Move to 9. Further, in the determination processing of step b24, the third
If it is determined that the value of the seed starting mouth winning number counter C2 has reached the predetermined winning number 16, the CPU 32 sets the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 to 0 to change the permitted state 1 to the prohibited state 0 (step b25), and initializes the value of the third-class starting mouth prize number counter C2 to 0 (step b26),
The process proceeds to step b20 and the start condition setting frequency counter C
Increment the value of 3.

When the game ball does not pass through the specific area 13, the start condition setting flag g1 is set to 0 and is prohibited, so that the third type start ports 10 and 11 are used as the start ports even if the game ball wins. Does not work. Therefore, the value of the third-class starting opening winning number counter C2 is not incremented.

Further, the condition that the value of the start condition setting flag g1 is the permitted state 1 is that the value of the third-class start mouth prize number counter C2 is the predetermined prize after the passage of the first specific area 13 of the game ball is detected. When the number 16 is reached or the passage of the game ball again through the specific area 13 is detected.

As shown in FIG. 7, the permission state 1 of the first start condition setting flag g1 is completed in this way. CP
The U32 proceeds to step b21 to determine whether or not the value of the start condition setting number counter C3 has reached 2 (step b21), and allows the start condition setting flag g1 to be in the permitted state 1
Since it is the first time, the routine proceeds to step b22, where it is determined whether or not the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 2, that is, the probability is changed to the normal probability when the start condition setting flag g1 is in the permission state 1. It is determined whether or not (step b22), and if the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 2, the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is set to 1 to return to the high probability state (step b23). The value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 2
If not, in this case, the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 1, and there is a signal input of the specific area passage detection switch SW3 only when each symbol is the same symbol, at this time the probability state setting flag This is because the value 1 is set in Pr.

The value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 1
By the state of high probability that all the symbols are matched with each other, all the symbols match again, the specific winning opening 8 is opened, and the specific region 1
When the game ball wins in 3, the permission state 1 of the second start condition setting flag g1 is set. Then, when the value of the third-class starting opening winning number counter C2 reaches the predetermined winning number 16 (step b24) or when passage of the game ball again in the specific area 13 is detected (step b14 to step b15), step b21. When the present value 2 of the start condition setting number counter C3 is detected in the determination process of step S27, the CPU 32 proceeds to step b27 to set the value of the probability state setting flag Pr to 0 to bring it to the normal probability state, and set the start condition setting number of times. The value of the counter C3 is initialized.

The CPU 32 executes each processing relating to the presence / absence of a signal input from the specific area passage detection switch SW3, and then proceeds to step b29 to determine whether or not the signal from the special winning opening detection switch SW4 is input. It is determined (step b29).

If the signal from the special winning opening winning detection switch SW4 is input, the CPU 32 increments the value of the special winning opening winning number counter C4 by one (step b3).
0), the value of the special winning opening prize number counter C4 is the set winning number 1
It is determined whether or not it has reached 0 (step b31), and if it has reached 0, the special winning opening opening flag g2 is set to 2 (step b32), and the process proceeds to step b33. Special winning opening winning detection switch SW in the determination processing in step b29
When the signal from No. 4 is not input, the process proceeds to step b33, and also when the value of the special winning opening prize number counter C4 has not reached the set winning number 10 in the determination processing of step b31, the process proceeds to step b33.

In the process of step b33, the CPU 32 displays the current value of the winning prize memory number register N1 in the memory number display L.
The current value of the third-class starting mouth prize number counter C2 is displayed on the ED15, and the current value of the third-class starting mouth prize number counter LED4 is displayed, and the current value of the special winning port prize number counter C4 is displayed by the special winning port prize number display LED16. Displayed on the screen (step b3)
3).

FIGS. 15 to 16 are flow charts schematically showing the symbol variations of the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 of task 3, symbol stop, and symbol determination of the stopped display result. C
The PU 32 determines whether or not the value of the operation state storage flag Fa is 0, that is, whether or not it is in a state where a new symbol variation can be performed (step c1). Operating state storage flag Fa
If the value of 0 is 0, it is new, and it is possible to perform the symbol variation because it is not under the symbol variation process, the stop process, the determination process, and the opening process of the specific winning opening 8.

In this case, the CPU 32 first determines whether or not the storage state identification flag F1 is set to 1, that is,
In the processing of the task 2, it is determined whether or not the winning of the symbol starting opening 6 has already been detected (step c2).

If a winning to the symbol starting opening 6 is detected, the big hit random number storage register R at the time of winning detection.
The value of AN1 is determined by the processing of task 2 Random number storage register R
i is stored in i, and the storage state identification flag Fi corresponding to the fixed random number storage register Ri is set to 1, but at this time, the CPU 32 detects i = 1 to 1 each time a winning of the symbol starting opening 6 is detected. Since random numbers are stored in the fixed random number storage register Ri in the order of 4, if the storage state identification flag F1 is set to 1, it means that the winning of the symbol starting opening 6 has been detected at least once. Means (steps b1 to
See step b6).

If the storage state identification flag F0 is set to 1, the CPU 32 proceeds to step c4 and sets the operation state storage flag Fa to 1 to store the start of the variable display (step c3). A process for changing each symbol in the left and right is performed (step c4). The process up to the variation and stop of each symbol in the left and right is achieved by setting the set value that defines the elapsed time measuring means and the variation time of each symbol and the switching time of the variation speed as in the conventional case. FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing the symbol variation processing in each of the symbol display parts 3, 4, and 5, and in the present embodiment, when the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is a value 1 which defines a high probability, When the probability is not high, that is, 0 or 2
Although the fluctuation time is changed at the time of, the set value D, E, F is detected by detecting that the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 1.
Since only d is changed to d, e, and f, description of this point will be omitted.

As a result of the operation state storage flag Fa being set to 1, the CPU 32, in the next cycle and thereafter, executes the step c1.
After the determination process of step c5, the current value 1 of the operating state storage flag Fa is detected by the determination process of step c5 (step c
5), the process proceeds to step c6, and as shown in FIG. 6B, the data of the storage state identification flags F1 to F4 and the fixed random number storage registers R1 to R4 are stored in the storage state identification flags F0 to F3 and the fixed random number storage register. R0 to R
3 is sequentially shifted, and 0 is set in the storage state identification flag F4 and the fixed random number storage register R4 (step c
7).

Next, the CPU 32 determines whether to determine a symbol with a normal probability or with a high probability depending on whether the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 1 or not. (Step c7). When the determination result of step c7 is true, that is, when the determination of the symbol is performed with high probability, the CPU 32 determines whether the value of the fixed random number storage register R0 is within the range of the set value range 1 ≦ R0 ≦ 10. In other words, whether or not the value of the big hit random number storage register RAN1 at the time of winning detection to the symbol starting opening 6 that has become the starting stimulus of the present symbol variation processing is within the set value range 1 or more and 10 or less corresponding to the big hit. If it is determined (step c11) and the value of the fixed random number storage register R0 is within the set value range,
Left, right, middle and big hits each value of the symbol data storage registers r0a to r2a, left, right, middle, display symbol storage register r0
While stored in c to r2c (step c9), if the value of the fixed random number storage register R0 is not within the range of the set value range, left, right, and middle values of the symbol data storage registers r0b to r2b are left, right, Medium display symbol storage register r0
It is stored in each of c to r2c (step c10). Further, in the determination process of step c7, when the determination result is false, that is, when the symbol determination is performed with the normal probability, the CPU 32 determines whether the value of the fixed random number storage register R0 matches the set value 1. That is, it is determined whether or not the value of the big hit random number storage register RAN1 at the time of winning detection to the symbol starting opening 6 that has become the starting stimulus of the present symbol variation process matches the set value 1 corresponding to the big hit. (Step c
8), if the value of the fixed random number storage register R0 matches the set value 1, the process proceeds to step c9, and the values of the left, right, and middle and big hit symbol data storage registers r0a to r2a are set to the left,
Right, middle, while stored in the display symbol storage registers r0c to r2c, if the value of the fixed random number storage register R0 does not match the set value 1, the process proceeds to step c10, and the left, right, and middle deviated symbol data storage register r0b The respective values of to r2b are stored in the left, right and middle display symbol storage registers r0c to r2c, respectively.

Then, the CPU 32 stops each of the symbol display portions 3, 4, and 5 in the order of left, right, and middle (step c1).
2), 2 is set to the operation state storage flag Fa, the stop of the symbol is stored (step c13), and the process proceeds to step c14. The CPU 32 determines whether or not the value of the operating state storage flag Fa is 2, but the operating state storage flag Fa is
Since the current value of is 2, the determination result is true, and the process proceeds to step c15.

Then, the CPU 32 causes each symbol display section 3,
It is determined whether or not each symbol stopped and displayed in 4, 5 is a winning symbol combination, that is, whether or not each symbol is the same symbol (step c15). If the determination result of step c15 is true, that is, if each symbol is the same symbol, the CPU 32 sets the value of the probability state setting flag Pr to 1, and the symbol variation from the next time onward is performed. In this case, the probability of each symbol being stopped being the same symbol is changed to a high probability (step c16), and the operation state memory flag Fa is set to 3 to open the specific winning opening 8 in the processing of task 4. The operation of the stopping device 12 is permitted (step c17).

As a result of the operation state storage flag Fa being set to 3, in the processing of the next cycle and thereafter, the CPU 32 shifts to step c5 since the determination result is false in the determination processing of step c1 of task 3, and step c5 In the discrimination processing of No, the determination result is false, and the process proceeds to step c14.
Since the determination result in the determination process of step c14 is false, the process of task 3 is substantially not executed.

If the determination result of step c15 is false, that is, if each symbol is out of alignment with the same symbol, C
The PU 32 determines whether or not there is a memory relating to the next symbol change, by determining whether or not the current value of the winning memory count register N1 is 1 or more (step c1.
8) If there is a memory, the current value of the winning memory count register N1 is decremented by 1 (step c19). Then, the operation state storage flag Fa is set to 0 (step c20), and the execution of the process relating to the new symbol variation of the task 3 at the next time is permitted.

In this embodiment, the fixed random number storage register R0
The value of the random number storage register RAN1 for big hits stored in is set to 240 from 0 to 239. Therefore, when the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 0 or the normal probability of 2, the process proceeds to step c8 and the set value 1 is set. Since it is determined to be compared with, the probability that each of the symbols will match is 1/24
It becomes 0. On the other hand, when the value of the probability state setting flag Pr has a high probability of 1, the process proceeds to step c11 to make a comparison determination with the setting range 1 to 10, so that the probability that the respective symbols match and hit is 10/240, or 1/24
Becomes

The processing of task 4 shown in FIGS. 17 to 18 relates to the opening operation processing of the specific winning opening 8 and the operation processing of the stopping device 12 based on the symbol matching of the symbol display portions 3, 4, and 5.

The CPU 32 determines whether or not the value of the operation state storage flag Fa is 3, that is, whether or not each process of task 4 can be executed (step c1). If the value of the operation state storage flag Fa is set to 3 in the process of task 3, the process of task 4 can be executed.

Next, the CPU 32 determines whether or not to newly execute each process of the task 4 by determining the current value of the new flag ft (step d1). If the value of the new flag ft is 0, the processing of task 4 can be newly started.

When the current value of the new flag ft is 0, the CPU 32 determines that the new flag is new and moves to step d3, and the operation time t1 to t4 of the specific winning opening 8 and the stopping device 12 shown in FIG. Timer T to measure progress
1 is activated (step d3), 1 is set in the new flag ft (step d4), execution start of the process of task 4 is stored, and the process of this cycle is ended.

As a result of setting the current value of the new flag ft to 1, the CPU 32 causes the step d
In the determination process of step d5 after the determination process of 1 and step d2, the current value of the new flag ft is detected as 1. Therefore, the process proceeds to step d6, and the elapsed time of the timer T1 becomes the operation start time t1 of the retention device 12. It is determined whether or not it has been reached (step d6), and if the elapsed time T1 has not reached the time t1, the processing of this cycle is ended.

The CPU 32 executes steps d1, d2, and d until it is detected that the elapsed time T1 has reached the time t1 in the determination processing of step d6.
The determination process of 5 and step d6 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle. In the determination process of step d6, the elapsed time T
When it is detected that 1 has reached the time t1, the CPU 32
Outputs an excitation command of the solenoid SOL3 to operate the retaining device 12 (step d7), that is, as shown in FIG. 2, the ball receiving piece 62 is projected to enter the ball receiving state, and 2 is set in the new flag ft. Set (step d8), stop device 1
The operation start of No. 2 is stored and the processing of this cycle is ended.

As a result of the current value of the new flag ft being set to 2, the CPU 32 causes the step d
In the determination process of step d9 after the determination process of step 1, step d2, and step d5, the current value of the new flag ft is 2
Is detected, the process moves to step d10 and the timer T
It is determined whether the elapsed time of 1 has reached the opening start time t2 of the specific winning opening 8 (step d10). If the elapsed time T1 has not reached the time t2, the process of this cycle is ended.

The CPU 32 executes the determination processing of step d1, step d2, step d5, step d9 and step d10 in a predetermined cycle until it is detected in the determination processing of step d10 that the elapsed time T1 reaches the time t1. When it is detected that the elapsed time T1 has reached the time t2 in the determination process of step d10, the CPU 32 outputs the excitation command of the solenoid SOL1 to open the specific winning opening 8 (step d11). ,
The new flag ft is set to 3 (step d8), the opening start of the specific winning opening 8 is stored, and the processing of this cycle is ended.

The CPU 32 uses the same algorithm to process the current value 3 of the new flag ft in the processing of the next cycle and thereafter.
Is detected (step d13), it is determined whether the elapsed time of the timer T1 has reached the opening end time t3 of the specific winning opening 8 (step d14), and the elapsed time T1 is the time t.
When it is detected that it has reached 3, the excitation release command of the solenoid SOL1 is output to close the specific winning opening 8 (step d15), and 4 is set to the new flag ft (step d).
16), the opening end of the specific winning opening 8 is stored, and in the subsequent processing cycle, the current value 4 of the new flag ft is 4, so after the determination processing of step d13, the processing proceeds to the determination processing of step d17 ( Step d13), timer T1
It is determined whether or not the elapsed time of has reached the operation end time t4 of the retention device 12 (step d17), and when it is detected that the elapsed time T1 has reached the time t4, the solenoid SOL3 is detected.
Of the demagnetization command is output to stop the operation of the detention device 12 (step d18), that is, as shown in FIG. 3, the ball receiving piece 62 is retracted into the non-ball receiving state, and the new flag ft is set to 0. It is set and initialized (step d19).

Then, the CPU 32 determines whether or not there is a memory relating to the next symbol variation by determining whether or not the current value of the winning memory count register N1 is 1 or more (step d20), while storing. If there is, the present value of the winning memory number register N1 is decremented by 1 (step d21), and 0 is set to the operation state memory flag Fa, and the execution of the processing relating to the new symbol variation of the next task 3 is permitted. Then (step d22), the process of task 4 ends.

When several game balls are won in the specific winning opening 8 opened by the process of step d11 of task 4, up to three game balls that have won are retained by the retention device 12 and released by the process of step d18. It will fall downward and will be won in each of the specific area 13 which is the three winning openings shown in FIG. 3 or any of the other winning areas 66, 66. At this time, the game ball is in the specific area 13 in the middle. When a prize is won, the passage of the specific area 13 is detected in the determination processing of step b14 of task 2. And
In the process of step b16, the value of the start condition setting flag g1 is set to 1 and the winning detection of the game ball to the third type starting ports 10 and 11 is permitted, and then the game to the third type starting ports 10 and 11 is performed. When the ball wins, the winning of the game ball to the third type starting ports 10 and 11 is detected in the determination process of b11 of task 2, and as a result, the value of the big winning port opening flag g2 is set to 1 in the process of step b13. Is set and execution of the special winning opening process of task 5 is permitted.

The processing of the task 5 shown in FIG. 19 relates to the opening operation processing of the special winning opening 9 based on the passage (winning) of the game ball to the specific area 13.

FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing the opening operation processing of the special winning opening 9. In the processing of step b13 of task 2, the CPU 32 sets the value of the special winning opening opening flag g2 to 1 and completes the task 5. When the execution of the special winning opening opening process is permitted, the current value 1 of the special winning opening opening flag g2 is detected in the determination process of steps e1 and e2, and thus each process of task 5 is substantially started. It

When the value of the special winning opening opening flag g2 is 0, the current value 0 of the special winning opening opening flag g2 is detected by the determination processing in step e1. Does not run to.

When the CPU 32 detects the present value 1 of the special winning opening opening flag g2 (step e2), the CPU 32 then determines whether or not the process of the cycle is a new process. It is determined by determining whether or not the current value of is 0 (step e3).

If the value of the new state determination flag fd is 0, it means that the task 5 is newly processed, and if it is a value other than 0, it means that the special winning opening 9 is being opened. It is a thing. The current value of the new state determination flag fd is 0
If so, the CPU 32 proceeds to step e4, operates the timer T2 to measure the passage of the opening end time t5 of the special winning opening 9 (step e4), and the solenoid SOL.
The excitation command of 2 is output to open the special winning opening 9 (step e5), the new state determination flag fd is set to 1 (step e5), the opening start of the special winning opening 9 is stored, and this cycle of The process ends. On the game board 1, a big winning hole 9
Is opened and the game balls are ready for winning. For the game ball that has won the special winning opening 9, the winning is detected in the determination processing of step b29 of task 2, and the following step b3
In the processing of 0, the number of winning prizes is stored in the special winning opening prize number counter C4, and in the determining processing of step b31, it is determined whether or not the total number of the game balls won has reached the predetermined winning number of 10. When the total number of game balls that have won is reached 10, the value of the special winning opening flag g2 is changed to 2 in the process of step b32.

After the next cycle processing, the new state determination flag fd
Is 1, and if the current value of the special winning opening opening flag g2 remains 1, the CPU 32 executes the step e.
After the determination process of step 1, step e2 and step e3, the process proceeds to step e8 and the elapsed time of the timer T2 is the special winning opening 9
It is determined whether or not the opening end time t5 has reached (step e8), and if the elapsed time T2 has not reached the time t5,
The processing of this cycle ends.

If the current value of the special winning opening opening flag g2 remains 1, the CPU 32 executes the steps e1, until the elapsed time T2 is detected to reach the time t1 in the discrimination processing of the step e8. Step e2, step e
3 and the determination process of step e8 are repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle, and the elapsed time T2 is exceeded in the determination process of step e8.
When it is detected that the time t1 has been reached, the process proceeds to step e9, but when the total number of game balls that have won in the opening of the special winning opening 9 reaches 10, the special winning opening opening flag is set in the processing of task 2. Since the value of g2 is changed to 2, CPU3
2, the process proceeds to step e7 after the determination process of step e2, the current value 2 of the special winning opening opening flag g2 is detected (step e7), and the process proceeds to step e9.

After shifting to step e9, the CPU 32 outputs an excitation cancellation command for the solenoid SOL2 to output the special winning opening 9
Is closed (step e9), the new state determination flag fd is set to 0 for initialization (step e10),
The value of the special winning opening opening flag g2 is set to 0 for initialization (step e11), the processing of the new task 5 on and after the next cycle is permitted, and the processing cycle of the task 5 ends.

The special winning opening 9 is opened for a predetermined time t5, or when ten game balls are won in the opening of the special winning opening 9, the opening operation is ended by detecting the tenth winning ball. In the embodiment, the predetermined time t5 is set to 9.800 seconds. In the opening operation process of the special winning opening 9 of the task 5, the current value of the start condition setting flag g1 is 1 and it is in the permitted state, and the winning detection of the game ball to the third type starting openings 10 and 11 is permitted. Then, this is a process that is executed when the game ball wins the third type starting openings 10 and 11. Therefore, when the current value of the start condition setting flag g1 of the processing of the task 2 is 1, the passage of the game ball in the specific area 13 is detected again, and the value of the start condition setting flag g1 is changed to the prohibited state of 0. In case (see step b14, step b15 and step b19),
When the current value of the start condition setting flag g1 is 1, the third
When the total number of game balls that have won the seed starting openings 10 and 11 reaches the predetermined winning number 16, the starting condition setting flag g1
If the value of is changed to the prohibited state of 0 (step b24)
And step b25), every time the game ball is detected in the third-class starting openings 10 and 11 in the discrimination processing in step b11 of task 2, the third-class starting-port winning number counter C is detected.
The value of 2 is incremented by 1 (step b12), and the special winning opening opening flag g2 is set to 1 (step b1).
3), the current value of the one-time start condition setting flag g1 is 1
With respect to the permitted state, the processing cycle of the task 5 is executed up to 16 times.

Further, when the current value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is changed from the permitted state of 1 to the prohibited state of 0 by the processing of steps b14, b15 and b19 or the processing of steps b24 and b25, Even when the winning opening 9 is open, the value of the special winning opening flag g2 is 1. Therefore, it is opened until the timer T2 reaches the predetermined time t5, or the special winning opening 9 is opened. If 10 game balls are won in the opening of 10
The opening operation is ended upon the detection of the second item.

In the present embodiment, the preset condition for presetting the display result of the symbol display portions 3, 4, 5 for opening the specific winning opening 8 and the setting probability changing means is symbol display. Same as the second condition set in advance that the display result by the symbol display units 3, 4, and 5 should be satisfied in order to change the setting of the probability that the display results by the units 3, 4, and 5 satisfy the first condition. Condition, that is, the left, right, and middle symbols are 111, 333, 5
Although it is supposed to be a combination that becomes the same symbol of any of 55, 777, 999, the second condition for the setting probability changing means to change the probability is a specific symbol in the combination of the symbols described above. , For example, 777, or a combination of symbols different from the above combination, for example, 159.

The progress of the game on the game board 1 of the pachinko machine of the embodiment will be briefly described according to the winning state of the game ball. When the game ball wins the symbol starting opening 6, each symbol display section 3, 4, 5 fluctuates, and the respective symbol display parts 3, 4, 5 are stopped. When the display result by each symbol display unit 3, 4, 5 becomes the same symbol for each symbol, the stopping device 1 inside the winning device 7
2 operates to enter the ball receiving state, and the specific winning opening 8 opens. At this time, in the internal processing by the CPU 32, the probability that the respective symbols match is changed to a high probability.

Then, when the game balls are won in the specific winning opening 8 that has been opened, up to three game balls that have won are retained in the retention device 12. After a certain time elapses, the stopping device 12 shifts to the non-ball receiving state, so that the game balls that have been stopped in the stopping device 12 are released and the three winning openings 66, 13,
Win one of the 66. At this time, the specific area 1 in the middle
When a game ball wins in 3, the left and right third-class start ports 10, 1
1 is allowed to act as a starting port.

At this time, in the internal processing by the CPU 32,
The condition that the left and right third-type starting openings 10 and 11 function as starting openings is that after the game ball has won the first specific area 13,
When the total number of prizes to be won in the left and right third-type starting openings 10 and 11 reaches a predetermined prize number of 16 or the game ball is again in the specific area 1
Since it is up to the third prize, the probability of winning the specific area 13, that is, the probability that the respective symbols match, is returned to the normal probability. In addition, the number of times the left and right third-type starting ports 10 and 11 are allowed to function as starting ports is stored.
The number of times of permission is up to two, counting from the first winning of the specific area 13 of the game ball.

When one or more game balls are won in a state where the left and right third type starting ports 10 and 11 are allowed to function as starting ports, the special winning opening 9 is opened for a predetermined time. After that, she is closed. The special winning opening 9 can win up to 10 game balls within a predetermined time. The opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 9 is referred to as one cycle operation of the special winning opening 9.

Also, the left and right third type starting ports 10,
In 11, if you win even one game ball to the left or right,
One cycle operation of the special winning opening is performed. This one-cycle operation of the special winning opening is performed until the total number of winnings in the left and right third type starting openings 10 and 11 reaches the predetermined winning number 16, and the maximum number is 16 times.

When the total number of prizes to be won in the left and right third-type starting ports 10 and 11 reaches the predetermined winning number 16, the left and right third-type starting ports 10 and 11 are prohibited from functioning as starting ports. In the internal processing by the CPU 32, if the number of times the left and right third-type starting ports 10 and 11 are allowed to function as starting ports is the first time, the probability that the respective symbols of the respective symbol display portions 3, 4, and 5 will match is determined. It has returned to a high probability. As a result, the symbols match again, and if the game ball is won in the specific area 13, the function of the second type starting openings 10 and 11 as the starting opening is permitted, and the game ball is the third starting opening. 10, 11
If you win the prize, the 1-cycle operation of the winning hole 9
It will be held up to 6 times.

In the internal processing by the CPU 32, when the permission of the function is completed as the second left and right third type starting ports 10 and 11 as starting ports, the probability that the respective symbols of the respective symbol display portions 3, 4 and 5 are coincident with each other is determined. Return to normal probability.

[0116]

The pachinko machine of the present invention, the detection means for detecting the winning of the game ball to the specific start winning opening, the symbol display means for variably displaying the symbol by the detection signal from the detection means, the symbol In a pachinko machine having a specific winning opening that is opened when the display result of the display means satisfies the preset first condition, the display result of the symbol display means satisfies the preset second condition. By doing so, since the setting probability changing means for setting and changing the probability that the display result by the symbol display means satisfies the first condition is provided, the display result by the symbol display means satisfies the first condition and the specific winning opening is The player who tries to continue the game even after the game value is given to the player based on the fact that the display result by the symbol display means this time satisfies the first condition to the player Nito If the display result by the symbol display means this time is a combination of symbols specified to satisfy the second condition, the display results of the symbol display means from the next time onward satisfy the preset first condition. The probability is changed so that it is advantageous to the player, and since the game result from the next time depends on the display result of the symbol display means this time, a new pachinko machine with high taste for the player Machine is provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game board of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a winning device and a stopping device of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an operating state of the patrol machine stop device of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of a rotating body and a right third-class starting port provided on the game board of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control unit of the pachinko machine of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an operation principle diagram showing a storage operation of a definite random number register Ri in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a relationship between setting probability changing means and starting condition setting means of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing a symbol variation process in the symbol display unit of the symbol display unit of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a timing chart showing the opening operation processing of the specific winning opening and the operation operation processing of the retaining device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing the opening operation processing of the special winning opening of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by a CPU provided in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by a CPU provided in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by a CPU provided in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

16 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by a CPU provided in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by a CPU provided in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 game board 2 design display unit 3 left design display unit 4 right design display unit 5 middle design display unit 6 design starting port 7 winning device 8 specific winning port 8'ordinary electric auditor 9 large winning port 9'winning device 10 left first 3rd type starting port 11 Right 3rd type starting port (gap) 11 'Accessory 12 Stopping device 13 Specific area 14 Rotating body 15 Memory number display LED 16 Big winning award number display LED 17 Top decoration LED 18 Right decoration LED 19th 3rd type starting mouth prize number display LED 20 Notch 21 Half wall 22 Gap 23 Ball distribution piece 30 ROM 31 RAM 32 CPU 33 Switch detection unit 34 LED display circuit 35 Design display circuit 36 Solenoid drive circuit 37 Clock reset circuit 41 Heaven Winning prize 42 Lower left winning prize 43 Lower right winning prize 44 Lower left tulip type accessory 45 Ball guide rail 46 Out reception 47 Return rubber 48 Windmill 49 Lamp Windmill 50 Indicator light A 51 Indicator light B 52 Indicator light C 53 Indicator light D 60 Opening 61 Circumferential wall 62 Ball receiving piece 63 Moving member 64 Guide rod 65 Ball guide wall 66 Other winning area 67 Inner wall 68 Hole 69 Fragment part 70 Game ball flow path 71 Plate 72 Plunger SW1 Design operation switch SW2 Type 3 starting mouth winning detection switch SW3 Specific area passage detection switch SW4 Large winning opening winning detection switch SOL1 Specific winning opening opening solenoid SOL2 Large winning opening Open solenoid SOL3 Stop solenoid

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A detection means for detecting a winning of a game ball to a specific starting winning opening, a symbol display means for variably displaying a symbol by a detection signal from the detection means, and a display result of the symbol display means in advance. In a pachinko machine equipped with a specific winning opening that is opened by satisfying the set first condition, the second display result of the symbol display means is preset.
The pachinko machine is provided with setting probability changing means for changing the setting of the probability that the display result by the symbol displaying means satisfies the first condition by satisfying the condition (1). 2. A second provided separately from the specific winning opening
Has a second detecting means for detecting a winning of a game ball into the winning opening, a large winning opening opened by a detection signal from the second detecting means, and a winning device communicating with the specific winning opening. , The winning device, a winning flow path of the game ball, a stopping means for temporarily stopping the game ball on the upstream side of the winning flow path, and a game ball released from the stopping means on the downstream side of the winning flow path. 3. A third detecting means for detecting a winning, and a start condition setting means for starting the second detecting means in response to a detection signal from the third detecting means. Pachinko machine.