JPH05161743A - Playing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a playing machine having the present base value in the actual game near the preset base value, capable of being operated according to the business policy, and easy to adjust the balance between the profit of a game shop and the profit of a player. CONSTITUTION:An electric control device comparing the preset base value and the present base value and variably controlling the probability to form the prize mode on a variable display device 6 is provided on a playing machine 1 having a passing gate 11 as the first specific prize region in a game section 5, the variable display device 6 variably displaying via the entry to the passing gate 11, and an auxiliary variable prize device 10 changed to the second state that the driven balls easily enter when the prize mode is formed on the variable display device 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine which typifies a pachinko machine and shoots a game ball to play a game. There is one in which the return rate can be adjusted at the amusement store side without adjusting obstacle nails or windmills.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pachinko machine is well known as a typical game machine that shoots a game ball and plays a game. In this pachinko machine, an innumerable obstacle nail is planted on the surface of the game board, By finely adjusting the angle interval of the obstacle nails, etc., to slightly change the flow direction of the hit ball, the winning probability of the hit ball is adjusted delicately, and thus the profit received by the player and the profit received by the game store. The return rate, which is an index for balancing, is adjusted appropriately.

[0003]

However, in order to finely adjust obstacle nails, wind turbines, etc., high technology is required,
Skill is required to master this technique. Further, in the game store, the ratio of profit to the player for each game machine (so-called payout rate, divisor, base value, etc.) is assumed, and the obstacle nail is adjusted for each game machine according to this ratio. For example, the base value (normal return rate) is a normal game state (base game state) excluding a game (special game or jackpot game) in which a variable winning device such as an attacker is opened to significantly increase the winning probability. )
Is the ratio of the number of prize balls discharged (the number of balls that are beneficial to the player) and the number of effective launch balls (the number of balls that are beneficial to the game store). Therefore, for example, when the base value is "46", in the normal game state, the player shoots 100 balls to play the game, and as a result, 46 prize balls can be won. If the base value is high, the number of prize balls is relatively large with respect to the number of balls launched even if no special game is performed, so the game continues for a relatively long time relative to the number of balls lent. Since a special game (so-called big hit) is generated during this game, the player wins a larger amount of prize balls, and the profit as the sales of the game store is significantly lowered. On the other hand, if the base value is low, the number of prize balls relative to the number of balls fired is relatively small, so the game ends in a short time for the number of balls borrowed, and the player must frequently borrow game balls. In order to abandon playing the game on the gaming machine,
The operating rate of gaming machines with low base values will decrease. From these facts, when the base value of each gaming machine is unstable, a divisor that is an index of the business performance at the gaming machine (the ratio of the number of discharged prize balls to the number of effective shot balls in the gaming machine is sufficient) Numerical values shown) will be significantly affected. Therefore, in the game store, the obstacle nail or the like is adjusted for each game machine in order to set the base value of each game machine to a desired value according to the model of the game machine and the business policy.
However, the adjustment of the obstacle nail is delicate, and a large difference often occurs between the preset base value and the actual business result. The fact that this difference is large means that it was not possible to operate according to the sales policy, which is inconvenient for operation. Therefore, there has been a demand for the development of a gaming machine capable of adjusting the balance between the profit of the game shop and the profit of the player without adjusting the obstacle nail.

[0004]

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and has a gaming board (5) having a winning area (for example, first to fifth general winning openings 15a to 15e) formed therein. (3) and a first specific winning signal generating means (1) for detecting a hit ball hit in a first specific winning area (for example, passage gate 11) provided on the game board (3) and generating a first specific winning signal ( Gate passing ball detector 12), a variable display device (6) which operates based on the first specific winning signal from the first specific winning signal generating means (12), and the game board (3).
And a first variable winning device (for example, the auxiliary variable winning device 10) that can be converted into a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player, and the first variable winning device (10). ) Is divided into a general winning area (for example, a general winning ball exit 71) or a special winning area (for example, a special winning ball exit 72), a winning ball sorting means (for example, a sorting device 9), and the winning ball sorting means (for example). Special winning ball detection means (for example, special winning ball detector 104) that detects the winning balls that have been sorted to the special winning area (72) side by 9) and generates a special winning ball detection signal, and the first variable winning device. First variation winning device drive control means for converting (10) into the second state (for example, auxiliary variation winning device control means 149)
And a second variable prize device (for example, variable prize device 8) provided on the game board (3) and capable of converting into a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player.
A second specific winning signal generating means (for example, a specific winning ball) that detects a hit ball that has won a second specific winning area (for example, a specific winning opening 14) provided on the game board (3), and generates a second specific winning signal. A second variable winning device drive for converting the second variable winning device (8) into a second state based on the detector 14) and the second specific winning signal from the second specific winning signal generating means (14). Control means (eg, variable winning device drive control means 206) and the second specific winning signal generation means (14)
Specific game control means (for example, specific winning control means 204) that activates only when a specific game condition is satisfied
And a return rate setting means for setting a return rate to the player (for example, base value setting control means 150) and a profit rate setting means for setting a profit rate obtained by the player (for example, a right generation rate setting control means 160). , A game disadvantage detecting means for detecting a disadvantage required for the game by the player (for example, the effective firing ball number calculating means 153), and a game profit detecting means for detecting a profit obtained by the player as a game result (for example, auxiliary fluctuation). Based on the winning device count switch 75), the disadvantage signal from the game disadvantage detecting means (153), and the profit signal from the game profit detecting means (75), the rate of return of profit to the actual player. The return rate detecting means (for example, the base value calculating means 154) for obtaining the current return rate, the set return rate preset by the return rate setting means (150), and the return rate detecting means (1 4) The return rate comparison means (for example, the base value comparison determination means 152) for comparing with the current return rate obtained by 4) and the comparison result of the above-mentioned return rate comparison means (152) intervene in the game control to the player. The game machine (1) is provided with a redemption rate correction means (for example, a base value correction means 151) that brings the redemption rate of (1) closer to the set redemption rate.

[0005]

[Operation] By shooting the game ball into the game section, a game is performed using the variable display device, the first variable winning device, the second variable winning device, the sorting device, and the like. By the game being played,
The game profit detecting means and the game disadvantage detecting means detect the game profit and the game disadvantage, respectively, and supply the game profit signal, the game profit signal related to the game disadvantage, and the game disadvantage signal to the return rate detecting means. Based on the game profit signal and the game disadvantage signal, the return rate detecting means obtains the current return rate and supplies this current return rate to the return rate comparing means. The redemption rate comparison means compares the set redemption rate preset by the redemption rate setting means with the current redemption rate from the redemption rate detection means, and supplies the comparison result to the redemption rate correction means. Then, the return rate correction means intervenes in the game using the variable display device, the first and second variable winning devices, and the sorting device according to the comparison result from the return rate comparison means, so that the player receives the game. Increase or decrease profits to bring the current return rate closer to the set return rate.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 is provided with a gaming board 3 so as to close the window portion of the frame-shaped front frame 2 from the back side,
A game section 5 surrounded by guide rails 4 is formed on the surface of the game board 3, and various prize areas, obstacle nails, windmills, etc. are provided in the game section 5. In addition, a variable display device 6 is provided substantially in the upper center of the game section 5, and the variable display device 6 is provided on the left and right sides.
A pair of first variable display 7a and second variable display 7b,
A variable winning device 8 which is a second variable winning device is disposed appropriately lower right of the variable display device 6, and a sorting device 9 which is a winning ball sorting means and a first variable winning device are appropriately placed below the variable display device 6. The barrel variable variation winning device 10 is integrally provided.

Further, various winning areas provided in the game section 5 of the game board 3 will be described. A passage gate 11 as a first specific entrance area is formed in the lower left of the variable display device 6,
The sphere that has passed through the passage gate 11 is detected by the gate passage sphere detector 12 as the first specific winning signal generation means. In addition, a specific winning opening 13 as a second specific winning area is formed on the right side of the sorting device 9,
The balls that have won the specific winning opening 13 are detected by the specific winning ball detector 14 as the second specific winning signal generating means. In addition to these prize areas,
The first general winning opening 15a, the second general winning opening 15b, and the third general winning opening 15c as general winning areas are appropriately provided, and the balls winning the respective general winning openings 15a to 15c are the first winning balls. Detector 16a, second prize ball detector 16b, third
It is detected by the winning ball detector 16c.

The hit ball which has not been won in any of the winning areas and which has not been processed as a winning ball is collected from an out opening formed in the lower portion of the game section 5, and an out ball detector (not shown).
One address is detected by. Moreover, even if the game balls processed as winning balls are collectively detected by the safe ball detectors in the winning ball collecting troughs and the like that are guided after being detected by the detectors provided in the respective winning openings, etc. Good.

Further, a hitting ball launching device 18 is provided below the back side of the front frame 2, and an operating handle 19 of the hitting ball launching device 18 is projectingly provided on a lower front surface of the front frame 2, and a lower plate 20 is provided beside the operating handle 19. A ball supply tray 22 is provided on the opening / closing panel 21 above the lower tray 20. On the back side of the opening / closing panel 21, a launch solenoid 24 of a ball launch device 18 capable of projecting a game ball placed at a launch position of a launch rail 23.
Is provided, the game ball is elastically repulsed by the reciprocating linear movement of the repulsive portion 25 provided at the plunger tip of the firing solenoid 24, reaches the guide rail 4 via the firing rail 23, It reaches the game section 5 along the guide rail.

The hitting ball launching device 18 is used for the launch rail 2
Any type may be used as long as it has a function of launching the game ball supplied to the launching position formed on the inclined lower end of 3. For example, a firing rod having a resilient portion at its tip may be rotated by driving a motor or a rotary solenoid.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the game ball that has been ejected is detected by the launch ball sensor 26 when passing through the launch rail 23. Further, in order to collect the foul balls that have fallen along the guide rail without being able to reach the game part 5, a foul ball recovery path 27 that opens between the launch rail 23 and the guide rail 4 is provided, and the foul ball is also provided. A foul ball sensor 28 for detecting a foul ball passing through the ball recovery path 27 is arranged at an appropriate position on the foul ball recovery path 27. In addition, the foul ball is
It is guided from the foul ball recovery path 27 to the lower plate 20 or the like.

Here, the launch ball sensor 26 is capable of functioning as a game disadvantage detection means for detecting a disadvantage necessary for the game by the player and sending a disadvantage signal, and the hit ball launching device 18 Any structure may be used as long as it has a function of detecting a hit ball fired by a player and sending a signal to an electric control device described later. For example, a photosensor type detector, a non-contact type detector, or the like may be provided so as to face the launch rail 23, and the passage of a hit ball may be detected by the detector. Further, the foul ball sensor 28 corrects the data sent as a disadvantage to the player by the launch ball sensor 26, and if the foul ball can be detected and the foul ball detection signal can be transmitted, the structure and the mounting position are limited. Not done.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a ball ejecting device 30 and a ball guiding the ball flowing down by the ball ejecting device 30 to the ball supply tray 22 are provided on the back mechanism board 29 arranged on the back side of the game board 3. A back mechanism such as a discharge gutter 31 is provided. In addition, in the present embodiment, the hit ball is any winning opening (first to third general winning openings 15).
a to 15c, the specific winning opening 13 and the like), that is, the number of discharged prize balls is set to 7 even if the player wins in the winning area. Further, the ball discharging device 30 is configured to perform not only the prize ball discharging operation but also the ball lending discharging operation when the game ball is lent to the player, and controls the ball discharging operation. The discharge control device 32 for performing the electric control device 33
And are provided separately. Further, also in the hitting ball launching device 18, a hitting ball launching control device 34 for comprehensively performing ball supply for launching, launching timing and the like is provided independently of the electric control device 33.

Further, below the back side of the front frame 2, a setting is made for setting a right generation rate which is a probability that a prize mode is formed on the variable display device 6 and a base value which is a return rate to a player. The operation unit 35 and the like are provided. Further, keys 36a and 36b are provided to prevent these settings from being changed during business hours and to prevent anyone other than a specific administrator from illegally operating them. Then, in order to display the setting probability and the setting base value, the setting right occurrence rate display 3
7, 37, 37 and setting base value display 38, 38, 3
8 is provided.

Next, various game devices provided in the game section 5 of the game board 3 will be described.

The variable display device 6 is composed of a display device main body 39 and a switchboard 40 which form the main body thereof, and the switchboard 40 sends and receives various control signals to and from an electrical control device 33 which will be described in detail later. It functions as a signal terminal unit for connecting various signal lines for

As shown in FIG. 7, the display device main body 39 has a display device front frame portion 41 which constitutes the main outer shape of the variable display device 6, and a variable display device provided at the rear portion of the display device front frame portion 41. It is composed of a display unit 42 and a game ball dropping unit 43 attached below the variable display unit 42. The game ball dropping unit 43 receives the game ball that has won and drops in the fifth general winning opening 15e provided on the upper left side of the variable display device 6, and detects the fifth winning ball for detecting the game ball. It is for leading to the container 16e.

The display device front frame portion 41 is provided with a display device configuration base frame 44 for closely attaching the variable display device 6 to the front surface of the game board 3, and the display device configuration base frame 4 is provided.
The armor part 45 in which the fifth general winning opening 15e is formed is attached to the upper part of the front surface of 4, and the ball winning the fifth general winning opening 15e is dropped onto the game ball in the middle part of the front surface of the display device constituting base frame 44. An eaves portion 45 which serves as a passage leading to the portion 43 is formed. Further, in the lower part of the front surface of the display device configuration base frame 44, the winning number storage display lamps 45, 45, 45, for storing and displaying the passing winning number of the game balls that have passed through the passing gate 11.
A prize memory display accommodating portion 47 for accommodating a lamp board 46 having 45 is provided. Further, in the display device configuration base frame 44, the variable display section 42 and the game ball dropping section 43.
The opening 48 for opening the
On the back side of the display device configuration base frame 44, an enclosure frame 49 is provided which projects a space for display for showing the player the movement of the game ball in the game ball drop portion 43.

Further, the variable display section 42 of the variable display device 6 has a variable display housing case 50 capable of housing the first variable display 7a and the second variable display 7b, and the variable display housing case 50. It is composed of a housing case lid member 51. Then, the variable display accommodating case 50 of the variable display section 42 accommodates the first variable display 7a (not shown in the drawing) and the second variable display 7b, and the accommodating case lid member 5 described above.
1 to the attachment holes formed in the attachment portions 51a and 51b, respectively, to the attachment projections 52a and 52b on the rear frame of the surrounding frame 49.
By fitting each of them into the surrounding frame 49, the variable display accommodating case 50 is fixed so as to face the inside of the frame. In addition,
The accommodation case lid member 51 has a first insertion hole 53 for inserting a connector cable (not shown) of the first variable display 7a and a second insertion hole 53 for inserting a connector cable 54 of the second variable display 7b. An insertion hole 55 is provided, and the connector cable 54 and the like are led out to the switchboard 40 through the first and second insertion holes 53, 55.

The game ball dropping section 43 is provided with a circular ball collecting section 56 for collecting game balls flowing in from the passage formed by the eaves section 45 and the surrounding frame 49. The ball collecting section 5
By forming the guide portion 57 on the circumference of 6, it is possible to prevent the game balls from spilling from the ball concentrating portion 56. At the center of the circular ball concentrating portion 56, there is provided a winning ball outlet 58 for letting out the balls won in the fifth general winning hole 15e toward the fifth general winning ball detector 16e. The game ball that has flowed into the outlet 58 is fifth through the outflow ball gutter 59 that is attached below the surrounding frame 49.
After being guided to the general winning ball detector 16e and detected by the fifth winning ball detector 16e, the winning ball collecting trough (not shown) is reached and appropriately processed by a winning ball processing mechanism (not shown).

The guide portion 5 of the game ball dropping portion 43
7 is attached to the fastening piece 60a of the surrounding frame 49
In addition, the fastening piece 61a provided at the rear portion of the game ball dropping portion 43 is fixed to the fastening portion 61b of the surrounding frame 49 by using screws or the like, and the tip corner portion 62a of the game ball dropping portion 43 is displayed. It is attached below the surrounding frame 49 by being inserted into the mounting portion 62b protruding from the back surface of the device configuration base frame 44.

In the winning storage display housing 47, the winning number storage display lamps 45 are mounted so as to face the lamp holes.
The lamp board 65 having the gaming status display lamps 64, 64 for displaying the gaming status is attached so as to face the front side of the gaming machine 1 from the back side of the surrounding frame 49, and further the specific winning award winning ball number indicator 65 is displayed. It is mounted so as to face the opening 67 of the armor portion 45 from the display mounting hole 66 of the device configuration base frame 44. Further, in the switchboard 40, a fastening piece 68a provided at an appropriate position is attached to a stud 68b projecting at an appropriate position on the back side of the surrounding frame 49 via a screw or the like.
On the rear side of the switchboard 40, various connectors 6
9 ... is provided.

Next, the auxiliary variation winning device 10 and the sorting device 9
A right generation device 70 configured by integrally combining and will be described.

The right generation device 70 is a device for playing a game from the stage where a "hit" is generated in the auxiliary variable display game to the state where the right is generated. When a right hit occurs in this auxiliary variable display game. , The auxiliary variable winning device 10 is converted to a second state (a state in which a ball is easily won) that is advantageous to the player, and the game ball that has flown into the auxiliary variable winning device 10 and flows down is a general winning ball exit 71 or special. It is configured with a sorting device 9 that sorts to any of the winning ball exits 72 and determines whether or not to generate a right playing state of a special game.

First, the auxiliary variable winning apparatus 10 has a movable portion 73 for converting a closed state (first state) in which a game ball is difficult to win and an open state (second state) in which a game ball is easy to win, and the movable portion 73.
It is composed of a drive device 74 for driving the auxiliary variable winning device and a count switch 75 for the auxiliary variable winning device for counting the balls that have won the auxiliary variable winning device 10.

The movable portion 73 is a pair of left and right ball guide pieces 7.
6 and 76, a support shaft 77 serving as a fulcrum when each ball guiding piece 76, 76 rotates is provided so as to project from the rear end of each ball guiding piece 76, 76. Then, crank members 78, 78 are attached to the rear end portions of the support shafts 77, 77, respectively, and a crank pin 79 extending rearward from one end portion of the crank member 78 is attached to a drive device 74 described later. The pin receiving holes 80 are respectively inserted. By doing this,
A crank mechanism for opening and closing the ball guide pieces 76, 76 by the drive device 74 is configured.

The auxiliary variable winning device solenoid 81, which is the drive source of the driving device 74, is energized by the control of the electric control device 33 when a hit occurs in the auxiliary variable display game, and the energized state is also set. After being set, the number of winnings to the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is a predetermined number (for example, 1
Or the predetermined time (for example, 1.5 seconds) elapses or whichever of the earliest conditions is satisfied, the excitation state is released by the electrical control device 33. That is, when a hit occurs in the auxiliary variable display game, the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is converted into the second state until a certain condition is satisfied. In addition, in order to deal with a case where a ball which is in the middle of winning the auxiliary variable winning a prize device 10 is caught by the ball guiding pieces 76, 76, even after the end condition is satisfied, an extremely short time (for example, The ball guiding pieces 76, 76 may be converted only for 0.012 seconds.

When the auxiliary variable winning device solenoid 81 is in an excited state, the operating rod 82 attached to the auxiliary variable winning device solenoid 81 rises, and the operating member 80 attached to the upper end of the operating rod 82. As a result, the pin receiving hole member 84, which is in contact with the operating member 80 and has the pin receiving hole 80, is pushed up. As a result, the pin receiving hole member 84
Rises along the guide portion 85, and the crank pin 79 inserted in the pin receiving hole 80 is rotated, and the turning power is transmitted to the support shaft 77 via the crank member 78. Then, the respective ball guiding pieces 76, 76 are rotated in the left-right direction.

On the other hand, the sorting device 9 includes a component base frame 87 in which the rotating body 86 is incorporated, and the movable portion 73 of the auxiliary variable winning a prize device 10 is in an open state (first position) on the front side of the component base frame 87. There is provided a rotating body guiding portion 88 that guides the game ball that has flowed in to the rotating body 86 in the 2 state).

Behind the above-mentioned base frame 87, a sorting device back guide for guiding a ball, which has won a prize in one of the winning sockets of the rotating body 86, to the back side of the game board 3 via the rotating body guiding portion 88. A portion 89 and a flow passage forming portion 90 that forms a flow passage for the game ball that reaches the sorting device back side guiding portion 89 are provided. Also,
A motor for applying a rotational force to the rotating body 86 is attached to the rear of the flow path forming portion 90 via a drive substrate 92.

The rotating body guiding portion 88 is formed in a hollow donut shape, and the inner surface side of the rotating body guiding portion 88 causes the rotating body 86 to move a ball won into the auxiliary variation winning apparatus 10.
The upper part of the rotating body guiding part 88 and the movable part 73 of the auxiliary variation winning device 10 are communicated by the game ball inlet 93. A flat game ball standby portion 88a is formed in the lower part of the rotating body guiding portion 88, and the winning balls that have reached the game ball standby portion 88a through the game ball inlet 93 are accompanied by the rotation of the rotating body 86. It waits here until the prize hole is in an acceptable position. In addition, a count switch 75 for the auxiliary variation winning device is arranged at a position directly below the game ball inlet 93, and the number of winnings to the auxiliary variation winning device 10 (the number of balls flowing into the sorting device 9) is counted here. There is.

Further, on the back surface of the constituent base frame 87, a rotary member accommodating frame 94 for accommodating the rotary member 86 is provided in a protruding manner, and the rotary member accommodating frame 94 is for the auxiliary variable winning apparatus. A count switch insertion hole 95 for inserting the count switch 75 is opened, and the count switch 75 for the auxiliary variation winning device is inserted through the count switch insertion hole 95 to a position directly below the game ball inlet 93, and the rotating body guiding portion is provided. It is attached to the upper part of 88. In addition, the support shaft 7 of the ball guide pieces 76, 76 is provided on the back surface of the constituent base frame 87.
Bearing sleeve 9 for guiding piece for rotatably supporting 7, 77
6, 96 are projected respectively.

The rotating body 86 which receives the inflow balls guided by the rotating body guiding portion 88 has an appearance in which notched portions are formed at equal intervals of approximately 120 degrees in the circumferential direction of the cylinder, and each notched portion is one. Only the game ball of is accepted.
Two of these three cutouts are the first general winning a prize mouth 9
7, the second general winning award socket 98, and the other one is the special award winning socket 99.
Only the first and second general prize winning openings 97, 98 are deeply cut toward the axial center side.

The first and second general prize winning openings 97, 9
The balls accepted in No. 8 are discharged only to the general winning ball exit 71 provided in the sorting device back side guiding section 89, and the balls accepted in the special prize receiving port 99 are special winnings provided in the sorting apparatus back side guiding section 89. It is designed to be discharged only to the ball outlet 72. Further, on the back surface side of the rotating body 86, a rotating body support shaft 100 for fixing to the rotating shaft 91a of the motor 91 is provided in a protruding manner, and the rotating body support shaft 100 is provided on the output shaft connecting member 10.
1 is connected to the rotary shaft 91a which is the output shaft of the motor 91, the rotational force of the motor 91 is transmitted to the rotary body 86, and the rotary body 86 rotates in the clockwise direction (FIGS. 13 to 1).
It rotates in the A direction).

The balls that have reached the general winning ball exit 71 of the sorting device back side guiding section 89 are collected from the general winning ball passage 102 projecting directly below the general winning ball exit 71 on the rear surface of the game board 3. It is discharged to a gutter. The balls reaching the special winning ball outlet 72 are discharged from the special winning ball passage 103 formed directly below the special winning ball outlet 72 to the winning ball collecting trough on the back surface of the game board 3. Further, in order to position the special winning ball detector 104 at a proper position in the special winning ball passage 103, a mounting portion 105 for supporting the special winning ball detector 104 is provided.

A bearing 106 for rotatably supporting the rotating body support shaft 100 of the rotating body 86 is provided on the rear surface of the sorting apparatus back side guiding section 89, and the sorting apparatus back side is provided. The movable part 7 is formed by cutting out the upper part of the guiding part 89.
A support shaft escape portion 107 for releasing the third support shaft 77 is formed.

The flow path forming portion 90 is formed by the studs 108, 1
It is supposed to be attached to the back side of the sorting apparatus back side guiding section 89 via 08, 108, and the front side of the flow path forming section 90 attached to the sorting apparatus back side guiding section 89 is the general winning ball passage 102 and the special winning ball. It comes into contact with the side portion (rear surface side) of the passage 103, and forms a flow path for letting down the balls that have flowed in from the general winning ball outlet 71 and the special winning ball outlet 72 to the winning ball collecting gutter or the like. ..

Further, on the back surface side of the flow path forming portion 90,
A lamp board 110 to which a display lamp for displaying the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is attached is attached. A bearing cylindrical hole 111 is formed in each of the central portion of the lamp substrate 110 and the central portion of the flow path forming portion 90, and
The support shaft 7 of the ball guide pieces 76, 76 is provided on the flow path forming portion 90.
Insertion holes 112 for inserting 7, 77 are formed respectively.

Further, on the back side of the lamp substrate 110,
A rotary member position detector 113 having a U-shaped cross section is attached, and the rotary shaft 91a of the motor 91 and the support shaft 77 of the rotary member 86 are attached.
When the rotating body position detecting piece 114 provided on the output shaft connecting member 101 for connecting with the rotating body position detecting portion 114 passes through the detection recess of the rotating body position detector 113, the rotating position detector outputs the rotating body 86 reference position detection signal. Output. The electric control device 33 can detect that the rotating body 86 is at the reference position in response to the input of the rotating body 86 reference position detection signal. That is, in this embodiment, the rotating body position detector 113 and the rotating body position detecting piece 114 of the output shaft connecting member 101 that rotates with the rotation of the rotating body 86 constitute the rotating body position detecting means. It is as a thing.

The rotating body position detecting means is not limited to the above embodiment, but the first general winning ball receiving opening 97, the second general winning ball receiving opening 98, the special winning ball receiving opening 99 in the rotating body 86. And the rotary member housing frame 94 (or the rotary member guiding portion 8)
Anything can be used as long as it can detect the relative position to 8). For example, detectors for detecting the position of the rotating body 86 are provided at a plurality of positions so that each detector can detect the rotating body 86 at a plurality of positions while the rotating body 86 makes one rotation, or the rotation shaft 91a rotates. The position of the rotating body 86 may be finely detected by using an encoder or the like that can detect the angle at every constant angle.

As described above, the right generation device 70 in which the respective components such as the rotating body guiding portion 88, the component base frame 87, the sorting device back side guiding portion 89, the flow path forming portion 90, and the driving substrate 92 are assembled is a game. It is attached to the board 3 via a structural base frame 87.

By converting the auxiliary variable winning device 10 of the right generating device 70 configured as described above to the second state, a ball is won in the auxiliary variable winning device 10, and the winning ball is a game ball flow. The sorting device 9 is reached via the inlet 93.
Here, a process in which the winning balls are sorted by the sorting device 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15.

First, after the first general winning opening 97 has passed the game ball standby portion 88a, the first state before the special winning opening 99 reaches the game ball standby portion 88a (see FIG. 13).
When the winning balls reach the inside of the sorting device 9, the winning balls stand by in the game ball waiting section 88a and are received in the special winning socket 99. When two or more winning balls are generated during the first state of the sorting device 9, the first winning ball is the special winning socket 99 and the succeeding winning ball is the second general winning socket 98. , The first general winning a prize socket 97, respectively. In addition, when the number of winning balls is four or more, each winning hole 97 to 9
After completing 9 rounds, the special prize hole 99 will be accepted again.

In this way, the winning balls received in the special winning socket 99 are received in the special winning socket 99 while being shifted axially from the opening position of the general winning ball outlet 71. Therefore, it is not discharged from the general winning ball exit 71, and further moves while reaching the special winning ball exit 72 while being positioned inside the special winning socket 99. Then, this winning ball is discharged from the special winning ball outlet 72 opened corresponding to the special winning socket 99, and is detected by the special winning ball detector 104 to be processed as a special winning ball.

On the other hand, the first and second general prize winning openings 97, 98
The ball received in is discharged from the general winning ball exit 71 and processed as a general winning ball. It should be noted that even if the special winning ball exit 72 is reached, there is a situation in which the general winning ball exit 71 is not discharged, and the special winning ball exit 72 is reached.
In the state of being received in the first and second general prize winning openings 97, 98, the special prize winning ball outlet 72 is not discharged and is not processed as a special prize winning ball.

In the second state (see FIG. 14) after the second general winning award socket 98 has passed the game ball standby portion 88a and before the first general award winning socket 97 reaches the game ball standby portion 88a. When the winning balls reach the inside of the sorting device 9, the winning balls stand by in the game ball waiting section 88a and are received in the first general winning socket 97. When two or more winning balls are generated during the first state of the sorting device 9, the first winning ball is the first general winning socket 97 and the succeeding winning ball is the special winning socket 99. , And the second general winning award socket 98, respectively. That is, in the second state of the sorting device 9, unless at least two winning balls are supplied from the auxiliary variable winning device 10, no special winning balls are generated.

Similarly, during the third state (see FIG. 15) after the special prize winning slot 99 has passed through the game ball standby section 88a and before the second general prize winning slot 98 reaches the game ball standby section 88a. When the winning ball reaches the sorting apparatus 9, the winning ball waits in the game ball waiting section 88a and is received in the second general winning socket 98. Further, when two or more winning balls are generated during the first state of the sorting device 9, the first winning ball is the first winning ball and the second winning ball is the first winning ball. The mouth 97 and the special prize receiving hole 99 are respectively accepted. That is, in the third state of the sorting device 9, no special winning balls are generated unless at least three winning balls are supplied from the auxiliary variable winning device 10.

From the above, when the sorting device 9 is in the first state, one auxiliary winning ball is supplied from the auxiliary variable winning device 10, so that the special winning can be surely brought about, and the sorting device When 9 is in the second state, two prize balls are supplied from the auxiliary variable winning device 10, so that it is possible to surely generate a special prize, and the sorting device 9
In the third state, the auxiliary variable winning device 10 supplies three winning balls, so that the special winning can be surely brought about. Therefore, the relative positional relationship between the rotating body 86 and the game ball standby portion 88a in the sorting device 9 is grasped, and the auxiliary variation winning device 10 corresponding to the states (first to third states) of the sorting device 9 based on this is held. Variably set the allowable number of winning balls (when the allowable number of winning a prize is limited to one as in the present embodiment, the time for converting the auxiliary variable winning device 10 to the second state is set to the second state or the third state. By limiting), it is possible to intentionally adjust the probability of occurrence of a special prize.

When the winning ball reaches the inside of the sorting device 9 from the auxiliary variation winning device 10 through the game ball inlet 93, the falling force causes the inside of the rotating body guiding portion 88 to roll irregularly. Due to, for example, the sorting device 9 in the third state
It is possible that one prize ball supplied to the player is accidentally accepted by the special prize socket 99. However, such an unintended occurrence of a special prize is an extremely rare case, and is almost negligible in game control over a long time. Further, after such an unintended occurrence of a special prize, it is possible to adjust the overall probability of occurrence of the special prize by performing game control for suppressing the occurrence of the special prize.

The special winning opening 13 activated during the generation of the right based on the fact that the right is generated by the generation of the special prize in the right generating device 70,
It is provided in the specific winning device 115, and the specific winning device 11
The external appearance of No. 5 is obtained by closing the front open portion of the specific winning base 116 in the shape of a hollow box with the front cover 117, and the specific winning opening 13 is formed on the upper surface thereof. Further, inside the specific winning base 116, there is provided a rotating body 118 having a winning ball receiving portion 118a capable of receiving a ball in an appropriate place on the circumferential surface,
In the winning ball receiving portion 118a of the rotating body 118, the specific winning opening 1
When the rotating body 118 is rotated 180 degrees in a state in which the winning balls won from 3 are received, the winning balls reach the specific winning ball receiving section 119 provided on the specific winning base 116,
When discharged to the back side of the game board 3 from the specific winning ball outlet 120 opened on the back side of the specific winning ball receiving portion 119,
It is detected by the specific winning ball detector 14. Furthermore, after being detected by the specific winning ball detector 14,
After passing through the winning ball collecting gutter, etc., it reaches a winning ball processing mechanism section (not shown) and is appropriately processed as a winning ball.

Further, a shaft insertion hole 121 is formed on the back side of the specific winning base 116, and the output shaft connecting member 122 connected to the shaft center portion of the rotating body 118 extends from the shaft insertion hole 121 to the back side. By letting it out and connecting the output shaft 123a of the motor 123 to the output shaft connecting member 122, the rotational driving force of the motor 123 is transmitted to 118. The motor 123 is fixed to the mounting board 124 and is mounted on the specific winning base 116 via the mounting board 124. Further, a lamp board 126 having a right generation display lamp 125 for indicating a state in which a right has been generated in the gaming machine 1 is also attached from the back side of the specific winning base 116. Furthermore, the specific winning ball detector 1
4 is the specific winning ball exit 1 by the detector mounting member 127
It is arranged in the vicinity of 20.

The specific winning device 115 configured as described above
According to this, if the winning ball receiving portion 118a of the rotating body 118 is not located immediately below the specific winning opening 13, the specific winning opening 1
Even if the game ball reaches 3, the specific winning device 115 cannot win. Therefore, by not placing the winning ball receiving portion 118a directly below the specific winning opening 13 until the right generation state is reached, it is possible to prevent the ball from winning the specific winning opening 13. In addition, the winning ball receiving portion 11 of the rotating body 118
Even if 8a is located directly below the specific winning opening 13, if the rotating body 118 does not rotate 180 degrees, the ball received by the winning ball receiving portion 118a is processed as the specific winning ball. There is no.

In addition, there is a time lag between the ball winning the specific winning opening 13 being received by the winning ball receiving portion 118a, reaching the specific winning ball receiving portion 119, and being detected by the specific winning ball detector 14. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from suffering a significant disadvantage while the right is being generated. That is, the number of specific winning balls that can be received in the specific winning port 13 during the right generation state is limited to a predetermined number (for example, 16), while the variable winning device 8 described later is in the process of changing the second state. Since the number of balls won in the specific winning opening 13 is not stored in memory, the number of the specific winning balls detected by the specific winning ball detector 14 during the second state conversion of the variable winning device 8 can be used as a right condition ending condition determination. It will be used only, and it is possible to minimize the disadvantages to the player, such that the right generation state ends without obtaining enough award balls even though the right generation state has occurred. is there.

The specific winning device 115 is not limited to the above-mentioned structure, and has the same structure as the auxiliary variable winning device 10 and the variable winning device 8 described later, for example, in the first state in which the game ball is not accepted. Also, it may be configured with a prize winning device that can be converted into a second state in which a game ball can be accepted, or may be a configuration in which a prize winning opening is only opened like other general prize winning openings. When the special winning opening 13 is won except when the right is being generated, the electric control device 3 performs processing such as invalidating the winning ball or treating it like a general winning ball.
If step 3 is performed, no inconvenience will occur.

The variable winning device 8 functioning as the second variable winning device can be converted into a first state, which is disadvantageous to the player, and a second state, which is advantageous to the player, by driving the electric drive source. 18 and 19, the opening / closing blades 130, 130 are axially mounted on both sides of the opening 129 of the mounting substrate 128, and the ball receiving portion 131 is formed in the opening 129. is there.

The rotating shaft 132 of each opening / closing blade 130 extends through the mounting substrate 128, and the pin 13 for opening / closing the opening / closing blades 130, 130 left and right is provided at the rear end thereof.
The operation lever 134 in which 3 is planted is fixed. The pin 133 of the operation lever 134 is loosely inserted into the engagement hole 137 of the operation member 136 provided at the lower end of the plunger of the solenoid 135, which is an electric drive source.
For this reason, the left and right opening / closing blades 130, 130 are normally operated by the weight of the plunger and the action of the return spring.
A state in which one ball passes through the upper end of 0,130 (Fig. 5), that is, the first disadvantage to the player
The state is maintained.

The solenoid 135 is attached to a boss projecting from the back surface of the drive board 138.
6 and its engaging hole 137 have two left and right operation levers 13.
The pins 133 and 133 of 4,134 are formed in common. Exciting the solenoid 135, the operation member 13
When 6 is pulled up against the tendency of the opening / closing wings 130, 130 to rotate in the outward opening direction, the operating member 136 and the pin 133 move upward, and the operating levers 134 open outward about the rotating shaft 132. When the wing 130 is rotated to open, the opening / closing wings 130, 130 are opened, and the ball is converted into a state in which the ball is easily received, that is, a second state which is advantageous for the player.

Opening / closing blade 13 converted to the second state and opened
The spheres winning 0, 130 are picked up by the sphere receiving portion 131, pass through the opening 129 and flow down the back side of the mounting substrate 128, and the photosensor type counting detector provided on the back side of the mounting substrate 128. Detected by 139. When the counting detector 139 detects a sphere, the counting detector 139 sends a signal to an electric control device 33 which will be described in detail later. The variable winning device 8 also functions as a winning area, a hit ball is won in the variable winning device 8, and the winning ball is discharged based on the detection by the counting detector 139.

The variable winning device 8 may be a so-called attacker type winning device in which a horizontally long door is opened and closed by driving a solenoid to convert the ball into a first state in which the ball is not accepted and a second state in which the ball is easily received.

Next, a game in the gaming machine 1 having the above structure will be described.

When the ball fired by the player operating the operation handle 19 enters the game section 5 of the game board 3,
It hits an obstacle nail and flows down while changing the flow direction. Then, this ball is the passage gate 11 as the first specific winning area.
When the ball passes the winning prize, the gate passing ball detector 12 detects the ball and sends a signal to the electric control device 33. When the electric control device 33 receives the signal from the gate passage ball detector 12, the electric control device 33 operates the variable display device 6 to variably display the numbers at a speed that the player cannot identify. That is, the gate passing ball detector 12 functions as a first specific winning signal generating means for operating the variable display device 6.

When the electric control device 33 receives this signal, the first and second variable display devices 7 of the variable display device 6 are received.
By operating a and 7b, the numbers are converted and displayed at a speed that cannot be recognized by the player. Then, when a predetermined time set in advance in the timer of the electric control device 33 has elapsed or when the player operates a stop switch (not shown), the variable display of the variable display device 6 is stopped, and 2 Digit numbers are stopped and displayed. When this stop symbol forms a preset prize mode (for example, "1" and "1", "3" and "3",
When "5" and "5", "7" and "7", and "9" and "9" are displayed), the auxiliary variable winning device solenoid 81 of the auxiliary variable winning device 10 in the right generation device 70 is displayed. Is excited for a predetermined time (for example, 1.5 seconds) or until a predetermined number (for example, one) of winning balls determined by the electric control device 33 is counted by the auxiliary variable winning device count switch 75. Therefore, when the variable display device 6 forms the prize mode, the auxiliary variable winning device 10 opens the opening / closing blades 55, 55 to receive the hit ball until the earliest condition of the predetermined time elapses or the predetermined number of winnings is satisfied. Convert to easy second state. When any one of the above conditions is satisfied, the auxiliary variable winning device solenoid 81 is demagnetized, so that the auxiliary variable winning device 10 returns to the first state in which the opening / closing blades 55, 55 are closed.

When the hit ball is won in the auxiliary variable winning apparatus 10 converted into the second state as described above, the winning ball reaches the sorting apparatus 9 through the game ball inlet 93. Then, the first and second general winning ball sockets 97, 98 of the rotating body 86
In the case of being accepted, the general winning ball exit 71 is discharged, falls into the general winning ball passage 102 and is processed as a general winning ball, the right to the special game is not generated, and the normal game state is restored. In addition, after the second state conversion operation of the auxiliary variation winning device 10, if the memory based on the detection signal of the gate passing ball detector 12 is stored, the conversion display of the variable display device 6 is started again and the same as above. The operation is repeated.

When the prize winning ball is received in the special prize receiving port 99, it passes through the general prize winning ball outlet 71 and is discharged from the special prize winning ball outlet 72.
It falls to 3, and is detected by the special winning ball detector 104. When the special winning ball detector 104 detects the special winning ball, it sends a special winning ball detection signal to the electric control device 33, and by the input of the signal, the electric control device 33 causes the special game as the right generation state. To start. The probability of separating the winning balls into the auxiliary variable winning device 10 into the special winning balls by the sorting device 9 is appropriately adjusted based on the control of the electrical control device 33 described later.
Further, the rotating operation of the rotating body 86 in the sorting device 9 is not limited to the one that always rotates at a constant speed in a fixed direction (direction A in FIGS. 13 to 15), and the rotating speed may be slightly increased or decreased, or the rotating body may rotate. The rotation operation of the rotating body 86 may be temporarily stopped at the time when each of the prize winning openings 97 to 99 of 86 is close to the game ball standby portion 88a.

Thus, when the ball flowing down in the game section 5 after the right of this special game is generated (during a specific game state) wins the specific winning opening 13, the specific winning ball detector 14
Detects this sphere and sends a signal to the electrical control device 33,
Based on this signal, the electric control device 33 causes the solenoid 135 of the variable winning a prize device 8 for a predetermined period, for example, a period until a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) set in a timer elapses, or a predetermined period for the variable prize device 8. Excitation is performed only for a period until a few (for example, 10) balls are won. That is, the variable winning device 8 is converted into the second state in which it is easy to accept a ball for a predetermined period until the above condition is satisfied.

When a hit ball is won in the variable winning device 8 which is being converted into the second state, the counting detector 139 detects one of the balls and sends a detection signal to the electric control device 33, so that the electric control device is detected. Based on this signal, 33 counts the number of winning balls to the variable winning device 8 during the second state conversion, and when the number reaches a predetermined number, demagnetizes the solenoid 135 to return the variable winning device 8 to the first state. Even if the number of winning balls does not reach the predetermined number, the electric control device 33 demagnetizes the solenoid 135 and returns the variable winning device 8 to the first state after a predetermined time elapses.

As described above, when either the predetermined time elapses or the number of winning balls reaches the predetermined number, the variable winning device 8 returns to the first state, but this condition is satisfied. The cycle is updated every time the specific winning ball detector 14 detects the specific winning ball based on the winning of the specific winning prize 13 after the above conditions are satisfied, and the special game is played a predetermined number of times. (For example, the 16th cycle) can be continued. That is, the variable winning device 8
When the ball wins the specific winning opening 13 after returning to the first state, the specific winning ball detector 14 detects the ball and sends a signal to the electric control device 33, and the electric control device based on this signal. 33 excites the solenoid 135 of the variable winning device 8, and is updated in the second cycle to continue the special game.

Further, in the special game of the second cycle, when the number of winning balls to the variable winning device 8 reaches a predetermined number (10) or a predetermined time (10 seconds) elapses,
After the solenoid 135 is demagnetized and the second cycle is finished, when the ball wins the specific winning opening 13, it is updated in the third cycle in the same manner and the special game is continued. In this way, the cycle is updated on condition that the ball enters the specific winning opening 13. However, when the final 16th cycle ends, the special game right disappears, and even if the ball subsequently wins the specific winning opening 13, the cycle is not updated. Further, as described above, the number of cycles that can be updated is reduced because the sphere that has won the specific winning opening 13 is not stored during the second state conversion of the variable winning device 8.

As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the variable display device 6 operates on condition that the ball passes through the passage gate 11, and the variable display device 6 forms a predetermined prize mode. Then, the auxiliary variable winning device 10 of the right generation device 70 is converted into the second state, and the ball that reaches the sorting device 9 by winning in the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is the general winning ball exit 71 or the special winning ball. The special winning balls that have been sorted into the outlet 72 and the special winning balls that have been sorted into the outlet 72 act on the special winning ball detector 104, which creates a right to play a special game, and the balls are generated in the state where this right has been created. Specific prize hole 1
The variable winning device 8 is converted into the second state for a predetermined period on condition that the player wins the third prize, and after the variable winning device 8 returns to the first state, the ball is won in the specific winning opening 13 in the cycle. Updates are made and special games continue. Then, when a predetermined time elapses or the number of winning balls reaches a predetermined number in the final cycle, the right to the special game is extinguished at this point, and the special game in a specific game state is ended.

During the special game described above, the variable display device 6 is activated by the gate passing ball detection signal issued based on the detection of the gate passing ball by the gate passing ball detector 12, thereby forming the prize mode. The special winning ball detection signal is output from the special winning ball detector 104 on the basis of the detection of the special winning balls. When output, the right of the special game disappears, and the special game ends at that point (so-called puncture state).

Next, the structure related to the game control of the electric control device 33 for controlling the operation of the above-mentioned various game devices will be described. This electric control device 33 is a normal game control and auxiliary game (game for shifting to a special game)
It is composed of a first game control means 140 for controlling the above and a second game control means 141 for controlling a special game in a specific game state.

In the first game control means 140, the gate passing ball detector 12 outputs a gate passing ball detection signal via the gate passing ball detection signal line L1, and the launch ball sensor 26 outputs a launch ball detecting signal. The foul ball detection signal from the foul ball sensor 28 via the signal line L2 and the auxiliary fluctuating prize device winning signal from the auxiliary fluctuating prize device count switch 75 via the foul ball detecting signal line L3. The base value selection signal is sent from the base value setting switch 142 via L4 to the base value selection signal line L5.
, The first key insertion detection signal from the first key insertion detector 143 is transmitted via the first key insertion detection signal line L6, and the right generation rate selection signal is transmitted from the right generation rate setting switch 144 to the right generation rate selection signal line. The second key insertion detection signal from the second key insertion detector 145 is sent via L7, and the rotating body position detection signal is sent from the rotating body position detector 113 via the second key insertion detection signal line L8. It is assumed that they are respectively input via the line L9.

From the first game control means 140, a winning number storage display command signal is sent to the winning number storage display lamp 45 via the winning number storage display signal line L10, and a conversion command is sent via the conversion command signal line L11. A signal is sent to the variable display device 6 via the auxiliary variable prize winning device drive signal line L12, and an auxiliary variable winning device drive signal is sent to the auxiliary variable prize device solenoid 81 of the auxiliary variable prize device 10 via the set base value display signal line L13. The setting base value display signal to the setting base value display 38, and the setting right generation rate display signal to the setting right generation rate display device 37 via the setting right generation rate display signal line L14.
Are output respectively.

On the other hand, in the second game control means 141, a special prize ball detection signal from the special prize ball detector 104 is sent from the special prize ball detector 14 via the special prize ball detection signal line L15. Is inputted from the counting detector 139 via the specific winning sphere detection signal line L16 and the special winning opening winning sphere detection signal line L17.

From the second game control means 141, a sound output signal is output to the speaker 146 via the sound output signal line L18, and a right generation status display signal is displayed to the right generation status display signal line L19. To lamp 125,
The specific winning opening winning number display signal is transferred to the specific winning opening winning number display device 65 via the specific winning opening winning number display signal line L20, and the special device driving signal is changed via the special device driving signal line L21. The special winning opening winning number display signal to the special winning opening winning number display signal line L22 is output to the special winning opening winning number display device 147 provided at an appropriate place of the gaming machine 1, respectively.

Signals are exchanged between the first game control means 140 and the second game control means 141 as information necessary for each control. For example, the conversion command signal from the second game control means 141 to the first game control means 140 via the conversion command signal line L11 ', the auxiliary variation winning device drive command signal via the auxiliary variation winning device drive signal line L12'. However, the winning judgment signal is supplied via the winning judgment signal line L23 ', and the winning number storage signal line is supplied via the winning number storage signal line L24', respectively, and the first game control means 14
From 0 to the second game control means 141 Right-in-progress signal line L2
It is assumed that a right-generating signal is supplied via 5 '.

First, the specific structure of the first game control means 140 and the flow of control will be described with reference to FIG.

The gate passing ball detection signal input from the gate passing ball detector 12 to the first game control means 140 is supplied to the variable display control means 148, and the variable display control means 148 is changed based on the input of the signal. A conversion command signal is output to the display device 6, and display symbols corresponding to the conversion command output by the variable display control means 148 are sequentially converted and displayed on the variable display device 6. The conversion command signal output from the variable display control means 148 is also input to the auxiliary variable prize winning device control means 149.
Also in 49, the display pattern based on the conversion command can be always known. And the variable display control means 1
When 48 stops the conversion display of the variable display device 6,
The variable display control means 148 supplies a symbol stop signal to the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149 via the symbol stop signal line L26, and based on the input timing of this symbol stop signal, the auxiliary variation winning device control means. 149
Is for determining whether or not the stop symbol of the variable display device 6 is hit. When the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149 determines that the stop symbol is "hit", it outputs a hit determination signal to the second game control means 142 (FIG. 2).
1 out of 1).

As a result of the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149 determining the stop symbol of the variable display device 6, when a prize mode is formed (for example, two stop symbols are "7", "7").
Etc.), the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149 causes the auxiliary variable winning device solenoid 8 of the auxiliary variable winning device 10.
The auxiliary variable winning device driving signal is output to 1 to convert the auxiliary variable winning device 10 to the second state which is advantageous for the player. On the other hand, the stop pattern of the variable display device 6 is "disconnected".
If it is determined that the normal game state is returned. The conversion command signal output from the variable display control means 148 to the variable display device 6 and the auxiliary variation winning device drive signal output from the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149 to the auxiliary variation winning device solenoid 81 are conversion commands. Signal line L11 'and auxiliary variable winning a prize winning device drive signal line L1
It is intended to be supplied to the second game control means 141 via 2 '(in FIG. 21, and).

Further, the variable display control means 148 is designed to store up to a predetermined number (four in this embodiment) of gate passing ball detection signals from the gate passing ball detector 12, and the start according to the stored number. The memory number display signal is output to the winning number memory display lamp 45. Then, after the conversion display of the variable display device 6 based on the one starting memory is completed (or the conversion operation of the auxiliary variable winning device 10 performed based on the "hit determination" of the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149 is completed). If the starting memory number is not "0" (if the memory number is 1 or more), the conversion display of the variable display device 6 is newly started based on this starting memory. Furthermore, when the winning number storage display based on this starting memory is performed, the winning number storage signal is supplied from the variable display control means 148 to the second game control means 141 via the winning number storage signal line L24. (Fig. 21)
During,).

While the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149 is changing the second state of the auxiliary variable winning device 10, the auxiliary variable winning device controlling means 149 operates the auxiliary variable winning device through the auxiliary variable winning device operating signal line L27. A medium signal is supplied to the variable display control means 148, and during the input of the signal, the start of the auxiliary game based on a new starting memory is regulated. It should be noted that this starting memory is decremented each time an auxiliary game by conversion display of the variable display device 6 is performed.

Here, in the present embodiment, the variable display device 6 is intervened by intervening in the conversion display control of the variable display device 6 based on the above-mentioned passing prize to the gate passing ball detector 12.
By adjusting the second state conversion probability of the auxiliary variation winning device 10 based on the stop pattern forming the prize mode, the base value which is the return rate to the player is brought close to the preset base value. The configuration and control contents related to this control operation will be described below.

In order to set the base value, the administrator first inserts the first key into the key 36a provided in the setting operation section 35. This is because a security function is added to prevent the setting base value from being changed by a person who is not a legitimate administrator. In addition to the key, a secret code operation or an ID card may be used as appropriate. .. And the proper first
If a key is used, the first key insertion detector 143
From the first key insertion detection signal, the base value setting control means 15
The base value setting control means 150 is activated by being input to 0, and the base value selection signal from the base value setting switch 142 is effectively input based on the activation of the base value setting control means 150. It will come to be. Then, the base value setting control means 150, to which the base value selection signal is input, selects the base value according to the selection signal and sets the selected base value as the “set base value”.

That is, the base value setting switch 142,
First key insertion detector 143, base value setting control means 15
By the mutual functioning of 0, a return rate setting means for setting a base value as an index as a return rate to the player is configured. The base value setting control means 150
Outputs a setting base value display signal corresponding to the setting base value to the setting base value display unit 38, so that the setting base value display unit 38 displays the setting base value, and the administrator selects the appropriate base value. It is possible to confirm whether it is a thing or not.

The base value setting control means 150 stores and holds the set base value set as described above until the power is turned off or a new base value is set.
The set base value is continuously supplied to the base value comparison / determination means 152 of the base value correction means 151.

On the other hand, the launch ball detection signal from the launch ball sensor 26 and the foul ball detection signal from the foul ball sensor 28 are supplied to the effective launch ball number calculating means 153, and the effective launch ball number calculating means 153 outputs the launch ball. By subtracting the number of foul balls from the count value of, the number of effective firing balls that have effectively reached the game unit 5 of the game board 3 is calculated, and the number of effective firing balls is calculated by the base value calculating means 154 and the base value correcting means 151. They are supplied to the control intervention range control means 155, respectively. Since the number of effective shot balls corresponds to the total number of balls spent by the player in the game, it can be substantially regarded as the game disadvantage required by the player for the game.

The base value calculation means 154 is adapted to receive an auxiliary variable prize winning device winning signal from the auxiliary variable prize winning device count switch 75. The auxiliary variable winning device winning signal is input to the auxiliary variable winning device winning signal. By multiplying by the number of discharged prize balls based on the winning of the prize in the device 10, the total number of prize balls obtained by the player as the game profit is calculated. Further, the base value calculating means 154 calculates the total number of prize balls with respect to the total number of effective shooting balls supplied as a game disadvantage from the above-mentioned effective shooting ball number calculating means 153, so that the actual profit to the player is calculated. A current base value, which is the current return rate as a return rate, is calculated, and the calculated value is compared with the base value.
It supplies to 2.

In this embodiment, when the obstacle nail or the wind turbine is placed in the game section 5, the hit ball is previously passed by the passing gate 1
It is assumed that it is difficult to win a prize area other than 1 and the auxiliary variable winning device 10, and the prize ball based on the winning ball to the auxiliary variable winning device 10 can be regarded as the game profit acquired by the player. Therefore, the base value calculation means 154 simplifies the configuration by calculating the game profit only from the auxiliary variable winning device winning signal from the auxiliary variable winning device count switch 75.

However, it is not always the case that the other winning areas are not won at all, and the arrangement of the obstacle nails and the wind turbines in the game section 5 may be set so that the hit balls can win the winning areas substantially equally. Therefore, in such a case, another winning area (for example, the first to fifth general winning openings 15a-1
5e) also receives the winning signal (for example, the detection signals of the first to fifth winning ball detectors 16a to 16e) as the base value calculating means 15.
The number of discharged prize balls based on the winning may be added to the calculation of the game profit. Further, as in the present embodiment, all the discharged prize balls are set to "7.
If the number of prize balls is increased (for example, 13) for a prize in a specific prize area, instead of
The number of discharged prize balls to be multiplied according to the winning signal may be set in the base value calculating means 154 in advance.

As described above, the base value calculating means 15
The base value comparison / determination means 152 to which the current base value is supplied from 4 compares the set base value (set return rate) from the base value setting control means 150 with the current base value (current return rate) to determine the return rate comparison. It has both a function and a return rate correction function that intervenes in game control according to the comparison result and brings a current base value, which is a return rate to an actual player, close to a set base value. In addition, the base value comparison and determination means 152 in the present embodiment causes the variable display control means 148 to control the variable display device 6 to variably control the probability of forming the prize mode, so that the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is set to the second value. The probability of being converted into a state is adjusted so that the current base value, which is the return rate to the player, approaches the set base value.

The base value comparison / determination means 152 does not always intervene in the control of the variable display control means 148. For example, when a signal according to the control intervention timing is input from the control intervention range control means 155. , The variable display control means 148 is controlled. The control intervention range control means 155 in this embodiment sends a control intervention timing signal to the base value comparison / determination means 152 every time the number of effective firing balls from the number of effective firing balls calculation means 153 reaches a constant value. However, the timing of the control intervention may be determined according to the elapsed time, or the control intervention timing signal may be transmitted at the time when any one of these conditions is satisfied.

The base value comparison / determination means 15 described above is used.
In the base value correction means 151 composed of 2 and the control intervention range control means 155, the base value comparison determination means 152 intervenes in the game control so that the current base value approaches the set base value is the control intervention range control means 155. The present invention is not limited to the input timing of the control timing signal from, for example, when the base value comparison / determination means 152 itself compares and determines the current base value and the set base value to exceed a certain allowable range. The game control may be intervened.

As described above, according to the present invention, the base value correction means 151 as the return rate correction means is provided, so that the game profit actually received by the player can be automatically brought close to the preset game profit. It will be possible. Therefore, it is possible to bring the current base value, which is the actual return rate to the player, close to the set base value without finely adjusting the obstacle nail or the windmill in the game unit 5, and it is remarkably caused by the inadequate adjustment. It is possible to prevent a gaming machine having a high return rate and, conversely, a game machine having a low return rate from being unintentionally generated.

The base value as the game return rate is
Since it is desirable not to include the game data during another game (in the present embodiment, the right of being in a specific game state) in which the rate of return to the player is remarkably increased, it is preferable that the second game control means 141 informs that the right is being generated. It is assumed that the right-generating signal is supplied to the effective firing ball number calculation means 153 and the base value calculation means 154 via the line L25 '(in FIG. 21).
During the input of the signal, the accumulation of the effective launch balls and the accumulation of the number of discharged prize balls are stopped.

Subsequently, the symbol stop timing in the variable display device 6 is adjusted as described above, and the stop symbol is "hit".
When it is, the auxiliary variable winning a prize device 10 controls the timing to be converted to the second state, thereby simultaneously adjusting the base value as the game return rate and adjusting the probability of shifting to the special game right generation state. The configuration for controlling will be described.

First, the position of the rotator for obtaining the position information of the rotator (the relative positional relationship between the rotator guiding portion 88a and each of the prize winning openings 97 to 99) in the sorting device 9 of the right generation device 70. The rotating body position detection signal is input from the detector 113 to the rotating body position detecting means 156, and the rotating body position detecting means 156 detects the rotating body position based on the rotating body position detection signal and the basic clock supplied from the time measuring means 157. 8
It is determined which of the first to third states 6 currently applies. Then, when the rotating body 86 is in the first state, the first in-state signal is sent via the first in-state signal line L28, and when the rotating body 86 is in the second state, the second in-state signal line L.
The second state signal is sent via 29, and if the rotating body 86 is in the third state, the third state signal is sent via the third state signal line L30.
The in-state signals are output to the stop timing signal generating means 158, respectively.

On the other hand, the variable display control means 148 stops the variable display stop timing extraction means 159 via the stop timing extraction command signal line L31 based on the lapse of a predetermined time from the start of the conversion operation of the variable display device 6. The variable display stop timing extraction means 159 which outputs the timing extraction command signal and receives the stop timing extraction command signal
Is a first state selection signal, a second state selection signal, or a third state selection signal based on a random number (detailed later) for adjusting the right generation probability supplied from the right generation rate setting hand control stage 160. And outputs any selection signal to the stop timing signal generating means 158 via the first state selection signal line L32, the second state selection signal line L33, and the third state selection signal line L34.

Stop timing signal generating means 158 is based on the first to third selection signals supplied as described above.
Outputs the symbol stop timing signal to the variable display control means 148 via the symbol stop timing signal line L35 in accordance with the input timing of the first to third state signals from the rotating body position detecting means 156. That is, when the first state selection signal is input from the variable display stop timing extraction means 159, the timing at which the first state signal is input (the first state selection signal is received while the first state signal is being input). In this case, the symbol stop timing signal at the input timing of the first state selection signal), the variable display stop timing extraction means 1
When the second state selection signal is input from 59, the timing at which the second in-state signal is input (when the second state selection signal is received while the second in-state signal is being input, the second state selection signal is input). The symbol stop timing signal at the signal input timing), when the third state selection signal is input from the variable display stop timing extraction means 159, the timing at which the third state in-signal is input (third state in-signal input) When the third state selection signal is received, the symbol stop timing signal is output at the input timing of the third state selection signal).

By doing so, when the stop symbol displayed on the variable display device 6 forms the prize mode,
Since the auxiliary variable winning device 10 of the right generation device 70 can be converted to the second state at a desired timing (first to third states of the sorting device 9), prize balls are discharged based on the winning of the auxiliary variable winning device 10. As soon as it is done, the prize balls are first and second
It is possible to intentionally classify into either the general prize winning openings 97, 98 or the special prize winning opening 99.

For example, when the base value correction means 151 intervenes in the variable display control of the variable display control means 148, it is difficult to form the prize mode on the variable display device 6 when the current base value is higher than the set base value. , Auxiliary variable winning device 10
Is not converted to the second state, the number of effective shot balls, which is a disadvantage required for the game by the player, increases, while the number of profitable prize balls, which the player receives as a result of the game, does not increase. The base value becomes low and approaches the set base value. On the other hand, when the current base value is lower than the set base value, a prize mode is formed on the variable display device 6 with a relatively high probability, and thus the number of discharged prize balls based on the winning of the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is increased. However, the current base value approaches the set base value.

When a prize mode is formed on the variable display device 9 and the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is converted to the second state, the symbol stop timing signal from the stop timing signal generating means 158 is input. Since the variable display control means 148 stops the variable display of the variable display device 6 at the timing, the auxiliary variation winning device 10 is set to the first position at the timing when any one of the first to third states of the sorting device 9 becomes a desired state. It becomes possible to convert into two states. That is, when the sorting device 9 is in the first state, the auxiliary variation winning device 10 is set to the second state.
When the state is converted into a state, a special game right is generated with a very high probability, and when the sorting device 9 is in the second state and the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is converted into the second state, the probability of the special game right is low. If the sorting device 9 is in the third state and the auxiliary variation winning device 10 is converted into the second state, the right to the special game is hardly generated. Therefore, the variable display stop timing extraction means 159 causes the stop timing generation means 15 to
By adjusting the selection probabilities of the first to third state selection signals output to 8, it is possible to arbitrarily adjust the right occurrence rate of the special game.

As described above, in order for the administrator to set a desired right occurrence rate, first, the key 3 provided in the setting operation unit 35 is set.
Insert the second key into 6b. Then, when the proper second key is used, the second key insertion detection signal is input from the second key insertion detector 145 to the right generation rate setting control means 160, whereby the right generation rate setting control means 160. Is activated and the right generation rate setting control means 160 is activated, the right generation rate selection signal from the right generation rate value setting switch 144 is effectively input. Then, the right generation rate setting control means 160, to which the right generation rate selection signal is input, selects a random number to be used for realizing the right generation rate corresponding to the selection signal, and the selected random number is a "selection random number". And

Then, the selected random number is transferred from the right occurrence rate setting control means 160 to the variable display stop timing extraction means 15
9 is supplied to the variable display stop timing extraction means 159.
Selects a selection signal to be output to the stop timing signal generation means 158 at random based on the set random number. That is, when the right to play a special game is set with a relatively high probability, a random number with a relatively high probability is supplied from the right occurrence rate setting control means 160 to the variable display stop timing extraction means 159, and the random number is generated. Based on the above, the variable display stop timing extraction means 159 selects the first state selection signal with high probability. When the right to play the special game is set to occur with a relatively low probability, a random number with a relatively low probability is supplied from the right occurrence rate setting control means 160 to the variable display stop timing extraction means 159, and the random number is generated. Based on the above, the variable display stop timing extraction means 159 selects the first state selection signal with low probability (in other words, selects the third state selection signal with high probability). The right generation rate setting control means 160 outputs the set right generation rate display signal corresponding to the selected random number to the set right generation rate display 37, thereby displaying the set right generation rate display 37. Then, the administrator can confirm whether or not the selected random number to be used is appropriate.

Next, the base value comparison / determination means 15 described above.
A specific example of the variable display control means 148 which 2 controls to correct the reduction rate will be described with reference to FIG.

The gate passing ball detection signal from the gate passing ball detector 12 is input to the passing detection storing means 161, and "1" is added to the starting stored value based on the passing winning. By setting the start storage value, the passage detection storage unit 161 outputs a winning number storage signal to the display control unit 162, and also outputs a conversion operation command to the operation timing control unit 163 via the conversion operation command signal line L36. Output a signal. Thus, the display control means 162 outputs the winning number storage display signal to the winning number storage display lamp 45, the passing winning number to the passing gate 11 is stored and displayed, and the operation timing control means 163 outputs the conversion command signal. The conversion command signal is displayed via the line L37, and the variable display control means 164
Is output to. The winning number storage signal output from the passage detection storage means 161 is the winning number storage signal line L24 '.
It is also supposed to be supplied to the second game control means 142 via (in FIG. 22).

Among the winning number storage based on the gate passing ball detection signal input from the gate passing ball detector 12, the one used for the conversion operation of the variable display device 6 is not displayed as a memory but is displayed variably. Only the detection signal input during the conversion operation of the device 6 may be displayed as the winning number memory. For example, the passage detection storage unit 161
If the winning number memory input to the display control means 162 is "1", the winning number memory display is regarded as "0" and the winning number memory display lamp 45 is not turned on, and the winning number memory is stored. If the number is "2", the winning number storage display lamp 45 is caused to display the stored number "1",
When the display control means 162 is configured in advance or when the conversion operation command signal is output based on the gate passage ball detection signal input first, the passage detection storage means 161 regards the detection signal as the winning number. It may be configured such that it is not stored, and the detection signal input thereafter is held as a winning number memory.

The operation timing control means 163, which has received the conversion operation command signal from the passage detection storage means 161, outputs the conversion command signal to the display variable control means 164 and the timer start command signal to the timer means 165. ,
Based on the input of the clock start command signal, the timer means 16
In step 5, the clock starts for a predetermined time (for example, 5.5 seconds) set in advance.

The operation timing control means 163 is also provided.
Variable display control means 164 to which the conversion command signal is input
The display symbol is generated every time an update pulse is input from the display update pulse generation means 166, and a display symbol signal corresponding to the display symbol is sent to the display control means 167. The display symbol signal line L3.
The display control means 167 supplies the conversion command signal according to the input display symbol signal.
By outputting to 1, the conversion operation of the display symbol is performed. The conversion command signal output from the display control means 167 is also supplied to the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149, and the display symbol displayed on the variable display device 6 can be known by the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149. It is done like this.

As described above, when the timer means 165 measures a predetermined time after the conversion display of the variable display device 6 is started, the timer means 165 outputs a time-up signal line L4.
A time-up signal is output to the operation timing control means 163 via 0, and the operation timing control means 163 outputs a stop timing extraction command signal in response to the input of the time-up signal. This stop timing extraction command signal is
It is supplied to the variable display stop timing extraction means 159 and the random number selection means 168 in the variable display control means 148.

The random number selecting means 168 has a plurality of types of random numbers having different probabilities, for example, a first random number table 169 (a random number table having a relatively high probability),
Three types of random number tables are provided: a second random number table 170 (normally used random number table) and a third random number table 171 (relatively low probability random number table).
The first random number signal corresponding to an arbitrary number selected from the random number table 169 is input to one input end of the two-input first AND circuit 172 and the second number corresponding to an arbitrary number selected from the second random number table 170. One input terminal of the second AND circuit 173 having two inputs of the random number signal, and one input terminal of the third AND circuit 174 having two inputs of the third random number signal corresponding to an arbitrary number selected from the third random number table 171. It is supposed to be input to each end. Further, the other input terminal of the first AND circuit 172 receives the first selection signal from the base value comparison / determination means 152 via the first selection signal line L41, and the other input terminal of the second AND circuit 173 receives the base value. Comparison determination means 152
The second selection signal is supplied via the second selection signal line L42, and the third selection signal is supplied to the other input terminal of the third AND circuit 174 from the base value comparison / determination means 152 via the third selection signal line L43. Each is input.

In the non-intervention game state (the state in which the base value comparison / determination means 152 does not intervene in the game control for the purpose of correcting the return rate), the base value comparison / determination means 152 changes the second selection signal to the variable display control means. The second random number signal is supplied from the second AND circuit 173 to the first OR circuit 175 based on the input of the second selection signal.
Will be supplied to the random number extraction means 176 via.
Then, by inputting the stop timing extraction command signal from the operation timing control means 163 to the random number extraction means 176, the random number extraction means 176 supplies the second random number signal to the stop symbol selection means 177. This stop symbol selecting means 177 selects a symbol corresponding to the supplied second random number signal, and supplies a stop symbol signal corresponding to this symbol to the display symbol replacing means 178 via the stop symbol signal line L44.

On the other hand, the stop timing extraction command signal output from the operation timing control means 163 based on the time-up of the timer means 165 is the 2-input fourth signal.
It is also supplied to one input terminal of the AND circuit 179 (the signal level is inverted from "L" to "H"), and the stop timing signal generating means is provided to the other input terminal of the fourth AND circuit. A symbol stop timing signal from 158 is supplied. Therefore, when the symbol stop timing signal is input (the signal level is inverted from “L” to “H”) according to the above-described predetermined stop timing (the sorting device 9 is in any one of the first to third states) The AND gate is opened, and the symbol stop signal is output from the fourth AND circuit 179.

Then, the display symbol replacing means 178 which has received the symbol stop signal, in order to make a stop symbol corresponding to the stop symbol signal supplied from the stop symbol selecting means 177,
The stop symbol replacement signal is output to the display control means 167 via the stop symbol replacement signal line L45, and the content (display symbol) of the conversion command signal output from the display control means 167 to the variable display device 6 is a display variable control means. Priority is given to the symbol signal supplied from 164, it is replaced with the stop symbol selected by the stop symbol selecting means 179, and the stop symbol selected by the stop symbol selecting means 177 is displayed on the variable display device 6. Of.

The symbol stop signal from the fourth AND circuit 179 is also inputted to the operation timing control means 163, and the operation timing control means 163 is converted into the display variable control means 164 based on the input of the signal. The command signal output is stopped, and the display symbol signal is no longer supplied from the display variable control means 164 to the display control means 167. Therefore, the stop symbol selected by the stop symbol selecting unit 177 is continuously displayed on the variable display device 6 from the display control unit 167. In addition, based on the input of the symbol stop signal, the operation timing control means 163 outputs the subtraction signal to the passage detection storage means 161 through the reduction signal line L46, and the passage detection storage means 161 is input by the input of the signal. "1" is subtracted from the winning number memory of.

In the flow as described above, another game in which the variable display device 6 is converted based on the game ball passing and winning in the passing gate 12 progresses, and even after the game is finished, the passage detection storage means. When the prize memory is stored in 161, another game based on the prize memory is similarly restarted. Note that, in the block diagram of the variable display control means 148 shown in FIG. 22, only the conversion control and the stop control of a single variable display are shown for the sake of simplicity for simplification of the description. 1 variable display 7
a and the second variable display 7b,
Since it is preferable to appropriately delay the stop timing of both the variable display devices 7a and 7b, it may be replaced with a configuration in consideration of these. For example, in consideration of the stop time difference between the first variable display 7a and the second variable display 7b, the first variable display 7a
~ To output a symbol stop command signal slightly earlier than the third state, or to issue a stop timing extraction command for stopping the second variable display 7b again when the first variable display 7a stops It can be dealt with by configuring.

The above is the control operation of the base value comparison / determination means 152 at the time of non-intervention. For example, when the current base value is lower than the set base value, the first comparison is made by the base value comparison / determination means 152. The selection signal will be supplied to the variable display control means 148. By the input of the first selection signal, the first random number having a relatively high winning probability is supplied to the random number extracting means 176, and the stop symbol selecting means 1
The probability that the symbol selected by 77 is the prize mode is increased, the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149 is converted into the second state and the probability of accepting a hit ball is increased, and the number of prize balls to the player is increased, so that the current base. The value is brought closer to the set base value.

On the other hand, when the current base value is higher than the set base value, the base value comparison / determination means 152 supplies the third selection signal to the variable display control means 148. By the input of the third selection signal, a third random number having a relatively low winning probability is supplied to the random number extracting means 176, and the probability that the symbol selected by the stop symbol selecting means 177 is the prize mode is lowered and assisted. The variable winning device control means 149 is converted into the second state and the probability of accepting a hit ball is deteriorated, the number of prize balls to the player is reduced, and the current base value is brought closer to the set base value.

As described above, the variable display control means 14
After the conversion display control of the variable display device 6 by 8, the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149 for performing the operation control for converting the auxiliary variation winning device 10 to the second state according to the display pattern of the variable display device 6, The stop symbol in the variable display device 6 is determined based on the conversion command signal and the symbol stop signal supplied from the variable display control means 148.

The conversion command signal and the symbol stop signal from the variable display control means 148 are supplied to the stopped symbol determination means 180 in the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149, and the stopped symbol determination means 180 receives the symbol stop signal ( The display symbol at the time when the signal level is “L”) and the symbol of the predetermined prize mode are compared and determined, and only when the prize mode is satisfied, the hit determination signal is sent through the hit determination signal line L23. , The auxiliary variable winning device control means 149, the drive control means 181, the timer means 182, the winning ball counting means 183, respectively. In addition, this signal is the second game control means 141
Is also supplied to (in FIG. 23).

First, the drive control means 181 outputs the auxiliary variable prize device drive signal to the auxiliary variable prize device solenoid 81 of the auxiliary variable prize device 10 in response to the input of the hit determination signal, and the auxiliary variable prize device. Convert 10 into a second state that is advantageous to the player. Further, the drive control means 1
Reference numeral 81 is for outputting an auxiliary variable winning device operating signal to the variable display control means 148 during the conversion operation of the auxiliary variable winning device 10. As described above, the signal is variable display control. While being input to the gate passage control means 138 of the means 148, the variable display operation of the variable display device 6 based on the input of the gate passage ball detection signal is restricted.

On the other hand, when the hit determination signal is input, the timer means 182 causes the timer 182 to have a predetermined time (for example, 1.5).
Second), the winning ball counting means 183 counts the auxiliary variable winning device winning signal from the auxiliary variable winning device counting switch 75. Then, the timer means 182 outputs a time-up signal to the drive control means 181 through the time-up signal line L47 with the lapse of a predetermined time, and the winning ball counting means 183 outputs a predetermined number of auxiliary balls. Along with counting the number of winning balls
The predetermined winning ball counting signal is output to the drive control means 181 through the predetermined winning ball counting signal line L48.

In the present embodiment, the predetermined number counted by the winning ball counting means 183 is set to "1" to easily adjust the probability of occurrence of the special winning ball by the sorting device 9 of the right generating device 70. I am doing it. That is, only the balls that have won the auxiliary variable winning device 10 when the sorting device 9 is in the first state are treated as special winning balls, and the balls that are won in the second and third states are treated as general winning balls. This makes it possible to more appropriately control the adjustment of the right generation rate.

However, the number of winning balls counted by the winning ball counting means 183 is not limited to the fixed value, and
As the intervention to the game control by the base value comparison / determination means 152, it may be variably set. For example, when the current base value is significantly lower than the set base value, the count value of the winning ball counting means 183 is changed to "2", and the number of discharged prize balls based on the winning of the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is increased. To increase the base value control. In such a case, if it is necessary to not generate the right of the special game in the right generation rate control, if the auxiliary variation winning device 10 is converted to the second state when the sorting device 9 is in the third state, The two balls that have won the variable winning device 10 will be received in the first and second general winning ball sockets 97 and 98, so the base value control can be performed without hindering the right occurrence rate control of the special game. Can also be done.

In addition, in connection with the base control, when the discharge prize ball based on the winning of the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is required, the time measuring time of the timer means 182 can be changed to a time measuring time longer than usual, When the base value is extremely low, the timer means 182 may be deactivated so that the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is kept in the second state until the winning ball counting means 183 detects a predetermined number of winning balls. good. In this way, if the conversion time of the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is changed, there is a possibility that the winning balls will be supplied over the first to third states of the sorting device 9, and the right playing rate control of the special game will be performed. It is possible to envisage the case where it will cause problems. In order to solve such a problem, for example, the rotational speed of the rotating body 86 is slowed down so that the variable winning device 10 is changed to the second state in a state where it takes a relatively long time until the special winning ball is easily generated. It can be converted to a state. In addition, the control which slows down the rotation speed of the rotating body 86 only when the opening time of the auxiliary variation winning device 10 is increased in association with the above-described base value control gives the player a feeling of distrust. Since it will be uninteresting, the number of winning ball sockets formed in the rotating body 86 of the sorting device 9 is increased in advance, and an appropriate relatively low rotation speed is set from the number of winning ball sockets. You can leave it.

As described above, the condition for ending the opening of the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is satisfied (in the present embodiment, the time-up signal from the timer means 182 or the predetermined winning ball counting signal from the winning ball counting means 183 is given. When either one of the earliest signals is input), the drive control means 181 stops the output of the auxiliary variable winning device drive signal to the auxiliary variable winning device solenoid 81, and the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is disadvantageous to the player. Re-convert to the first state. Further, the drive control means 181 stops the output of the auxiliary variable prize winning device drive signal to the auxiliary variable prize device solenoid 81, and at the same time,
The output of the auxiliary variable winning device operating signal to the variable display control means 148 is also stopped, and the variable display control means 148 returns to a state in which variable display of the variable display device 6 is possible.

Next, the base value setting control means 150 as the return rate setting means for setting the return rate to the player will be described with reference to FIG. First, in order to activate the base value setting control means 150, the first key insertion detector 143 outputs the first key insertion detection signal using the first key. This signal is a base value selection means 184, a set base value storage means 185, and a set base value display control means 1.
These are activated as they are input to 86,
The setting becomes possible.

When the base value selecting means 184 is activated, the base value setting signal from the base value setting switch 142 can be effectively accepted, and the administrator selects and operates the base value setting switch 142. A base value selection signal is input to the base value selection means 184 from the value setting switch 142. Then, the base value selecting means 184 sets the base value corresponding to the selection signal to the base value 1 previously provided in the base value setting control means 150.
Any one of the base value 2, the base value 3, ..., The base value n is selected, and the base value is supplied to the set base value storage means 185 and the set base value display control means 186.

The set base value storage means 185 stores and holds the selected base value as a set base value, and supplies the set base value to the base value comparison / determination means 152. Further, the setting base value display control means 186 outputs a setting base value display signal to the setting base value display device 38 so that a numerical value or the like corresponding to the selected base value can be visually displayed on the setting base value display device 38. When it is confirmed that the base value set as described above is an appropriate value and the administrator pulls out the first key, the first key insertion detector 143
When the first key insertion detection signal is no longer input, the base value selection means 184, the set base value storage means 185, and the set base value display control means 186 are deactivated again and fixed to the set base value. .. Further, it is assumed that the display of the setting base value display unit 38 is erased as the setting base value is fixed, and that the contents other than the administrator who performed the setting operation can know the contents of the setting base value. It can be prevented.

The set base value set in this way is stored and held as a valid set base value until a new base value is selected even after the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned off. In addition, a backup function or the like may be added. Further, in the present embodiment, the set base value is selected from the base values set in the base value setting control means 150 in advance, but an arbitrary base value is externally set (the base value setting switch 142). Alternatively, it may be configured to be set by inputting) or from the management device of the game store.

Next, the right generation rate setting control means 160 for setting the right generation rate which is the probability of being in a specific game state.
Will be described with reference to FIG. First, in order to activate the right generation rate setting control means 160, the second key insertion detector 145 outputs a second key insertion detection signal using the second key. This signal is used random number selection means 18
7, the selected random number storage means 188 and the set right occurrence rate display control means 189 are activated and become settable.

When the used random number selecting means 187 is activated, a right generation rate selection signal from the right generation rate setting switch 144 can be effectively accepted, and the administrator selects and operates the right generation rate setting switch 144. Thus, a right generation rate selection signal is input from the right generation rate setting switch 144 to the used random number selection means 187. And
The used random number selection means 187 preliminarily sets the random number as the right generation rate according to the selection signal to the base value setting control means 150.
, Random number n, and the selected random number is supplied to the selected random number storage means 188 and the set right occurrence rate display control means 189, respectively.

The selected random number storage means 188 stores and holds the selected random number as a selected random number, and supplies the selected random number to the variable display stop timing extraction means 159. Further, the set right generation rate display control means 189 displays the set right generation rate display signal to display the set right generation rate display signal so that the random number selected for the selected random number storage means 188 can be visually displayed by the set right generation rate display 37. Output to the device 37. When it is confirmed that the right occurrence rate set as described above is an appropriate value and the administrator pulls out the second key, the second key insertion detection signal from the second key insertion detector 145 is not input. The used random number selection means 187,
The selected random number storage means 188 and the set right generation rate display control means 189 are deactivated again and fixed to the right generation rate (selected random number). Further, the display of the right occurrence rate display 37 is erased as the incident occurrence rate is fixed, and the content of the right occurrence rate is known to a person other than the administrator who performed this setting operation. Can be prevented.

The right generation rate thus set is stored and held as an effective right generation rate until a new right generation rate is selected even after the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned off. As described above, a backup function or the like may be added. Further, in the present embodiment, the used random number selection means 187 selects two kinds of random numbers from the random number group set in advance in the right generation rate setting control means 160 according to the right generation rate selection signal. However, two kinds of random numbers are specified from the outside (from the right generation rate setting switch 144 etc.),
It may be configured to be settable.

Thus, the right generation rate setting control means 160
The selected random number supplied by the variable display stop timing extraction means 159 is supplied, and the variable display stop timing extraction means 159 selects any one of the first to third states of the sorting device 9 to stop the selection signal. The first to third states of the sorting device 9 supplied to the timing signal generating means 158 and input from the rotating body position detecting means 156 are in a state suitable for the selection signal from the variable display stop timing extracting means 159. Based on the above, the symbol stop timing signal is sent from the stop timing signal generation means 158 to the variable display control means 128 and is used for controlling the variable display device 6. The variable display stop timing extracting means 159, the stop timing signal generating means 158, and the rotating body position detecting means 15 that perform these series of operations in relation to each other.
6 will be described with reference to FIG.

The selected random number supplied from the right generation rate setting control means 160 is supplied to the random number extraction means 190 of the variable display stop timing extraction means 159, and the stop timing extraction command signal is input from the variable display control means 148. Accordingly, the random number extraction means 190 extracts an arbitrary number from the supplied used random numbers. The extracted number is supplied to the stop timing selecting means 191, and the stop timing selecting means 191 causes the first stop timing, the second stop timing, and the second stop timing corresponding to each of the first to third states.
Any one of the third stop timings is selected. And the first
When the stop timing is selected, the first stop timing signal is sent via the first stop timing signal line L49, and when the second stop timing is selected, the second stop timing signal line L50 is sent to the second stop timing signal. Timing signals,
When the third stop timing is selected, the third stop timing signal is supplied to the stop timing forced setting means 192 via the third stop timing signal line L51.

This stop timing forced setting means 192
Outputs the first to third selection signals to the stop timing signal generating means 158 according to the first to third stop timing signals from the stop timing selecting means 191. However, while the right generation signal is being input from the second game control means 141, the stop timing signal from the stop timing selecting means 191 is prioritized and the third selection signal is output. .. By doing so, it is possible to prevent special prize balls from being generated while the right of the special game is generated, and to make the right of the special game disappear (so-called puncture) on the way as small as possible.

On the other hand, the rotor position detecting means 156 to which the rotor position detection signal from the rotor position detector 113 is input.
The game ball standby unit 88a and each winning ball receiving unit 97 are simulated by simulating the time lapse from the time when the rotating body position detection signal is input as the amount of rotation of the rotating body 86 with reference to the time point.
That is, the first to third states are determined based on the relative positional relationship with respect to 99. The position of the rotor 86 is discriminated by the rotor position discriminating means 193 composed of a demultiplexer or the like. After the rotor position detector 113 inputs the rotor position detection signal to the reset terminal,
Each time the basic clock is input from the clock means 157, the rotating body position discriminating means 193 outputs signals to a plurality of output terminals in a fixed order. Therefore, if it is possible to know which signal terminal the signal is output to, it is possible to determine the elapsed time (after the input of the rotor position detection signal) (rotation amount of the rotor 86). is there.

For example, assuming that it takes 9 seconds for the rotator 86 to make one rotation, and the basic clock is output from the timing means 157 at 1 second intervals, the rotator position detector 113 outputs the rotator position detection signal. The time period during which "3 clocks" is supplied from the time measuring means 157 to the rotating body position determining means 193 after is input corresponds to the first state, and thereafter, further "3 clocks".
The period during which the liquid is supplied corresponds to the second state, and the period thereafter is equivalent to the third state. Then, after "3 clocks" are further supplied after the state becomes the third state, a time substantially equal to the input of "1 clock" elapses, or the rotor position detection signal is synchronized with the clock input. Is a rotating body position discriminating means 1
It is input to 93 and reset, and the rotator 86 has just rotated once.

With respect to the rotating body position discriminating means 193 configured as described above, three output signal lines based on the three clock inputs after the reset are provided to the third OR circuit 194, and based on the four to six clock inputs after the reset. Connect the three output signal lines to the fourth
Each is connected to the OR circuit 195. By doing so, the second OR circuit 194 indicates that the sorting device 9 is in the first state, which means that the sorting device 9 is in the first state, and the third OR circuit 195 indicates that the sorting device 9 is in the second state. This means that the signal indicating the second state is output. Also, the first
From the fifth AND circuit 196 to which the in-state signal and the second in-state signal are inverted and input, when both the first in-state signal and the second in-state signal are in the off state (the signal level is “L”), that is, , The third output only when the rotating body 86 is in the third state
It becomes a signal during the state.

The rotary body position detecting piece 114 in this embodiment is attached to the rotary body 86 as shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, and the second general winning award socket 97 has the game ball standby portion 88a. After passing, the rotor position detection piece 114
Is detected by the rotating body position detector 113 (see FIG. 27). By doing so, after the rotor position detection piece 114 outputs the rotor position detection signal,
The second state conversion conversion operation of the auxiliary variation winning device 10 is performed based on the prize mode being formed on the first and second variable display devices 7a and 7b of the variable display device 6, and the auxiliary variation winning device 1
When the winning ball reaches the sorting device 9 from 0 through the game ball inlet 93, the sorting device 9 is in the first state,
The winning ball is received by the special winning ball receiving portion 99 (see FIG. 28).

The first in-state signal supplied to the stop timing signal generating means 158 as described above is the second input sixth signal.
The second state signal is input to one input end of an AND circuit 197, the second state signal is input to one input end of a two-input seventh AND circuit 98, and the third state signal is input to one input end of a two-input eighth AND circuit 99. To each of them. The other input terminal of the sixth AND circuit 197 receives the first state selection signal from the variable display stop timing extracting means 159, and the other input terminal of the seventh AND circuit 198 receives the second state selection signal. 8
The third state selection signal is input to the other input terminal of the AND circuit 199, and any one of the first to third state selection signals output from the stop timing forced setting means 192 is input. For the sixth to eighth AND circuits 197 to 199, the rotating body position detecting means 15 is provided.
One of the AND gates is opened based on the input of the first to third state signals from 6 and the output signal is the fourth
It is output as a symbol stop timing signal via the OR circuit 200.

Thus, according to the first to third states selected by the variable display stop timing extraction means 159, the symbol stop timing is generated from the stop timing signal generation means 158 at the time when the sorting device 9 is in the selected state. A signal is output, and based on the symbol stop timing signal being input, the variable display control means 148
Is to stop the design of the variable display device 6. When this stop symbol forms the prize mode, the auxiliary variation winning device 10 is provided while the sorting device 9 is in the state of being selected by the variable display stop timing extracting means 159.
Is converted into the second state, and the winning balls that are won in the auxiliary variable winning device 10 and supplied to the sorting device 9 have a probability of approaching the preset right generation rate, and the general winning ball exit. 71 or the special winning ball exit 72.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 26, the first output from the variable display stop timing extraction means 159
The third state selection signal is continuously output until a new state is selected, and the stop timing signal is output every time the sorting device 9 is in the state selected by the variable display stop timing extraction means 159. A symbol stop timing signal is output from the generation means 158. However, the symbol stop timing signal is variable display control means 14
The symbol stop signal output based on the input to 8 is not output from the fourth AND circuit 179 unless the stop timing extraction command signal is output from the operation timing control unit 163 in the variable display control unit 148. Therefore, there is no problem in configuration.

However, when the stop timing extraction command signal is input to the fourth AND circuit 179, if the symbol stop timing signal is input to the fourth AND circuit 179 from the stop timing signal generating means 158, the variable display stop If the stop operation of the variable display device 6 is performed before the new state selection is made in the timing extraction means 159 and the stop symbol forms a prize mode, classification different from the original probability adjustment is performed. The operation will be performed. Such a situation occurs in an extremely rare case, and is negligible in game control over a long time, but in order to further ensure the right generation rate control of special games, for example, classification Stop timing compulsory setting means 192 for a time substantially equal to one rotation of the rotating body 86 of the device 9.
So that the first to third state selection signals are continuously output, or the reset signal is input from the variable display 148 that receives the symbol stop timing signal, so that the signal output is stopped. You can do this.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 26, the position of the rotating body is judged by outputting a signal from the rotating body position judging means 193 at regular time intervals (for example, 1 second). It is also assumed that the symbol stop timing signal based on the selected state is output in the first state close to the third state or in the first state close to the second state. If the symbol stop timing signal is output at such a timing, the probability of irregularly winning in the other winning prizes increases, and in an extreme case, it hinders the control of the right generation rate of special games. It is possible that they will come. Therefore, when the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is converted to the second state, the rotating body 86 of the sorting device 9 makes one rotation at the timing when the rotating body 86 has the highest probability of being received in the winning opening intended by the rotating body 86. The rotating body position detecting means 156 outputs the first to third state signals once during
May be configured.

Next, the second game control means 141 for controlling the special game by operating the variable winning device 8 and the like as described above.
Will be described with reference to FIG.

Special winning ball detector 10 of the right generation device 70
The special winning ball detection signal from 4 is input to the special device operation control means 201 as a special device operation command for activating the variable winning device 8 as a special device. Then, the special device operation control means 201 that has received the special winning ball detection signal
Transmits a right-generating signal to the sound effect generator 202. In response to this, the sound effect generation means 202 generates a sound output signal, and causes the speaker 146 to generate a sound effect indicating that the right to the special game has been generated. Also, the first display control means 2
03 outputs a right generation status display signal to a right generation display lamp 125 including a lamp and the right generation display lamp 1
Notify the player that the special game right has been generated by 25.

Further, this right-in-progress signal is supplied to the specific winning control means 204 and the specific winning ball counting means 205, which will be described later, and the specific winning control means 20.
4. The specific winning ball counting means 205 is activated respectively. Further, this right-generating signal is the effective firing ball number calculation means 153 of the first game control means 140, the base value calculation means 154,
It is also supplied to the variable display stop timing extraction means 159 (in FIG. 29).

When a specific winning ball is entered into the specific winning opening 13 and the specific winning ball detector 14 detects the hitting, a specific winning ball detection signal is transmitted to the specific winning control means 204. The specific winning number control means 204, which has received the specific winning ball detection signal, transmits the specific winning number counting signal to the specific winning number counting means 205 via the specific winning number counting signal line L52, and receives the specific winning number counting signal. The specific winning ball counting means 205
The number of winnings to the specific winning opening 13 is counted, and the number of winnings is 1
When the number becomes 6, the right end signal (a signal indicating the end of the specific game state) is output to the special device operation control means 201 via the right end signal line L53, and the special device operation control means 201 is reset.

In addition, the above-mentioned special winning a prize control expedient 204 receives the special winning a prize sphere detection signal from the special winning a prize sphere detector 14, on the basis of the special winning a prize operation starting signal via the special winning a prize operation starting signal line L54. Variable winning device drive control means 2
When the special winning opening operation start signal is input, the variable winning device drive control means 206 outputs a special device driving signal to the solenoid 135 of the variable winning device 8 to drive the variable winning device. The variable winning device 8 is operated for a certain period of time determined by the timer 207 built in the control means 206, or until a special winning opening operation end signal is received from the later-described winning number counting means 208 via the special winning opening operation end signal line L55. Is converted from a first state that is disadvantageous to the player to a second state that is advantageous.

The special device drive signal is also supplied to the winning number counting means 208 and the specific winning control means 204, and the winning number counting means 208 is activated along with the input of the signal. Specific winning control means 204
While the special device drive signal is being input, the output of the special winning opening operation start signal based on the input of the new specific winning ball detection signal is restricted. Furthermore, this special device drive signal is also transmitted to the sound effect generating means 202 (FIG. 29).
,), A speaker 146 from the sound effect generating means 202.
An appropriate audio output signal is issued to the player to let the player recognize that the variable winning device 8 is operating.

Further, the sound effect generating means 202 is converted command signal line L11 '(in FIG. 29) and winning number storage signal line L24' (in FIG. 29) from the variable display control means 148 of the first game control means 140. ), The conversion command signal and the winning number storage signal, and the auxiliary variable winning device driving signal line L1 from the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149.
2 '(in FIG. 29) and a hit determination signal line L23' (in FIG. 29) are used to output an appropriate voice corresponding to the auxiliary variation winning device drive signal and the hit determination signal supplied respectively.

On the other hand, the specific winning number counting means 205 activated by receiving the specific winning number counting signal from the special device operation control means 201 secondly displays the specific winning number signal via the specific winning number signal line L56. The second display control means 209, which outputs the signal to the control means 209 and receives the specific prize number signal, is a specific prize opening prize number display 6 which is a 7-segment variable display.
The specific prize opening entrance prize number display signal is output to 5. Thus, the number of winning prizes (specific winning prize winning number) to the specific winning prize winning prize 13 at the time of the occurrence of the right is determined by the specific winning prize winning prize winning indicator 6
5 is displayed visually.

Further, the winning number counting means 208 is activated by the prize-winning operation signal as described above, and in the activated state, based on the hitting of the ball hitting the variable winning device 8 from the counting detector 139. The total number of winning spheres to the variable winning device 8 converted into the second state based on the drive control of the timer 207 is counted by counting the large winning opening winning sphere detection signal. Then, the count signal as the count value is output to the third display control means 210 via the count signal line L57, and the third display control means 210 causes the special winning opening winning number display device 147 to display the big winning opening winning number display signal. By outputting, the number of winnings to the variable winning device 8 is displayed on the special winning opening winning number display device 147. In addition, as described above, the prize winning number counting means 208 transmits a special winning opening operation end signal to the variable prize winning device drive control means 206 every time the number of prize balls reaches, for example, 10 winning balls, and the variable prize winning device 8 is set to the second prize. One cycle of the special game performed by converting to the state is ended.

In the present invention, the setting operation section 35 for setting the probability of the variable display device 6 and the reference base value is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, if a combination of the base value and the right generation rate is set in advance, and this combination is set as a selection mode, and an appropriate selection is made from these modes, the base value and the right generation rate are collectively set. It becomes possible to do it. Further, these settings may be set from a management device that manages the various gaming machines 1 ...

Next, as a specific example of the electric control device 33 that enables the mode setting based on the combination of the base value and the right generation rate as described above, the first game control means 140 'of the other embodiment will be described. The configuration will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. In addition, the first game control means 1 in FIG.
The same configurations as those of 40 are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

When the mode is set by the administrator, first, by inserting an appropriate key into the keyhole, the key insertion detection signal emitted from the key insertion detector 211 is set to the mode via the key insertion detection signal line L58. The mode setting control means 212 is input to the setting control means 212, and based on the signal input.
Are activated, and a state in which the selection mode signal input from the mode setting switch 213 via the selection mode signal line L59 can be effectively received is brought about. Then, the mode setting control means 212 selects a base value and a random number to be used according to the mode selection signal input from the mode setting switch 213, and extracts the base value selected by the base value comparison / determination means 152 from the variable display stop timing. The selected used random numbers are supplied to the means 159, respectively. In addition, the mode setting control means 212 outputs a setting mode display signal for displaying the setting mode according to the selected mode.
To the setting mode display signal line L60.

The mode setting control means 212 is constructed as shown in FIG. 29, and when the key insertion detection signal from the key insertion detector 211 is input, the base value selection means 215 and the used random number selection means 216 respectively. When activated, the base value selection means 215 and the used random number selection means 216 are in a state of effectively accepting the selection mode signal from the mode setting switch 213. Further, the mode setting control means 212 has, for example, a base value of 1 (high) and a base value of 2.
(Medium), base value 3 (low), random number 1 (high), random number 2
(Medium) and random number 3 (low) are preset and input, the base value selection means 215 selects a base value from the base values 1 to 3 according to the selection mode signal, and the used random number selection means 216 selects random number 1
The random numbers according to the selection mode are selected from 3 to 3, respectively.

The key insertion detection signal from the key insertion detector 211 is also input to the setting base value storage means 217, the setting mode display control means 218, and the selected random number storage means 219 to be activated respectively. Then, the set base value storage means 217 stores and holds the base value supplied from the base value selection means 215 as the set base value, and supplies the set base value to the base value comparison / determination means 152 of the base value correction means 151. There is. Further, the selected random number storage means 219 stores and holds the used random number supplied from the used random number selection means 216 as the selected random number, and supplies the selected random number to the variable display stop timing extraction means 159. Further, the setting mode display control means 128 sets the selection mode corresponding to the selection mode signal supplied from the mode setting switch as the setting mode, and outputs the setting mode display signal corresponding to the setting mode to the setting mode display 214. The setting mode is displayed visually.

When three kinds of base values and three kinds of random numbers are provided, nine kinds of selection modes can be set on the basis of these combinations, but it is generally assumed as a mode selected by a game shop. An example of the type selection mode is shown below.

Mode 1 (opening mode): Base value 1 + random number 1 Mode 2 (first normal business mode): Base value 1 + random number 3 Mode 3 (second normal business mode): Base value 2 + random number 2 Mode 4 (third Normal business mode): Base value 2 + random number 3 Mode 5 (gambling mode): Base value 3 + random number 1 Mode 6 (suction mode): Base value 3 + random number 3

In the first game control means 140, 140 'in each of the above embodiments, the base value comparison / determination means 152 intervenes only in the variable display control of the variable display control means 148 (prize mode formation probability control). However, if the base value correcting means 151 is configured to intervene in the game control so as to adjust the base value by increasing or decreasing the number of winnings to the auxiliary variable winning device 10, the classification device of the right generation device 70. The occurrence of three or more winning balls in 9 necessarily means the occurrence of a special winning ball, and it becomes difficult to coexist with the base value control and the right generation rate control. In such a case, the permissible prize winning number to the auxiliary variable winning device 10 is limited to 2 or less,
When the base value correction means 151 changes the allowable winning number to “2”, the output of the first state selection signal from the variable display stop timing extraction means 159 is regulated in conjunction with this, and the second state selection signal is output. Alternatively, only the third state selection signal may be output based on the random number selection. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the right occurrence rate of the special game from increasing abnormally when the base value of the gaming machine 1 decreases.

As described above, in the sorting device 9 in the above-described embodiment, the limit of the allowable winning number is limited by the number of winning ball receiving openings formed in the rotating body 86, and the base value control and the right generation rate control are performed. However, the sorting means is not limited to the sorting device 9 described above. Next, other sorting means will be described.

Rights generation device 220 shown in FIGS.
Is configured by integrally assembling a variable display device, a first variable winning device and a separating means, and the game board 3 on which the right generation device 220 is disposed is indispensable except for these constituent elements. It is assumed that the constituent elements (for example, the passage gate 11 and the variable winning device 8) are arranged in the game section 5.

The right generation device 220 opens an opening 222 in the substantially center of a board 221 attached to the surface of the game board 3, and projects a horizontally long box-shaped armor 223 on the surface of the board 221 above the opening 222. A general winning port 224 is formed on the upper surface of the armor portion 223, and a first state is provided on the left and right sides of the opening portion 222 so as to stand upright and prevent the inflow of balls.
A pair of ball guide pieces 225, 225 that can be converted into a second state in which the upper end is tilted outward to receive a ball is provided with support shafts 226, 22.
6 rotatably supports the ball guide pieces 22
A blocking wall 227 is provided below 5, and a front decorative plate 228 is provided at the lower edge of the opening 222 so as to connect the lower end portions of both blocking walls 227, 227.

Then, the concave chamber 2 provided on the back side of the substrate 221
On the lower side of the bottom surface 230 of the 29, a first plate-like member that is long in the front-rear direction
The partition member 231 and the second partition member 232 are arranged in a state of being slightly separated from the spherical diameter, and the first partition member 2
31 and the second partition member 232 in the middle of the length of the shaft 23
3, 233 pivotally mounts on the lower surface of the bottom surface 230 of the recessed chamber 229 so as to swing between the lower end portions of the both blocking walls 227, 227, and the front end portions of the first partition member 231 and the second partition member 232. By facing the one blocking wall 227 and the tip portion of the first partition member 231, the first general winning a prize port 234 is formed between the tip portion of the first partition member 231 and the second partition member 232. Special prize hole 2 between the tip
35 (so-called V winning opening) is formed with the second general winning opening 236 between the tip portion of the second partition member 232 and the lower end portion of the other blocking wall 227.

Then, a special winning ball detector 237 is installed in the flow path of the ball entering the special winning prize port 235, and a ball entering the first general winning prize port 234 and the second general winning prize port 236. A prize number detector 238 is provided in each of the flow paths where the sphere and the sphere which has entered the special prize receiving port 235 and acted on the special prize sphere detector 237 merge and flow down. That is, the sphere flow path to the special winning ball detector 237 is defined as the special winning area,
The spherical flow path from the first and second general winning openings 234 and 236 to the winning number detector 238 is used as a general winning area. In addition, the prize number detector 238, which functions as a prize ball detector for counting the number of prizes to the right generation device 220, is not disposed on the downstream side of each of the prize receiving ports 234 to 2326, but rather in the embodiment described above. As described above, each winning ball may be provided at a position that can be detected immediately after winning (a proper place on the upstream side of each winning port 234 to 236).

Also, the tip of the first partition member 231 and the second
Small decorative plates 239 and 239 are provided at the tips of the partition members 232.
Attach the small decorative plates 239, 239 to the front decorative plate 2
When the first partitioning member 231 and the second partitioning member 232 are swung by the drive mechanism described later, the small decorative plates 239, 239 at the tips move in different left and right directions inside the notch. Approach or move away from each other. That is, the state where the partition members 231 and 232 are separated from each other and the special winning prize opening 235 is widened (the special winning prize opening 23
5 is a state in which the ball is easily received, and both partition members 23
It is possible to bring about a state in which the 1 and 232 are close to each other and the special prize receiving port 235 is narrowed (a state where the ball is easily received in the first and second general prize receiving ports 234 and 236).

On the back side of the substrate 221, the bottom surface 230 is formed with a concave chamber 229 in which the bottom surface 230 is slightly inclined downward toward the opening 222 as described above, and the support shaft 240, A doll 241 is provided to be movable up and down by 240, and a shelf-shaped ball guide plate 242 is provided in front of the doll 241 and slightly inclined downward toward the inner part of the recessed chamber 229, and windows formed on the left and right sides of the base plate 221. Semi-cylindrical decorative members 34 and 244 are rotatably provided on the back sides of the portions 243 and 243. Then, on the back side of the recessed chamber 229, a ball guiding piece driving mechanism that drives the above-mentioned ball guiding piece 225, a partitioning member driving mechanism that drives the first partitioning member 231 and the second partitioning member 232, and a doll 241 are driven. A doll driving mechanism and a variable display member driving mechanism for driving the hanging curtain 245 as a variable display member so as to hang it from above in the recessed chamber 229 are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 34 and 35, the ball guide piece drive mechanism includes a drive source mounting plate 2 provided on the back side of the recessed chamber 229.
Two first solenoids 24 as electric drive sources at 46
7, 247 are attached, the connecting rod 249 is fixed to the plunger 248 of each first solenoid 247, one end of the spring 250 is connected to the connecting rod 249 to urge the supporting rod 249, and the ball guide piece 225 is attached to one end thereof. A crank-shaped turning rod 251 is fixed to the other end of 226, and a pin 252 of the turning rod 251 is loosely fitted in the hole 253 of the connecting rod 249 described above.

Therefore, when each first solenoid 247 is demagnetized, each sphere guiding piece 225 is erected by the biasing of the spring 250 to prevent the sphere from entering the concave chamber 229. That is, the ball flowing down in the game section 3 is a concave chamber 2
It is in the first state where it is not introduced into 29. As described above, in the first state, each of the ball guide pieces 225 functions as a blocking member in a continuous manner with the part protruding downward from the left and right of the armor part 223 and the blocking wall 227, and these function as the first variable winning device. (In the above-mentioned right generation device 70, the auxiliary variable winning device 1
It plays the role of 0).

On the other hand, when each of the first solenoids 247, 247 is excited, the plunger 248 rises against the bias of the spring 250 to rotate the rotating rod 251, the support shaft 226 and the ball guide piece 225 by about 90 degrees. To do. In this way, when each ball guide piece 225 rotates in a direction in which the upper end is tilted outward, a state in which the ball flowing down in the game section 3 is received on the ball guide piece 225 and guided to the ball guide plate 242, that is, a ball Is converted to a second state that is easy to accept. Each ball guide piece 2 in the second state
The ball received by 25 rolls on the ball guide plate 242 toward the back of the recessed chamber 229, and then passes through the gap between the inclined lower end of the ball guide plate 242 and the front wall of the recessed chamber 229 to form a recess. It drops onto the bottom surface 230 of the chamber 229, rolls toward the opening 222 due to the downward inclination of the bottom surface 230, and wins each prize hole 234.
~ Any of 236. In this way, each ball guide piece 225
In the second state, functions as a sphere introducing means for introducing the sphere into the concave chamber 229.

When each of the first solenoids 247 is demagnetized, the spring 250 urges the plunger 248.
Lowers and pivots the support shaft 226 back, so that the ball guide piece 2
25 returns to rotate and returns from the second state in which the ball is laid down to easily receive the ball to the first state in which the ball is not received upright.
The return condition to the first state is determined by the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149 of the electric control device 33, as in the above-described embodiment, and for example, the winning number detector 238 detects a predetermined number of winning balls. The output of the auxiliary variation winning device drive signal is stopped so that the ball guiding piece 225 can be returned to the upright state based on the detection or when the second state conversion time exceeds the predetermined time.

The partition member driving mechanism shown in the drawings not only drives the first partition member 231 and the second partition member 232, but also the decorative members 244, 2 provided on the left and right of the substrate 221.
44 also drives a motor 2 with a speed reducer as an electric drive source on a base plate 254 provided on the back side of the recessed chamber 229.
55 and the output shaft 256 of the motor 255
The cam 257 is attached to the drive pin 258, 2 provided at the rear end of the first partition member 231 and the rear end of the second partition member 232, respectively.
58 is loosely fitted in the substantially oval groove 259 of the cam 257 at a position where the phase is changed by about 180 degrees about the output shaft 256. Further, the first photo sensor 160 is provided as a stop position detector on the cam 257, and the cam 257 is provided.
The first photosensor 160 is operated by the projecting piece 261 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the.

In the partition member drive mechanism constructed as described above, the cam 257 always stops with the minor axis portion of the groove 259 oriented vertically and the major axis portion laterally oriented. In this state, since the drive pins 258 of the first partition member 231 and the second partition member 232 are fitted in the long diameter portion of the groove 259, the tip portion of the first partition member 231 and the second partition member 23.
2 is the closest to the tip, and as a result, the special prize hole 2
The width of 35 is minimized, and the first general prize-winning mouth 23
4 and the second general winning opening 236 have the maximum width. In addition,
The special winning opening 235 may be set to be narrower than the sphere diameter or slightly wider than the sphere diameter when the width becomes the minimum. In addition, special prize mouth 2
When the minimum width of 34 is set narrower than the sphere diameter, the sphere flowing down from the bottom surface 230 is the first and second partition members 231 and 231.
There is a possibility that the vehicle may stay on the upper end portion of 32 and stay there. Therefore, in order to eliminate such a case, an appropriate staying prevention means (for example, one partition member is made higher than the other partition member to make it unstable). State, or forming a downflow direction conversion part for converting the downflow direction of the sphere to either left or right).

Then, the cam 2 is driven by the operation of the motor 255.
When 57 rotates, the drive pin 25 of the first partition member 231
8 and the drive pin 258 of the second partition member 232 are fitted into the groove 259, and both drive pins 258 and 258 are moved into the groove 259.
It fits while moving relatively to the short diameter part of. Therefore, the distance between the two drive pins 258, 258 is reduced, which causes the first partition member 231 and the second partition member 232 to move toward the shaft 2.
33, 233 are rotated in different directions, and the distance between the tip portion of the first partition member 231 and the tip portion of the second partition member 232 is gradually increased, and the cam 257 is moved to approximately 9 mm.
When rotated by 0 degree, the above-mentioned interval, that is, the special winning opening 235.
The maximum width of the game, and the 1st general prize hole 2
34 and the second general winning opening 236 are reduced to the minimum width. When the cam 257 further rotates, the distance between the tip portion of the first partition member 231 and the tip portion of the second partition member 232 is gradually reduced, that is, the width of the special winning opening 235 is gradually reduced. The first general prize winning mouth 23
4 and the width of the second general winning opening 236 are gradually expanded.

When the cam 257 is rotated by about 180 degrees in this way, the width of the special winning opening 235 is minimized and the width of the first general winning opening 234 and the second general winning opening 236 is maximized. When it rotates about 270 degrees, the width of the special winning prize port 235 becomes maximum and the first general winning prize port 2
The width of 34 and the second general winning a prize hole 236 becomes the minimum, and when it rotates about 360 degrees, the widths of the first general winning a prize hole 234, the special winning a prize hole 235 and the second general award winning hole 236 respectively return to the initial state. To do.

Therefore, when the cam 257 is rotated, the width of the special prize receiving port 235 is gradually expanded, and the widths of the first general prize receiving port 234 and the second general prize receiving port 236 are gradually reduced, which causes the concave chamber 229. It is very easy for the ball that has flowed down on the bottom surface 230 of the player to enter the special winning prize port 235, that is, the probability of winning the prize increases and the first general winning port 234
Therefore, it is difficult to enter the second general winning opening 236, that is, the winning probability is lowered. The probability of winning in the special winning award 235 is highest when the cam 257 rotates 90 degrees or 270 degrees, and at this time, the first general award receiving mouth 234 and the second general award receiving mouth 236 are won. The probability is the lowest.

Further, the partition member drive mechanism includes both decorative members 2.
In order to drive the motors 44 and 244, support pins 262 and 262 project from the base plate 254 slightly above the cam 257, and the long holes 264 and 264 of the horizontally long interlocking member 263 provided along the front surface of the base plate 254. The support pins 262,
Claw piece 2 in which 262 is loosely fitted and is projected on the outer peripheral surface of cam 257.
The receiving pin 26 is provided substantially in the center of the interlocking member 263 with which 65 abuts.
6, the base end hook portion of the receiving pin 266 is connected to one end of the spring 267 to bias the interlocking member 263 to one side, and the interlocking rods protruding forward from the left and right end portions of the interlocking member 263. The tip of 268 is connected to the arm 269 of the decorative member 244.
Loosely fit in the hole.

Therefore, when the cam 257 is rotated by the operation of the motor 255, the claw piece 265 that rotates integrally with the cam 257 abuts the receiving pin 266, and the receiving pin 266 resists the bias of the spring 267. 33 to the left side in FIG. The receiving pin 266 is pressed and the interlocking member 263 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
When moved to the left side, the interlocking rod 268 rotates the arm portion 269, so that the decoration member 244 gently rotates about the shaft 270. Then, when the cam 257 further rotates to move the interlocking member 263 sufficiently, the claw piece 265 is released.
Is disengaged from the receiving pin 266, so that the interlocking member 263 is returned to the right side in FIG. 33 by the bias of the spring 267, whereby the decorative member 244 is returned and rotated about the shaft 270.

As described above, the motor 2 of the partition member drive mechanism
When the cam 257 is rotated by the operation of 55, the first and second
The partition members 231 and 232 move to receive the special winning a prize 235.
, The interlocking member 263 reciprocates left and right to reciprocally rotate both the decorative members 244 and 244.
In addition, if the partition member driving mechanism can move the first partition member 231 and the second partition member 232 that form the special winning opening 235 to change the effective width of each winning opening 234, 235, 236. The drive is not limited to the driving of the cam 257, and any configuration may be used. For example, it may be driven by a solenoid via a link mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 34, the doll drive mechanism is provided with a second solenoid 271 as an electric drive source on the back side of the base plate 254, and the shaft 272 is inserted through the base plate 254 so that the middle of the length of the shaft 272. The swing rod 273 is pivotally mounted on the swing rod 273 by one end, one end of the swing rod 273 faces the plunger of the second solenoid 271, and the tip of the support shaft 240 protruding rearward from the doll 241 is swing rod 273. The other end is engaged with the bifurcated portion. Therefore, when the second solenoid 271 is intermittently excited, the plunger reciprocates up and down to reciprocally oscillate the oscillating rod 273.
The doll 241 moves up and down by the swinging of. In this way, the second
When the doll 241 can be moved up and down by driving the solenoid 271, the doll 241 is moved up and down to the player when the game state is changed in the game (when the special game right is generated in this embodiment). Not only that effect can be visually displayed, but also the decorative effect can be enhanced.

Further, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the player can be notified of the change of the game state by hanging the hanging curtain 245 in the recessed chamber 229. The variable display member drive mechanism for driving the hanging curtain 245 is provided with a concave chamber 229.
Has a long lower plate 274 and an upper plate 275 shorter than the lower plate 274 on the upper surface of the lower plate 27, which is separated from the upper plate 275.
4 is provided with a guide member 277 having a guide groove 276 formed in the front-back direction, and the slide plate 27 is inserted in the guide groove 276.
8 is movably provided in the front-rear direction, one end of the hanging curtain 245 is connected to the tip of the slide plate 278, and the pinion gear 280 is attached to the output shaft of the geared motor 279 provided as an electric drive source. Is engaged with the rack gear 281 on the upper surface of the slide plate 278.

The second photosensor 282 and the third photosensor 283 for detecting the position of the slide plate 278 are provided at the rear end of the upper plate 275 and the rear end of the lower plate 274, and the second photosensor 282 is provided. The first blocking piece 284 that acts is in the middle of the slide plate 278, and the second blocking piece 285 that acts on the third photosensor 283 is in the slide plate 27.
It is provided at the rear end of 8.

The above-mentioned slide plate 278 is always located at the rear end portion in the guide groove 276, and is stopped with the second blocking piece 285 acting on the third photo sensor 283. In this state, the curtain 245 is attached to the slide plate 27.
It is pulled up by 8 and is stored in the front portion in the guide groove 276. Therefore, the player cannot see the banner 245.

On the other hand, when the pinion gear 280 is rotated by the operation of the geared motor 279, the pinion gear 28 is rotated.
The rack gear 281 that meshes with 0 moves together with the slide plate 278 toward the front, that is, toward the opening 222 of the substrate 221, and by the movement of the slide plate 278, the curtain 245 moves from the slit hole on the ceiling surface of the recess chamber 229 into the recess chamber 229. When the curtain 245 hangs down sufficiently, the first blocking piece 2
84 acts on the second photo sensor 282. If the weight 286 is fixed to the tip of the hanging curtain 245, the hanging curtain 24
5 descends smoothly.

When the second photo sensor 282 is activated, the geared motor 279 is reversed. Therefore, the slide plate 278 retreats, and the hanging curtain 245 is pulled up by the operation of the slide plate 278. When the slide plate 278 is fully retracted, the second blocking piece 285 acts on the third photo sensor 283, which stops the geared motor 279.

As described above, the curtain 245 is the geared motor 2
Since it appears and disappears in the recessed chamber 229 by the operation of 79, when the geared motor 279 is operated when the game state is changed, the hanging curtain 245 can hang down in the concave chamber 229 to inform the player of that fact and the hanging curtain. The appearance effect of 245 can enhance the decorative effect.

A prize number indicator 287 is provided at a proper place in the opening 222 so that the player can visually display the memory of the number of winning balls passed through the passage gate 11 and the armor portion 223 displays 7 numbers. A variable display device 288 including a segment type variable display is provided so that another game based on the winning memory can be played.

The right generation device 220 configured as described above
In the same manner as in the above-mentioned right generation device 70, the ball guide pieces 225 and 225 are opened to the left and right to form the concave chamber 229 based on the award mode being formed on the variable display device 288.
The right generating device 2 is converted into a second state in which the sphere is received.
After the ball that won in 20 drops to the bottom plate 230,
2nd general award winning openings 234, 236, special award winning openings 235
Will be accepted as either a general winning ball or a special winning ball. Therefore, the base value of the gaming machine 1 is controlled by adjusting the probability that a prize mode is formed on the variable display device 288 and increasing or decreasing the number of discharged prize balls based on winning in the right generation device 220. On the other hand, the right occurrence rate of the gaming machine 1 is 1st, 2nd partition member 231,
Based on the operation timing of H.232, the right generation device 22
The ball that won in 0 is the special winning socket 235 or the first,
It is controlled by intentionally separating into the second general prize winning openings 234 and 236.

The balls winning in the right generation device 220 are sorted into the special winning socket 234, and the special winning ball detector 2
When a special winning ball detection signal is sent from 37 to the electric control device 33, the electric control device 33 intermittently excites the second solenoid 271 to move the doll 241 up and down and the geared motor 279. Operate the curtain 245
Is hung in the recessed chamber 229 to visually display to the player that the special game right has occurred. In addition, the doll 241 and the curtain 2
The visual display of the right generation state by 45 may be continued while the special game is being played, or the operation may be started at the time when each cycle of the special game is started.

In the above-mentioned right generation device 220, the first and second partition members 231 and 232 are driven to make the winning probabilities to the respective winning award ports 234 to 236 different, but, for example, from the concave chamber 229. It is also possible to drive the bottom surface 30 that receives the winning prize ball that has fallen, and change the probability of reaching the winning prize ports 234 to 236. That is,
The bottom surface 230 is not fixed at a predetermined inclination angle, but by adding an appropriate drive mechanism, the bottom surface plate that constitutes the bottom surface 30 is rotated left and right, and when tilted leftward, the first
To the general prize receiving hole 234, to the second general prize receiving hole 236 when tilted to the right, and to the special prize receiving hole 235 when in the horizontal state
In order to be able to separate into special prize balls or general prize balls according to a preset probability setting value, the ball guide pieces 25, 25 Should be converted to the second state.

The inclination of the bottom plate is not limited to the horizontal direction,
By tilting in the front-back direction and connecting the bottom plate to the vertical rotation shaft with a ball joint, etc., the bottom plate can be tilted and rotated, and the winning award is not limited to the front side. If it is formed on both the left and right sides and the back side, it is possible to invite the ball to the winning port in a specific direction depending on the inclination state of the bottom plate at the time when the winning ball is allowed, and the right generation rate is adjusted. Good control is possible.

Further, the bottom plate is composed of two right and left tilt varying plates, and both the tilt varying plates are inclined downward toward the center to form a guide concave portion leading to the special winning opening. By inclining the inclining plate toward the center, it is possible to separate the inflowing balls by creating a state in which a convex part that refuses to win the special winning prize is formed at a predetermined timing. Becomes

As described above, various kinds of sorting means for sorting the winning balls into the special winning area or the general winning area are assumed, and are limited to only some of the sorting means described in the present embodiment. is not. Further, the right generation devices 70, 220 and the like may be separately provided without being combined with the first variable winning device.

[0196]

As described above, according to the present invention, the return rate as a sales index intended by a gaming shop can be set according to the model of the gaming machine and the sales policy without the need for fine adjustment of obstacle nails or the like. Based on the setting, the return rate of each gaming machine can be set. Since the set return rate that has been set is controlled so that the current return rate in the actual game approaches, a large difference does not occur between the preset return rate set in advance and the actual business result. Therefore, each gaming machine can be operated according to the business policy set by the gaming shop, the business can be stabilized, and the profit of the gaming shop can be achieved without making fine adjustment of difficult obstacle nails that require skill. The balance between the player's profit and the player's profit can be adjusted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the outline of a hitting ball launching device.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of a game section.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the game board.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a variable display device.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a variable display device.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the variable display device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a right generation device.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the right generation device.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a flow path of gaming balls from the auxiliary variation winning device of the right generation device to the sorting device.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a flow path of a game ball from the rotary body of the sorting device of the right generation device to each winning ball outlet.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the right generation device when the classification device is in the first state.

FIG. 14 is a front view of the right generation device when the sorting device is in the second state.

FIG. 15 is a front view of the right generation device when the classification device is in the third state.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a specific winning device.

FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of a specific winning device.

FIG. 18 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the variable winning device.

FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of a variable winning device.

FIG. 20 is a schematic block diagram of an electric control device.

FIG. 21 is a schematic block diagram of a first game control means in the electric control device.

FIG. 22 is a schematic block diagram of variable control means.

FIG. 23 is a schematic block diagram of auxiliary variable winning device drive control means.

FIG. 24 is a schematic block diagram of base value setting control means.

FIG. 25 is a schematic block diagram of a right occurrence rate setting control means.

FIG. 26 is a schematic block diagram of a rotating body position detecting means, a stop timing signal generating means, and a variable display stop timing control means.

FIG. 27 is a front view of the right generation device immediately before the rotating body position detector detects a rotating body position detecting piece.

FIG. 28 is a front view of the right generation device immediately after the rotating body position detector detects the rotating body position detecting piece.

FIG. 29 is a schematic block diagram of a second game control means.

FIG. 30 is a schematic block diagram showing another embodiment of the first game control means.

FIG. 31 is a schematic block diagram of mode setting control means.

FIG. 32 is a front view of a right generation device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 33 is a perspective view of a right generation device.

FIG. 34 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the right generating device in a disassembled state.

FIG. 35 is a schematic perspective view of a partition member drive mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 gaming machine 3 gaming board 5 gaming section 6 variable display device 8 variable winning device 9 sorting device 10 auxiliary variable winning device 11 passing gate 12 gate passing ball detector 13 specific winning opening 14 specific winning ball detector 71 general winning ball exit 72 Special prize ball exit 75 Count switch for auxiliary variable prize device 104 Special prize ball detector 149 Auxiliary variable prize device control means 150 Base value setting control means 151 Base value correction means 152 Base value comparison / determination means 153 Effective firing ball number calculation means 154 Base value calculation means 160 Right generation rate setting control means 204 Specific winning control means 206 Variable winning device drive control means

Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. A game board having a game part having a winning area, and a first specific winning signal for detecting a ball hit in a first specific winning area provided on the game board and generating a first specific winning signal. A signal generating means, a variable display device that operates based on the first specific winning signal from the first specific winning signal generating means, and a first state that is provided on the game board and is disadvantageous to the player and for the player. A first, convertible to an advantageous second state
A variable winning device, a winning ball sorting device that sorts the balls that have won the first varying winning device into a general winning region or a special winning region, and a winning ball that has been sorted to the special winning region side by the winning ball sorting device. Then, a special winning ball detection means for generating a special winning ball detection signal, a first variable winning device drive control means for converting the first variable winning device into a second state, and a player provided on the game board. A second state that can be converted into a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player
A variable winning device, a second specific winning signal generating means for detecting a ball hit in a second specific winning area provided on the game board, and generating a second specific winning signal, and the second specific winning signal generating means. Based on the second specific winning signal from, the second variable winning device drive control means for converting the second variable winning device into the second state, and the second specific winning signal generating means, the specific game condition is satisfied. Specific game control means to be activated only in case of playing, return rate setting means to set a return rate to the player, profit rate setting means to set a profit rate obtained by the player, and A game disadvantage detecting means for detecting a profit, a game profit detecting means for detecting a profit obtained by a player as a game result, a disadvantage signal from the game disadvantage detecting means, and a profit from the game profit detecting means From the signal, A return rate detecting means for obtaining a current return rate which is a return rate of profits to an actual player, a set return rate preset by the return rate setting means, and a current return rate obtained by the return rate detecting means. And a return rate correction means for intervening in the game control to bring the return rate to the player closer to the set return rate according to the comparison result of the return rate comparison means. Characteristic gaming machine. 2. The first variable winning device drive control means is the first
According to the stop symbol of the first variable display device operated based on the specific winning signal, it is determined whether or not to convert the first variable winning device to the second state. The game machine described. 3. The specific game control means is characterized by determining that the balls sorted by the winning ball sorting means win the special winning area as a specific game condition. The gaming machine described in 2. 4. The game according to claim 3, wherein the profit ratio setting means variably sets the probability that the winning ball sorting means sorts the winning balls into the special winning area based on a set value. Machine. 5. The specific game control means is configured to determine that the specific game state has ended by inputting a special winning ball detection signal during the specific game state. The gaming machine according to any one of 1 to 4. 6. The specific game control means determines that the specific game state has ended by reaching a predetermined number of balls that have won in the second specific prize area during the specific game state. The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is characterized. 7. The game profit detecting means detects the game profit from the number of prize balls to the first variable prize device and the number of discharged prize balls based on the prize to the first variable prize device. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which is characterized in that. 8. The game profit detecting means is configured to detect the game profit from the total number of discharged prize balls based on winning in all the prize areas provided on the game board.
7. The gaming machine according to any one of 7. 9. The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein the total number of discharged prize balls is obtained from a prize ball detection signal for each prize area and a predetermined number of prize balls discharged for each prize ball. .. 10. The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein the total number of the discharged prize balls is calculated based on a discharged prize ball number signal from the prize discharge device. 11. The game disadvantage detection means is configured to detect, as a game disadvantage, the number of effective firing balls effectively emitted into the game section of the game board.
Gaming machine described in. 12. The effective number of launch balls is a launch ball detection signal from a launch ball detection unit that detects all shot balls that have been fired, and all foul balls that have become foul balls without reaching the game section. 12. The gaming machine according to claim 11, wherein the foul ball detection signal from the foul ball detection means for detecting is obtained. 13. The effective launch ball number is determined from a collected ball detection signal from a collected ball detecting means for detecting all game balls collected from the game section of the game board. The game machine described. 14. The number of effective launch balls is calculated by adding the number of safe balls that have won in any prize area in the game section and the number of out balls that have not won in any prize area. The gaming machine according to claim 11, wherein: 15. The return rate detection means invalidates the game profit detection signal and the game disadvantage detection signal while the specific game control means determines that the game state is a specific game state, and the other valid game profit detection signal and game. The current return rate is obtained only from the disadvantage detection signal.
4. The gaming machine according to any one of 4. 16. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the return rate correction means controls the operation probability of the first variable winning device. 17. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the return rate correction means controls an operation time period in which the first variable winning device is converted into the second state. . 18. The return rate correction means variably controls the number of prizes to be allowed when the first variable winning device is converted to the second state. Gaming machine described in. 19. The return rate correction means variably controls the number of prize balls to be discharged based on the winning of the first variable winning apparatus. Game machine.