JPH05237228A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a game machine capable of determining whether service can be given or not regardless of the appearing cause of the specific game state and allowing a player to participate in determining whether service is given or not. CONSTITUTION:The lighting movement of rail decorative lamps 44b-48b is started every time the specific game state is completed, and it is stopped after a fixed period. If the rail decorative lamp lighted and displayed coincide with either one of rail decorative lamps 44a-48a selected when a player operates an operation switch 10, preset service can be given. Whether service can be given or not is selectively determined for every specific game state regardless of the appearing cause of the specific game state, the player can participate in determining whether service is given or not, and the pleasure is increased when the specific game state is attained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine having a game content that causes a specific game state in which a great game value can be given to a player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a game machine having a game content that causes a specific game state in which a great game value can be given to a player, for example, a jackpot symbol whose display result of a variable display device is predetermined. When displayed, a large number of pachinko game machines and the like having a game content in which a specific game state (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as a big hit game state) and which can repeatedly open the variable winning ball device have been provided to the market. In such a pachinko gaming machine, among the specific symbols displayed on the variable display device, when a normal specific symbol is displayed and is in a specific game state, with a prize ball obtained at the end of the specific game state. Do not allow the continuation of the game of
On the other hand, when a special special symbol is displayed and enters a specific game state, after the specific game state ends, a service is provided that allows the player to continue the game on the pachinko gaming machine using the prize ball that has been acquired. There was a place.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, it becomes clear whether or not the service can be received at the moment when the specific game state appears, and it is possible to determine whether or not to provide the service. There is a problem that the player's enjoyment is reduced because the player cannot be involved at all. The present invention is
In consideration of the above-mentioned problems, the purpose is to determine whether or not the service can be provided regardless of the cause of the appearance of the specific gaming state, and to provide the service. It is to provide a gaming machine in which a player can be involved in determining whether or not.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a game machine having a game content that causes a specific game state in which a great game value can be given to a player. In the gaming machine, selection means for selecting whether or not to provide a predetermined service to the player each time the specific gaming state appears, and the gaming machine based on the selection result of the selection means The display drive control means for driving and displaying the display means provided at a position related to, and the operating means operated by the player and capable of being involved in the selection of the selecting means are provided. As the predetermined service, a service that improves the occurrence probability of the specific game state may be set.

[0005]

Each time a specific game state appears, the selection means selects whether or not to provide a predetermined service to the player. The player can participate in this selection by operating the operation means. Then, since the selection result of the selection means is displayed on the display means provided at a position related to the gaming machine, it is possible to understand whether or not the predetermined service can be received by looking at the display. That is, in the present invention, regardless of the cause of the appearance of the specific game state, whether or not the service is available for each specific game state is selected and determined, and the player is involved in the determination of whether or not to provide the service. As a result, it is possible to increase the enjoyment when the game is in the specific game state. The predetermined service may be a service in which a game can be continuously played with a prize ball obtained as in the conventional case, or a service for improving the probability of occurrence of a specific game state.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 1, a configuration of a pachinko gaming machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine according to an embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1. In the figure, a door holding frame 3 is provided around the opening of a front frame 2 formed in a frame shape of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the door holding frame 3 is provided.
A glass door frame 4 and a front door plate 5 are provided so as to be openable and closable around one side (left side) as an axis. A game board 13 is arranged behind the glass door frame 4, and a hit ball supply tray 6 is attached to the front surface of the front door plate 5. This batting supply plate 6
Stores the dispensed prize balls and supplies them one by one to the launch position as hit balls, and a speaker 7 for generating a sound effect related to the game is built in the internal space on the upstream side thereof. . Further, below the front frame 2, there are provided an operation handle 8 that is operated when firing a ball, and a surplus ball receiving tray 9 that stores an excess prize ball that cannot be stored in the ball supply tray 6. ing. Further, a touch-type operation switch 10 faces the upper side portion of the surplus ball tray 9. The operation switch 10 is an operation means for the player to be involved in determining whether to provide a service. A push button type switch may be used. Further, the front frame 2 is provided with a game effect lamp 11 for notifying that it is in a specific game state on the upper front surface thereof, and a lock ornament 12 incorporating an operating lamp is also provided on the opening side side front surface thereof. ing.

Next, the structure of the game board 13 described above will be described. FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the game board 13. In the figure, on the surface of the game board 13, a guide rail 14 for guiding the shot hit balls is planted in a substantially circular shape, and the area partitioned by the guide rail 14 constitutes a game area 15. There is. A variable display device 16 having two variable displays 17 and 18 is arranged substantially above the center of the game area 15.

Two variable indicators 1 of the variable display device 16
The first variable display 17 provided at the upper part of the number 7 and 18.
Is composed of two 7-segment LEDs, and is variably displayed based on the passing of a hitting ball through passage openings 23a and 23b, which will be described later, and will be described later when the display result is a predetermined display result. The variable starting port 27 is opened for a certain period of time. In addition, the second variable display 18 provided at the bottom
Is composed of a liquid crystal (LCD) display capable of displaying a plurality (three) of identification information (designs), and a ball is struck at a starting port 26 or a variable starting port 27 of a starting port device 25 described later. It is variably displayed based on winning, and when the display result becomes a combination of predetermined specific symbols, it becomes a specific game state and the opening / closing plate 32 of the variable winning ball device 30 described later.
Are driven to open in a predetermined manner. The first variable display 1
7 and the second variable display 18 may be configured by other display (for example, dot matrix or LED) or mechanical display (for example, drum or rotating disk). In addition, the second variable display 18 in the present embodiment, the opening number display function for displaying the number of times the variable winning ball device 30 has been opened in the specific game state, and the winning prize received during one opening of the variable winning ball device 30. It also has a winning number display function that displays the number of balls.

Further, on the surface of the variable display device 16, a winning opening 21 is formed on the upper surface thereof, and a start memory display LED 20 is provided below the winning opening 21 and passes to the left and right of the first variable display 17. A memory display LED 19 is provided and the first
Decorative LEDs 22a surrounding the left and right of the variable display 17,
22b are provided respectively. Passing memory display LED
19 and the start memory display LED 20 are respectively the passage opening 2
3a, 23b, the number of balls that have passed or won through the start port 26, the variable start port 27, and the reserved number of the right to variably display the first variable display 17 and the second variable display 18. is there. Furthermore, the decorative LEDs 22a, 22b
Is for blinking or illuminating during variable display of the first variable display 17 and the second variable display 18 or during a specific game state to notify that effect.

A starting opening device 25 is arranged below the variable display device 16 described above. This starter device 25
Is integrally formed with a start receiving port 26 that simply receives a ball hitting the game area 15 and a variable starting port 27 that is opened and closed by a solenoid 28 below the starting receiving port 26. The lower variable start port 27 has the first
The variable display 17 is opened for a certain period of time (for example, 6 seconds) when the display result of the variable display 17 reaches a predetermined display result. Also,
The winning balls that have won in either the start receiving opening 26 or the variable starting opening 27 are guided to the back surface of the game board 13 to start the winning prize detector 2
9 is detected.

A variable winning ball device 30 is disposed below the starting opening device 25. This variable winning ball device 30
The winning area 31 having a rectangular opening in a horizontal position is formed substantially in the center thereof, and an opening / closing plate 32 whose opening / closing is controlled by a solenoid 33 is closed on the front surface of the winning area 31. Then, when the solenoid 33 is turned on, the opening / closing plate 32 is opened and the ball hitting the game area 15 is received and guided to the winning area 31, but the winning area 3
A specific winning opening 34 is formed in the center of the inside of 1. A specific winning ball detector 35 faces the specific winning opening 34, and below the specific winning ball detector 35, a winning ball detector 36 for detecting a winning ball that has won in the winning area 31 is provided. In addition, the variable winning ball device 30, decoration LED37a, 37 which lights up or blinks during the specific game state to notify that effect
b, 38 are provided.

The variable display device 16 and the starting opening device 2 described above.
5 and the variable winning ball device 30 will be briefly described.
The second variable display 1 of the variable display device 16 when winning 7
8 starts the variable display, and after a fixed time (for example, 6 seconds) has elapsed, the display is sequentially stopped. Then, the combination of the identification information when the second variable display 18 is stopped is a predetermined specific symbol (for example,
When it becomes 7 doublet), it becomes a specific game state, and the opening / closing plate 32 of the variable winning ball device 30 is held for a predetermined period (for example, 2).
It is set to open until 0 seconds elapses or until 10 winning balls are generated), and hitting balls that drop the game area 15 during the opening are received in the winning area 31. .. Then, the accepted hitting ball turns on the specific winning ball detector 35 provided in the specific winning opening 34.
Then, the continuation right is established, and the above-mentioned open state is repeated again.
It is set so that the open state described above can be repeated up to 16 times continuously every N times.

In the game area 15, in addition to the above structure,
Windmill lamps 39a are provided on the left and right upper portions of the variable display device 16,
39b is provided, and normal winning openings 40a, 40b are provided on the upper left and right sides of the variable winning ball device 30. Sleeve lamps 41a and 41b are built in the winning openings 40a and 40b. These windmill lamps 39a, 39b and sleeve lamps 41a, 41b are lit or blinked at the time of starting winning or in a specific game state to notify the player of that fact. As having the same function, side lamps 42a, 42b provided on the left and right of the center of the game area 15, and rail decoration lamps 44a, 44b, 45a, 45b, 46a, 46b provided along the outer periphery of the guide rail 14,
47a, 47b, 48a, 48b.

Further, the game area 15 is provided with a windmill and a large number of obstacle nails for changing the flow velocity and direction of the falling hitting ball, and at the bottom of the game area 15, any of the above winning areas. Balls that did not win a prize are game board 13
An out port 43 is provided to the rear of the. Further, on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a control board 50 (shown in FIG. 3) for controlling the operations of the variable display device 16 and the variable winning ball device 30 described above is provided. The control circuit shown in FIG. 3 is formed on the control board 50.

By the way, the rail decoration lamp 44 described above.
a, 44b, 45a, 45b, 46a, 46b, 47
In the illustrated case, a, 47b, 48a and 48b are plural (5
One) and is covered by a cover with numbers on each. Then, two lamps are built in one cover, and one lamp (a at the end is
(The ones with the reference numeral) sequentially light up each time the operation switch 10 is operated.
Any of a, 45a, 46a, 47a, and 48a can be selected. On the other hand, the other lamp (the one with the symbol of b added to the end), each time the specific gaming state ends
The lamp is automatically turned on, and any one of the lamps is turned on when the lamp is stopped after a fixed time. Then, when two lamps in the cover with the same number are turned on, a predetermined service prepared in the game hall, specifically,
It is possible to use a prize ball obtained in the specific game state to receive a service that allows the player to continue playing the game on the pachinko gaming machine 1. In addition, the lamps 44a, 45a, 46a, 47a, 48a selected by the player and the lamps 44b, 45b, 46b, 47b, 4 providing the service.
8b may be different in color so that they can be visually distinguished.

As described above, the game board 1 including the variable winning ball device 30.
Although the structure of 3 has been described, those game devices provided on the game board 13 are controlled by the game control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing a game control circuit formed on the control board 50 in a block configuration, which is controlled by a basic circuit 51 including an MPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an input / output circuit. Then, the basic circuit 51
Are input with detection signals from the selection switch 10, the starting winning ball detector 29, the specific winning ball detector 35, the passing ball detectors 24a and 24b, and the winning ball detector 36 via the switch circuit 52, and the address decoding is performed. A chip select signal is applied from the circuit 53 to the basic circuit 51. Further, when the power is turned on, a reset signal is given from the initial reset circuit 54 to the basic circuit 51, and the regular reset circuit 55 is provided every predetermined time.
A regular reset signal is given to the basic circuit 51 from.

On the other hand, the basic circuit 51 provides control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, the signal is output to the specific information output circuit 56 for deriving the specific signal to the outside, and the audio signal is given to the speaker 7 via the sound circuit 57. In addition, the first variable display 1 via the LED / LCD circuit 58.
7, second variable display 18, passage memory display LED 19, start memory display LED 20, and decoration LEDs 22a, 22
A display control signal is given to b, 37a, 37b, and 38. In the second variable display 18 composed of an LCD, a CFL 63 (cold-cathode fluorescent tube) as a backlight is turned on by an AC power source converted by the inverter 62. Further, a drive signal is given to the solenoids 28 and 33 via the solenoid circuit 59,
Further, via the lamp circuit 60, the windmill lamps 39a, 39a
b, sleeve lamps 41a, 41b, side lamps 42a, 4
2b and rail decoration lamps 44a, 44b, 45a,
45b, 46a, 46b, 47a, 47b, 48a, 4
A display control signal is sent to 8b. Electric power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 61 to the above-described devices and circuits.

Among the game operations controlled by the game control circuit described above, the operation of selecting whether or not to provide a service will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. Figure 4
Are rail decoration lamps 44a, 4 based on the operation of the player.
5a, 46a, 47a, 48a is a flow chart showing a selection display control process, and FIG. 5 is a rail decoration lamp 44b, 45b, 46b, 47b, 48b after the end of the specific game state.
It is a flow diagram showing a selection display control process of. First, FIG.
In step 10, it is determined whether or not the selection switch 10 has been operated. If it has not been operated, the subroutine is terminated without executing the following processing, and if it has been operated, it is shown in FIG. 5 in step 20. It is determined whether or not the lighting movement processing is being performed, and if it is being performed, the subroutine is terminated without executing the following processing. On the other hand, if the lighting movement processing is not performed, step 30
1 is added to the value of the counter A, and then step 40
Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the counter A is smaller than 5. When the value of the counter A is not less than 5, that is, when it is 5 or more, the value of the counter A is cleared in step 50 and the subroutine is ended. On the other hand, when the value of the counter A is less than 5, in step 60. Rail decoration lamps 44a, 45a, 46a, 47a according to the value of the counter A,
48a is lit and displayed, and the subroutine ends. Thus, in this embodiment, the player operates the operation switch 1
Each time 0 is operated, the rail decoration lamps 44a to 48a are sequentially turned on.

Next, the rail decoration lamps 44b, 45b, 46b, 47b, 48 after the end of the specific game state shown in FIG.
The selection display control process of b will be described. Step 1
At 00, it is determined whether or not the specific game state has ended. The end of the specific game state, the opening and closing plate 32 of the variable winning ball device 30
Indicates the time when the last (16th time in this embodiment) opening is completed and closed. Then, when the specific game state has not ended, the subroutine is ended without performing the following processing. On the other hand, when the specific game state is over, one value is extracted from random B in step 110. Here, the random B is a random number in which five kinds of numerical values 0 to 4 change every moment. Then step 12
At 0, the lighting movement processing of the rail decoration lamps 44b to 48b is executed, and when the processing is completed, it is determined at step 130 whether or not the value of the counter A and the random number extracted at step 110 are equal, and they are equal. If not, one of the rail decoration lamps 44b to 48b set corresponding to each random number is turned on in step 140. When the value of the counter A is equal to the random number, the other rail decoration lamps 44b to 48b including the one rail decoration lamps 44a to 48a that were lit according to the value of the counter A are blinked at the same time, and the subroutine is executed. finish. This means that if two rail decoration lamps in the same place are flashing, a predetermined service will be provided, and if the rail decoration lamps in different places are lit one by one, you will receive the service. It is understood that you can not.

In the above-described embodiment, the rail decoration lamp preselected by the player and the rail decoration lamp automatically selected at the end of the game are used as a way for the player to participate in whether or not the service is provided. When it coincides with, it indicates that the service can be received. However, a pair of rail decoration lamps lights up and moves at the same time as the game ends, and the lighting movement is based on a signal from the operation switch 10 operated by the player. It may be stopped and the service may be provided when the rail decoration lamp that is turned on at the time of the stop is a predetermined lamp in the game hall. The operation of how the player is involved is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 6, it is determined in step 200 whether or not the specific game state has ended, and if it has ended, the rail decoration lamp lighting movement processing is executed in step 210, and then the selection switch in step 220. It is determined whether 10 has been operated. When the selection switch 10 is operated, one value is extracted from the random C in step 230. Random C is 0 like Random B
It is a random number that changes from time to time.
Then, the rail decoration lamp corresponding to the value extracted in step 240 is lit and displayed, and when the lit and displayed rail decoration lamp is a predetermined lamp in the game arcade, the service can be provided.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the continuous game is shown as the service received at the game hall, but other services may be used. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, a service that improves the probability of hitting the first variable display 17 may be used. That is, in step 300, it is determined whether or not the specific game state has ended, and if it has ended, in step 310 the rail decoration lamp lighting movement processing is executed, and then in step 320 whether the selection switch 10 has been operated. It is determined whether or not. When the selection switch 10 is operated, one value is extracted from the random D in step 330. Random D is a random number in which five numerical values 0 to 4 change every moment. Then, in step 340, it is determined whether or not the value extracted is 0. If it is not 0, the rail decoration lamp corresponding to the random number is lit and set in step 350, and if it is 0, step 360 is performed. In step 370, the rail decoration lamp corresponding to 0 (for example, the rail decoration lamps 44a and 44b of 1) is set to be lit and then the probability of hitting the first variable display 17 is increased in step 370 (for example, 1 / 30 → improve to 1/3) process. As a result, the number of starting prizes per unit time increases, and as a result, the probability of occurrence of a big hit game state can be increased. The period in which the probability is improved may be until the next big hit game state appears, or until the number of times the first variable display 17 changes reaches a predetermined number. Further, the second variable display 18 may be set as an object whose probability is to be improved. Furthermore, the service in the present embodiment is a service incorporated as a function in the pachinko gaming machine 1 regardless of the intention of the game arcade.

In the above-mentioned three embodiments, it is shown that whether or not the service is provided is determined only by the display mode of the rail decoration lamps. For example, each of the five rail decoration lamps has "0. 1.2 "" 3.4.5 "
The characters "6.7.8", "9.AB", and "CDE" are attached, the player selects one of the rail decoration lamps in advance, and the selected rail decoration is displayed. The service may be provided when the characters attached to the lamp and the specific symbol displayed on the second variable display 18 when the big hit game state is matched. Also, in this case, the rail decoration lamp with each character attached is not preselected, but the rail decoration lamp lights up and moves at the end of each specific game state, and stops automatically or by the player's selection. You may make it provide a service, when the character attached to the rail decoration lamp made to correspond with the specific design displayed on the 2nd variable display 18 was matched. Also, after the specific game state is finished, the first variable display 17 or the second variable display is variably displayed, the variation is stopped by the operation of the operation switch 10, and when the symbol displayed at the time of the stop is a predetermined symbol, Alternatively, the service may be provided.

Although the structure and operation of the embodiment have been described above, according to this embodiment, one rail decoration lamp is variably displayed each time a specific game state appears, and the rail decoration displayed when the game is stopped. When the lamp matches the rail decoration lamp which the player has previously selected by the selection switch 10, the predetermined service can be provided at the game hall. Then, whether or not the service can be provided is displayed on the rail decoration lamp, so that it is possible to understand whether or not the predetermined service can be received by looking at the display. That is, in the present embodiment, regardless of the cause of the appearance of the specific game state, whether or not the service is available for each specific game state is selected and determined, and the player determines whether or not to provide the service. Being able to be involved increases the enjoyment when entering a specific gaming state.

In the above embodiment, rail decoration lamps 44a, 44b, 45a, provided on the game board 13 are provided as display means for notifying the presence or absence of service provision.
45b, 46a, 46b, 47a, 47b, 48a, 4
Although 8b is used, it may be displayed only by a part of the rail decoration lamp, or displayed by other display means (for example, a pattern display device, a lamp, an LED) provided on the game board 13 (including a character and a pattern). ) May be. Further, if the place where the display means is provided is also a position related to the game machine, it may be provided outside the game machine, for example, on the curtain board of the game machine installation island. Further, the method of selecting whether or not to provide a service does not use random numbers as in the embodiment, but may be selected by another method. Also, the game content may be any as long as it is a game content that causes a specific game state to appear. Furthermore, the game machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, but other game machines, for example, arrange-type pachinko machines. It may be a game machine, a throttle machine, or the like. In addition, as a service provided by the amusement hall, various things can be considered in addition to the game continuation, for example, a service that provides food and drink, a service that provides a coupon ticket of some kind of prize, etc. Also, services that can be considered in the game arcade (including services that are incorporated as a function in the game machine) can be targeted.

[0026]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, selection means for selecting whether or not to provide a player with a predetermined service each time a specific game state appears, Based on the selection result of the selection means, a display drive control means for driving and displaying a display means provided at a position related to the game machine, and an operation means operated by the player and capable of being involved in the selection of the selection means. Since it was set up,
Regardless of the cause of the appearance of the specific game state, whether or not the service can be received for each specific game state is selected and determined, and the player can be involved in the determination of whether or not to provide the service. The fun will be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine as a gaming machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls a game operation.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a rail display lamp selection display control process based on a player's operation.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a selection display control process of a rail decoration lamp that displays whether or not a service is provided.

FIG. 6 is another flowchart showing the selection display control process of the rail decoration lamp that displays the presence or absence of service provision.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a selection display control process of a rail decoration lamp that provides different services.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko gaming machine 10 Operation switch (operating means) 13 Gaming board 16 Variable display device 17 First variable display 18 Second variable display 30 Variable winning ball device 44a-48b Rail decoration lamp (display means) 50 Control board

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine having a game content that causes a specific gaming state in which a great gaming value can be given to a player, wherein the gaming machine has a predetermined gaming state every time the specific gaming state appears. Selecting means for selecting whether or not to provide a predetermined service to the player, and display drive control means for driving and displaying a display means provided at a position related to the gaming machine based on a selection result of the selecting means, An operating device which is operated by a player and can be involved in selection of the selecting device. 2. A gaming machine having a game content that causes a specific gaming state in which a great gaming value can be given to a player, wherein the gaming machine is specified every time the specific gaming state appears. Selecting means for selecting whether or not to improve the probability of occurrence of a game state; display drive control means for driving and displaying a display means provided at a position related to the gaming machine based on a selection result of the selecting means; An operating device which is operated by a person and can participate in the selection of the selecting device.