JPH0538373A - Combined game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily recognize the correspondence relation between the display states of the display devices and a plurality of ball receiving ports by allowing a player to observe the display device which is display-controlled on the basis of the ball receiving state to a plurality of ball receiving ports. CONSTITUTION:Advance notice display parts 11a-11p are installed at the positions in the vicinity which correspond to a plurality of ball receiving ports 8a-8p, and each advance notice display part 11a-11p is display-controlled on the basis of the receiving pattern to a plurality of ball receiving ports.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a combination gaming machine, for example, in which a predetermined upper limit number of hitting balls are hit in a game area to finish a game of one unit, and more specifically, a game in which hitting balls are hit. The present invention relates to a combination gaming machine in which a plurality of ball receiving openings are provided side by side, and a predetermined game value is given when a combination of ball receiving openings receiving ball hits is in a predetermined combination mode.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of combination gaming machine, a plurality of ball receiving openings are provided in the game area, for example, in addition to a hitherto generally known one, and a ball hit into the game area is accepted. There has been one that is controlled so that a predetermined game value is given when the combination of the created ball receiving openings becomes a predetermined combination mode.

[0003]

On the other hand, in the conventional combination gaming machine of this type, a predetermined game value is given depending on the manner of accepting hitting balls into a plurality of ball receiving openings formed in the game area. Since it is decided whether or not it is decided, the player has a great interest in the mode of acceptance at the ball receiving port. Therefore,
In the conventional combination gaming machine, the display device is display-controlled based on the mode of acceptance into the plurality of ball receiving ports, and the information related to the mode of acceptance can be displayed to the player. However, in this type of conventional combination gaming machine, since the indicator and the plurality of ball receiving openings are provided at positions apart from each other, the relationship between the display by the display and the ball receiving opening is determined by the player. There was a drawback that it was difficult to grasp.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to display the display controlled by a player when the player controls the display controlled based on the mode of receiving into a plurality of ball receiving ports. It is possible to easily grasp the relationship between the display state of the container and the plurality of ball receiving openings.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a plurality of ball receiving openings are provided side by side in a game area where ball hitting is performed, and a combination of ball receiving openings receiving ball hitting is predetermined. In the combination gaming machine to which a predetermined game value is given when, the display provided in the vicinity position corresponding to the plurality of ball receiving ports, and the plurality of ball receiving ports for hitting And a display control means for controlling the display of the display based on the acceptance mode.

[0006]

According to the present invention, since a plurality of display devices whose display is controlled based on the mode of receiving the balls into the plurality of ball receiving openings are provided in the vicinity positions corresponding to the plurality of ball receiving openings, respectively. The correspondence between the ball entrance and multiple displays can be seen at a glance.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the case of a combination coin game machine as an example of a combination game machine will be described.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a coin game machine. In the figure, a coin game machine 10 of this embodiment is configured by mounting a front panel 1 on a frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. On the side of the front panel 1, there are a coin slot 3, a return button 4 for issuing a coin return instruction, a coin return slot 5, and a settlement button 6 for issuing a settlement instruction at the end of the game. Is set up.

A game board 7 is mounted on the front panel 1. In addition, a combination display device 30, which is an example of a game board attachment device described later with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7, is provided at the center of the game board 7. At the lower position of the game board 7, that is, at the position where the driven balls fall along the board surface, ball receiving ports 8a to 8p, which are an example of a plurality of ball receiving ports, are formed side by side in the horizontal direction. Also, if necessary, the game board 7
The special holes 9j and 9g and the winning ball devices 9f and 9
k and the replay hole 9R are formed. This special hole 9g
And 9j are scored according to the prize of the ball (for example, 1 point)
Is assigned and the corresponding display unit included in the combination display 30 is lit and displayed. The winning ball devices 9f and 9k are set so as to light up and display the corresponding display portions of the combination display device 30 according to the falling of the balls. The replay hole 9R is a hole that guides the dropped ball to the hitting position so that the ball can be hit again.

By the way, the combination display 30 includes a plurality of display parts, and displays the display part corresponding to the ball receiving port in which the ball has fallen among the plurality of display parts, and as an example of a notice display. If one more display unit lights up, it is used to inform the player of the combination that is established.
It should be noted that, as another means for giving a notice of a display unit having a high possibility of combination establishment, a notice display unit including notice display units 11a to 11p as an example of a plurality of display units corresponding to the plurality of ball receiving openings 8a to 8p 11 may be provided. In this case, when a certain type of combination is established if a certain display unit lights up, by lighting or blinking the advance notice display unit provided facing the ball receiving port corresponding to the display unit, Display a notice.

The advance notice display sections 11a to 11p are the display sections 38a to 38p of the combination display 30 shown in FIG.
Or a light emitting diode is used.

Further, on the upper part of the board surface of the game board 7, a numeral display 12 for digitally displaying the score, a score display 13 for displaying the score of each combination of the combination display 30, Also, an end indicator 14 is provided to inform that the game is finished by stopping the game. The score indicator 13 includes a plurality of display units 131 to 131.
139 inclusive. Each of the plurality of display portions 131 to 139 corresponds to each combination of the combination display device 30, and a number (for example, 1 point, 2 points, 3 points) corresponding to the score given when the combination is established is drawn. Be done. As described above, in order to display the score obtained by the player, if not only the numeral display 12 but also the score when the combination is established according to each combination state is displayed and informed, the score is obtained after the end of the game. When the number of coins according to
There is an advantage that it is possible to prevent troubles between the player and the staff at the game hall by using it to confirm it.

Below the front panel 1, a ball striking standby gutter 15 and a ball striking handle 16 are provided. The hitting ball standby gutter 15 is for sequentially arranging one ball for a fixed number or for a fixed time and guiding it to the hitting position in response to the required number of coins (for example, one coin) being inserted. A ball (not shown) is rotatably provided at the ball hitting position of the ball guided by the ball waiting gutter 15. Ball hitting handle 16
Is for adjusting the hitting ball strength by its rotation, and a hitting ball command switch is provided in a part of the grip portion as necessary.

The hit ball command switch is the hit ball handle 1.
It may be provided so as to be closed when the 6 is rotated.
Then, the batting rod automatically bakes the ball with the batting force adjusted by the batting handle 16. Although an electric type ball striking device is shown in the drawing, a conventionally known manual ball striking mechanism may be used.

Further, below the front panel 1, there is provided a coin payout opening 17 for paying out coins of a number corresponding to the score as a prize. A coin tray 18 for receiving paid-out coins is provided on the front surface of the coin payout opening 17. In the present embodiment, the coins are paid out as the predetermined game value, but the pachinko balls are given to the player as the predetermined game value so that the pachinko balls can be directly inserted into the gaming machine to be played. Good.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the combination type pachinko gaming machine is shown in which a predetermined number of balls are hit by inserting coins for a predetermined time, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the player borrows the ball from the ball lending machine. When the balls are placed in the ball saucer, one game may be possible after the predetermined number of balls required for one game are taken in. An example of a combination type pachinko machine of this type is, for example, JP-A-51-637.
No. 52 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 54-29135.

FIG. 2 is an illustrative view of the back surface of the coin gaming machine 10, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing details of the ball receiving port and the detection switch.

In FIG. 2, on the back side of the coin insertion slot 3, a coin insertion and selection mechanism 21 is provided. The coin sorting / collecting mechanism 21 includes a coin selector 211 that determines whether or not the inserted coin is a legitimate coin. Therefore, a regular coin is a coin whose outer shape (diameter), thickness, weight, and the like are the same as those of a predetermined coin. The coin selector 211 is provided with an inserted coin detection switch 212 for detecting a selected regular coin. Further, below the coin selector 211, a coin chute 213 is provided so as to be inclined downward. At the end of the coin chute 213, a coin storage box 214 for storing overflow coins is provided. Further, a through hole A (not shown) slightly larger than the size of one coin is formed on the bottom surface of the coin chute 213 in the middle thereof. A coin payout mechanism 22 is provided below the through hole.

The coin payout mechanism 22 includes a prize coin storage cylinder 221 for storing coins dropped through the through holes of the coin chute 213. Below the coin storage cylinder 221 for prizes, there is slidably provided a coin pushing plate 222 for horizontally pushing out the coins stored in the coin storage cylinder 221 for prizes and paying them out to the coin payout opening 17. Be done. A plunger of a solenoid 223 is connected to the coin pushing plate 222. As a result, the coin payout mechanism 22 pushes out coins stored in the coin storage cylinder 221 one by one according to the electrically biased state of the solenoid 223 and pays out as a prize.

On the back surface of the game board 7, the special prize hole 9 is provided.
Paths 231 and 232 are formed for guiding the balls that have won the prizes j and 9g to the back sides of the ball receiving ports 8j and 8g, and the balls that have fallen into the winning ball devices 9f and 9k correspond to the ball receiving ports 8f and 8f.
Paths 233 and 234 are provided to guide the back side of the 8k. On these paths 231, 232, there is a prize ball detection switch 24 for detecting balls that have won prize holes 9j, 9g.
1, 242 are associated with each other.

The plurality of ball receiving openings 8a to 8p are formed so as to project from the surface of the game board 7, respectively. Each ball socket 8a ~
8p is configured to be inclined downward to guide the dropped ball to the back surface of the game board 7. Vertical paths 25a to 25p for guiding the balls in the vertical direction are provided below the back surface of each of the ball receiving openings 8a to 8p.
Is formed. And ball receptacle 8j, 8g, 8f, 8k
At the upper positions of the vertical paths 25j, 25g, 25f, 25k corresponding to the above-mentioned paths 231, 232, 233, 23.
The end of 4 is led. Also, each vertical path 25a-2
The 5p is provided with ball detection switches 26a to 26p for detecting a falling ball. Each detection switch 26a-
26p each include a micro switch, and includes a lever 261 for closing the micro switch. Then, the levers 261 of the respective detection switches 26a to 26p are inserted into the corresponding vertical paths 25a to 25p and arranged so as to be pressed by the weight of the balls. Each ball socket 8a-8p
Below the vertical paths 25a to 25p, a rotation shield plate 271 included in the ball storage and release mechanism 27 is rotatably provided.

The ball accumulating / discharging mechanism 27 includes a rotation shield plate 2.
71 is fixed to the support shaft 272, and the support shaft 272 is rotatably supported by the support member 275.
3 is connected to one end, and the other end of the lever 273 is connected to the shaft of the solenoid 274. Then, when the solenoid 274 is electrically biased, the rotation shield plate 271 is rotated through the lever 273 and the support shaft 272 to be in a vertical state. Thereby, the balls stored in the vertical paths 25a to 25p are discharged. On the other hand, solenoid 274
Is de-energized, the rotation shield plate 271 returns to maintain the horizontal state, and the balls are stored in the vertical paths 25a to 25p. The ball guiding path 28 is provided below the rotation shield plate 271. The end of the ball guiding path 28 is connected to the hitting ball standby gutter 15.

FIGS. 4 to 7 are detailed views of the combination display device 30, particularly FIG. 4 is a perspective view thereof, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view thereof, and FIG. 6 is a detailed mounting view of an indicator lamp. 7 shows a vertical sectional view taken along the line D-D '. In the figure, the combination indicator 30 arranged in the central portion of the game board 7 is arranged so that the surface thereof substantially coincides with the game board 7, as shown in FIG. 7, and the combination indicator 30 itself. Constitutes a board surface constituting member. It includes a display plate 31 on which identification information corresponding to the ball receiving port is drawn. The display plate 31 includes, for example, four display units 31a each in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.
~ 31p are formed. In each of the display parts 31a to 31p,
The same identification information (number in the figure) as that of the corresponding ball sockets 8a to 8p is drawn. A frame member 32 is provided around the front surface of the display plate 31. A transparent plate 33 is attached to the front surface of the frame member 32. On the back surface of the display plate 31, the spacing member 3
4 are provided. The spacing member 34 is a plate member 341.
including. The plate-shaped member 341 includes the display unit 31 of the display plate 31.
through holes 34a-3 at positions corresponding to a-31p, respectively.
4p is drilled. Cylindrical spacers 342 are formed on the back surfaces of the through holes 34a to 34p to prevent light of the display lamp from leaking to the surroundings. Then, through holes are formed in appropriate portions of the display plate 31 where the display portions 31a to 31p are not formed and the transparent plate 33 and the plate-shaped member 341 corresponding thereto. One of the obstacle projections 35 for changing the fall of the ball is inserted into these through holes. Obstacle protrusion 3
One end of 5 is threaded to form a male thread. This male screw portion is screwed from the back surface of the spacing member 34 with a nut. A plurality of protrusions 343 are fixed to the back surface of the plate member 34. The tip of the protrusion 343 is formed in a stepped shape, and the thin portion is threaded.

The wiring board 3 is provided on the back side of the spacing member 34.
6 is provided. The wiring board 36 is provided on the display unit 31.
sockets 37a to 3 described later at positions corresponding to a to 31p.
A hole 361 for inserting 7p is formed, and the projection 3
A through hole 362 is formed at a position corresponding to 43. Further, on the upper side of the wiring board 36, there is provided a wiring lead-out terminal portion 600 that is an example of a wiring connection portion that is electrically connected to each of a plurality of display lamps 38a to 38p that are an example of electric components described below. ing. Then, the connection terminal 601 (FIG. 7) is connected to the wiring lead-out terminal portion 600, and the display lamps 38a to 38p are connected to the control board. The electric component is not limited to the display lamp, and may be a solenoid, a motor, or the like, and the electric wiring from the connection terminal 601 may be directly connected to the control board, or via a relay board. It may be configured to be connected. The sockets 37a to 37p are configured by forming a columnar member 372 on a disc-shaped member 371 as shown in FIG. 6, for example. An inverted L-shaped protrusion 373 is formed on the side surface of the cylindrical member 372 that faces the diametrical direction. Then, the bases of the display lamps 38a to 38p are inserted into the hollow portion of the cylindrical member 372. In the display lamps 38a to 38p, the lead terminals of the filaments are exposed from the base portion, and the through holes 37 are formed in the disc-shaped member 371.
The back side is taken out via 4. In addition, the disk-shaped member 371
Grooves 375 for winding the lead wires 381 and 382 are formed at two circumferentially symmetric locations in the diametrical direction. Lead wires 381 and 382 are wound around the peripheral portion of the disk-shaped member 371 formed by the groove 375. As a result, the display lamps 38a to 38p are integrally attached to the sockets 37a to 37p, respectively. Further, on the back surface of the disc-shaped member 371, the sockets 37a to 3a-3
Groove 376 for mounting 7p to substrate 36 with a screwdriver
Is formed.

By the way, the through hole 361 is formed in the cylindrical member 3.
In a circle having a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of 72, cutouts corresponding to the width and thickness of the inverted L-shaped projection 373 viewed from the front side are formed on both sides in the diameter direction of the circle. Also, the substrate 3
In the peripheral portion of each through hole 361 on the back surface of 6, the electrodes are drawn around at positions where they can make electrical contact with the lead wires 381 and 382 of the display lamps 38a to 38p, and a connecting portion for electric parts is formed. There is.

The display lamps 38a to 38p, the sockets 37a to 37p, and the wiring board 36 for electrically displaying the respective display portions 31a to 31p of the combination display device 38 are thus constructed, whereby the combination is achieved. Even if the display lamp of the display is burned out, there is an advantage that the display lamp can be easily replaced from the back side of the wiring board 36 without removing the wiring board 36.

The indicator lamp and the socket thus constructed may be applied not only to the combination indicator 30 but also to each indicator lamp of the score indicator 13. In addition,
The indicator lamps of the combination indicator 30 are not limited to those shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, and it goes without saying that light emitting diodes may be used. In this case, when the advance notice is displayed, the light emitting diode may be intermittently emitted. Further, as another example of the notice display when the light emitting diode is used,
Two-color (for example, red and green) LEDs are used,
It is also possible to display the light in a first color (for example, red) when the ball falls into the ball receiving port, and to display the light in a second color (for example, green) when displaying a notice. Furthermore, instead of the combined display 30 having such a configuration, a small CRT (CRT display) may be used to display each display unit on the screen of the CRT. In addition, the game board attachment device,
A variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information, a normal winning ball device, or a variable winning ball device capable of changing between a first state advantageous to the player and a second state disadvantageous to the player. Good.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the principle of the combination type game machine of the present invention. Next, the principle of the present invention will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. The respective outputs of the detection switches 26a to 26p are the first judgment circuit 41 for judging the combination established state, and the second judgment circuit 4 for judging the display section in which the combination is not established and is likely to be established.
2 and the display drive circuit 43. This first judgment circuit 41 judges the combination established state when the display portion of a predetermined combination among the display portions of the combination display device 30 is displayed, and judges the established combination state. The output corresponding to the type is derived. For example, the coin gaming machine 10 gives 1 point as a score when a combination of 1 column in the vertical direction among a plurality of display units is established, and 2 points when a combination of 1 row in the horizontal direction is established, In the case where three points are given as a score when the combination of the four central display units is established, the combination establishment determination circuit 41 outputs the pulse output when the combination of one column in the vertical direction is established, with an OR gate. 441, a pulse output is given to the OR gate 442 when it is determined that the combination of one row in the horizontal direction is established, and a pulse output is directly given to the score counting circuit 45 when the establishment of the combination of the four central lines is detected. Score counting circuit 45
1 point is added when there is a pulse input from the OR gate 441, 2 points are added when there is a pulse input from the OR gate 442, and there is an output pulse representing 3 points from the combination determination circuit 41. If you do, add 3 points. The number of points counted by the score counting circuit 45 is given to the decoder 46 and displayed on the numeral display 12.

The display drive circuit 43 drives the display portions 31a to 31p corresponding to the detection switches detecting balls based on the output states of the detection switches 26a to 26p.

The second judgment circuit 42 is configured to combine a certain kind of combination if a further one of the plurality of display parts included in the certain combination of the combination display 30 is displayed. If the above is true, the display unit is judged. The judgment result of the judgment circuit 42 is given to the notice display means 47.
The advance notice display means 47 blinks the display portion included in the combination display unit 30 which has a high possibility of establishment of the combination, that is, the display portion where the combination is established by the display, based on the determination result of the determination circuit 42. .. In the figure,
The display units 31a to 31p included in the combination display unit 30 are used to give advance notice of the display units that are highly likely to be combined.
Although the case where the above is used has been described, the notice display device 11 dedicated to the notice display may be provided. In this case, the respective display portions 11a to 11p of the advance notice display 11 are provided corresponding to the respective ball receptacles as shown in FIG. 1 described above, and the remaining one display portion corresponds to the display portion where the combination is established. Notice display parts 11a to 11p (that is, provided corresponding to the ball receiving port)
Either of them may be lit or blinked.

Further, as another notice display means, each display unit included in the combination display 30 is constituted by a two-color light emitting diode, and a display mode as a combination display showing the ball receiving openings 8a to 8p containing balls is provided. The display mode for the notice display may be displayed in different colors. Note that only the display mode as the combination display may be performed. Further, as another notice means, an identification symbol (a numeral or an alphabet as shown in FIG. 1) is drawn for each display part, and a segment display and a display drive circuit including the identification symbol of the display part to be displayed in advance are displayed. Alternatively, the segment display may be driven to display the identification symbol. As yet another notice means,
A voice storage memory for storing voices corresponding to the identification symbols of the respective display units included in the combination display device 30 is provided.
A notice means for notifying the player of the identification symbol of the display section by voice may be added based on the determination result of the determination circuit 42. The judgment circuit 42 and the advance notice display means 47 constitute display control means for controlling the display of the indicator based on the manner of receiving the hit balls into the plurality of ball receiving openings.

Next, more specific examples for achieving the present invention will be described. FIG. 9 is a block diagram for driving and controlling the combination type gaming machine of the present invention. In this embodiment, a central processing unit (hereinafter CPU) 51 is included. The CPU 51 is configured to display each of the display units 31 included in the combination display unit 30 according to the state of the ball falling into the ball receiving opening.
a to 31p, a function to control display, a function to determine a combination established state of the combination display device 30, a function to determine that the combination is established if one more display unit is displayed,
And a function to give a notice based on the result of the judgment. C
An input / output interface 52 is connected to the PU 51. The input / output interface 52 includes the inserted coin detection switch 212, the settlement switch 6, and the detection switch 2.
6a to 26p, the display drive circuit 53, and the solenoid 223 are connected. The display drive circuit 53 is connected to the display lamps 38a to 38p of the respective display units 31a to 31p and the numerical display unit 12 included in the combination display unit 30 and, if necessary, the advance notice display units 11a to 11p. It The display drive circuit 53 uses the display data given from the CPU 51 to display the display lamps 38a to 38p,
The number display unit 12 and the advance notice display units 11a to 11p are driven to display, and the display state immediately before is continued until the next display data is given. The CPU 51 is further connected to a memory (hereinafter referred to as ROM) 54 for storing a program shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 which will be described later, and stores data necessary for operation control of the coin gaming machine 10 during a game. A memory (RAM) 55 for connection is connected. The RAM 55 includes flag areas (hereinafter flags) F1 to F16, flags A1 to A16, counter areas (hereinafter counters) CT1 to CT4, and other necessary storage areas. The flags F1 to F16 store the output states of the detection switches 26a to 26p, respectively, and based on the stored states, the ball receiving ports 8a to 8 in which the balls fall.
It is used for display control of the display lamps of the display units 31a to 31p corresponding to p. The flags A1 to A16 correspond to the display units 31a to 31p (or the notice display units 11a to 11p) to be displayed in advance, respectively, and store the states in which the corresponding display units should be displayed in a blinking manner depending on their storage states. For example, the display units 31a to 31p display the flag F1.
To F16 are lit when a logical "1" is stored in the corresponding one and turned off when a logical "0" is stored, and the logical "1" is added to the flags A1 to A16.
Blinks when is stored. It should be noted that, in order to display a notice, a notice display unit 11 different from the combination indicator 30 is provided.
When using a to 11p, among flags A1 to A16,
The advance notice display section corresponding to the flag storing the logic "1" is lit or blinked. The counter CT1 is
It is used to count the number of displays of a certain one row of the four combinations of one row in the vertical direction. Counter CT
2 is used to count the number of display units on a certain one row of the four combinations of one row in the horizontal direction. The counter CT3 is used to count the number of display of the four central display units for the purpose of determining whether the combination of the central four display units is established or not. The counter CT4 is a score counter that cumulatively counts the number of scores in one game.

10 and 11 are flow charts for explaining the specific operation of the present invention.

Next, the specific operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7, FIG. 9, FIG. 10 and FIG.

When the CPU 51 is not in the game,
In step 1, it is determined whether or not a predetermined number of coins necessary for playing one game have been inserted. When the player inserts a coin, the coin is selected by the coin selector 211, and the coin chute 21 is selected.
It is stored in the coin storage cylinder 221 via At this time, the inserted coin detection switch 212 detects the inserted coin and outputs the output to the CP via the interface 52.
Give to U51. In response, CPU 51 determines that a coin has been inserted and performs the following operation.

That is, in step 2, the RAM 5
All areas of 5 are cleared. Then, in step 3, the solenoid 274 is energized for a fixed time. Depending on,
The rotation shield plate 271 is rotated in the vertical direction, and the balls stored in the vertical paths 25a to 25p until then are discharged and guided to the hitting ball standby gutter 15. After that, the player operates the hit ball handle to start the hit ball game. During such a hitting game period, the CPU 51 performs the operations of steps 4 to 83 described below during one game period.

Specifically, the CPU 51 executes steps 4-1.
In 3, the detection of the ball receiving port into which the ball has fallen and the display control operation of the combination display 30 based on the detection are performed. That is, in step 4, the detection switch 26a
It is determined whether or not is closed (or ON).
Then, when the inserted ball falls into the ball receiving opening 8a to close the detection switch 26a, the process proceeds to step 5. In step 5, a logic "1" is written in the flag F1. In other words, the flag F1 is set. After that or in step 4, the detection switch 26a
If it is determined that the is closed, the process proceeds to step 6. In step 6, it is determined whether the detection switch 26b is closed. If the detection switch 26b is closed, the flag F2 is set in step 7. On the other hand, if the detection switch 26b is not closed, the process goes to step 8 without setting the flag F2. When it is determined in step 8 that the detection switch 26c is closed, in step 9 the flag F is detected.
3 is set, and if it is determined that the detection switch 26c is not closed, the process proceeds to the next step without setting the flag F3. In the same manner, the ball socket 8d ~
It is determined whether or not the detection switches 26d to 26o corresponding to 8o are closed. If it is determined that the detection switches 26d to 26o are closed, an operation of setting a flag corresponding to the detection switch is performed. However, this operation is abbreviated as step 10 for simplification of the drawing. Similarly, in step 11, the closed state of the detection switch 26p is determined. If the detection switch 26p is closed, the flag F16 is determined in step 12.
Is set. On the other hand, if the detection switch 26p is not closed, the process proceeds to the next step 13 without setting the flag F16. In this way, step 4 ~
By performing the operation of 12, the flag F is detected based on the closed state of the detection switch corresponding to the ball receiving port into which the ball has fallen.
The logic "1" or logic "0" of 1 to F16 is stored. Therefore, in the next step 13, the CPU 51 gives the logical states of the flags F1 to F16 to the display drive circuit 53 via the input / output interface 52. The display drive circuit 53 drives the display units 31a to 31p of the combined display 30 to display based on the logical states of the flags F1 to F16. Next, the CPU 51 determines in step 14 to 22 whether or not the combination of the four central display portions is established.
That is, in step 14, it is determined whether the flag F6 is set. If the flag F6 is set, in step 15 the counter CT
After adding 1 to the contents of 3, the process proceeds to step 16. on the other hand,
If the flag F6 is not set, the counter CT3
To step 16 without adding 1 to. In step 16, it is determined whether the flag F7 is set. If flag F7 is set,
After 1 is added to the content of the counter CT3 in step 17, the process proceeds to step 18. On the other hand, if the flag F7 is not set, the process proceeds to step 18. In step 18, it is determined whether the flag F10 is set. If the flag F10 is set, 1 is added to the content of the counter CT3 in step 19, and then the process proceeds to step 20. On the other hand, the flag F1
If 0 is not set, the process proceeds to step 20. In step 20, it is determined whether or not the flag F11 is set. If the flag F11 is set, 1 is added to the content of the counter CT3 in step 21, and then the process proceeds to step 22. If the flag F11 is not set, the process proceeds to step 22. In this way, by performing the operations of Steps 14 to 21, the counter CT3 causes the central four display portions 31b, 31
The number of displayed display units among g, 31j, and 31k is counted. Therefore, in the next step 22, it is determined whether or not the count value of the counter CT3 is 4, that is, whether or not the combination of the four central display portions is established. At this time, if the count value of the counter CT3 is not 4, the process proceeds to step 23. Next, the CPU 51 performs steps 23 to 3
By performing the operation 1 in FIG.
If any one of b, 31g, 31j, and 31k is successfully displayed, it is judged whether the combination of the four central display parts is established, and one of the four central display parts is selected. If the display is successful, a notice display operation is performed to inform the player that the combination is established. That is, in step 23, the counter C
It is determined whether or not the count value of T3 is 3. Counter CT3
If the count value of is not 3, in other words, less than 2,
Since it is not necessary to display the advance notice, the process proceeds to step 24. However, in step 24, since all of the flags A6, A7, A10, and A11 are reset (that is, the logic "0" is stored), the four central displays are displayed. None of the parts drive to blink.

On the other hand, when the count value of the counter CT3 is 3, if any one of the four central display portions is successfully displayed, the combination of the four central display portions is established. .. In this case, the CPU 51 executes steps 25 to 31.
It is determined which display section should be displayed by the operation of to establish the combination. First, at step 25, it is judged if the flag F6 is set. If the flag F6 has been reset, the flag A6 is set. As a result, it is determined that the display portion having a high possibility of establishment of the combination is 31f, and the process proceeds to step 24. Then, in step 24, the display lamp 31f of the display section 31f corresponding to the flag A6 is blinked on the basis of the fact that the logic "1" is stored in the flag A6. When the flag F6 is set, it is determined whether the flag F7 or F10 is reset, and if which display unit can be displayed based on the determination state, the combination of the center four is established. To judge. Based on the result of this determination, in step 24, the display lamp corresponding to the display portion with a high possibility of establishment of the combination blinks.

By the way, when it is judged in step 22 that the count value of the counter CT3 is 4,
Go to step 32. Step 32, center 4
Since it is determined that 3 points will be given as a score when all the display parts are displayed, 3 is added to the content of the score counter CT4. Then, in step 33, the counter CT3 is reset (0 is set and input). Then, in step 34, flags A6, A7, A1
0 and A11 are reset respectively. After that, the process proceeds to step 35.

Next, the CPU 51 determines in step 35 to step 43 whether or not the combination of the display portions 31a to 31d in the top row is established. This judgment operation is the same as the above-mentioned operations of steps 14 to 22, but the objects to be judged are the flags F6, F7, F1.
Flags F1, F2, F3, and F4 are used instead of 0 and F11, and if any of the flags F1 to F4 is set, the count value of the counter CT2 is incremented by one. Then, the determination of whether or not the combination of the top row is established in step 43 is made based on the count value of the counter CT2. If it is determined that the count value of the counter CT2 is not 4, it is determined whether the combination of the top row is established if the display unit is successfully displayed in steps 44 to 52, and A notice is displayed based on the result of the judgment. This step 4
The operations 4 to 52 are for determining that the counter for determining the display state of the three display units is CT2 instead of CT3, and determining which display unit is to be displayed in advance. The above-mentioned steps 23 to 23 are performed except that the logical states of the flags F1, F2 and F3 are judged and any one of the flags A1 to A4 corresponding to each display section in the top row is set based on the result. It is similar to the operation of 31. Then, when it is determined that the combination of the top row is established, the operations of steps 53 to 55 are performed.
In this case, since two points are given when the combination of one horizontal row is established, the count value added to the score counter CT4 is two points, and the counter CT2 and the flags A1 to A4 are reset. .. Subsequently, in step 56, similarly to the operations in steps 35 to 55 described above, a determination operation for determining a combination establishment state of the display units 31e to 31i in the second row from the top and a determination operation for displaying a notice are performed. However, in the figure, it is shown as a block of one operation step for simplification. In this case, flags F5 to F8 are determined instead of the flags F1 to F4 which are the basis for determining the combination establishment state in the second row from the top, and the flags F1 to F1 are used as the determination when the advance notice is displayed. F3
It goes without saying that the determinations of the flags F5 to F7 are made instead of the determination of.

Similarly, in step 57, the determination operation of the combination establishment state on the third line from the top, the determination operation of whether or not to display the advance notice, and the advance notice display operation when it is necessary to display the advance notice are performed.

Further, in step 58, in the same manner as the above-mentioned operation, the determination of the established state of the combination on the fourth line from the top, the necessity of the advance notice display, and the advance notice display operation are performed.

As described above, the CPU 51 determines the combination of the four central display portions and determines the combination, and performs the advance notice display operation, and then performs the operations in steps 59 to 79 so that the vertical direction is achieved. The state of establishment of the combination in the first column from the left is determined. In this case, CT1 is used as a counter for counting the displayed display portion to judge the combination of one column, and if the combination is established, one point is added to the score counter CT4. .. The operation in this case can be easily understood by referring to the operation of determining the combination of the four central portions or the combination of each row in the lateral direction, and thus the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Similarly, in steps 80, 81, and 82, the second, third, and fourth columns from the left in the vertical direction are determined. For details, see steps 59 to 7.
Since it can be understood by referring to No. 9, it is omitted. Then, in step 83, it is determined whether or not one game has ended. This determination is made based on whether or not a predetermined number of balls have been hit, if the number of balls that the coin gaming machine can hit in one game is limited. Also,
If the coin gaming machine can hit the ball for a certain time in one game, it is determined based on whether or not a certain time has elapsed since the coin was inserted. When it is determined that the game has not ended, the process returns to step 4 described above,
The above steps 4 to 83 are repeated.

When one game ends, an ending process is performed in step 84. The ending process includes, for example, an operation of paying out coins as a prize based on the score obtained in one game. After that, in step 85, the display lamps 3 corresponding to the display portions 31a to 31p based on the logical states of the flags F1 to F16.
8a to 38p are continuously illuminated and displayed. The operation of step 85 may be performed during the period of waiting for the coin insertion in step 1 described above.

As described above, according to this embodiment, if one more display unit is successfully displayed, the display unit in which the combination is established is detected, and the display unit is blinked. It is easy for the player to know the display part where the combination is likely to be established, and by aiming at the ball receiving port corresponding to the display part and playing the game, it is possible to use the combination without wasting balls. There are advantages such as being able to play games to achieve establishment and preventing waste of balls.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the display unit included in the combination indicator is displayed in blinking has been described as one mode of giving advance notice of the display unit in which the combination is likely to be established. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, various modifications can be considered.
For example, as another example, a two-color light emitting diode is used for each display portion of the combination display, and the ball receiving port containing the balls is firstly provided.
May be displayed in the color of, and the notice display may be displayed in the second color.
As another example, a notice display unit may be provided so as to face the plurality of ball receiving ports, and the notice display unit may blink or light up. Furthermore, as another example, an identification symbol is drawn on each display part of the combination display device, and a segment display device that displays the same identification symbol as the display part that should be displayed in advance is provided, and based on the judgment result for the notification display. The identification symbol may be displayed on the segment display. As yet another example, the identification symbol may be generated by voice.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention, since a plurality of display devices whose display is controlled based on the mode of receiving balls into the plurality of ball receiving ports are provided at the respective neighboring positions corresponding to the plurality of ball receiving ports, The correspondence relationship between the multiple ball entrances and the multiple display units can be understood at a glance, and the player viewing the multiple display units can display the display states of the multiple display units and the correspondence relationships between the multiple ball reception ports. Can be easily recognized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a coin gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a rear view solution view of the coin gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing details of a ball receiving port and a detection switch.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an example of a combination display.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a combination display.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a main part of a combination display.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a combination display in an assembled state.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram for explaining functions of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a control circuit.

10 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

11 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 is a coin game machine, 8a to 8p are ball sockets, 11a to 1
1b is a notice display part, 26a to 26p are detection switches, 3
0 is a combination display, 41 and 42 are judgment circuits, 43 is a display drive circuit, 45 is a score counting circuit, 47 is a notice means, and 51
Is a CPU, 52 is an input / output interface, 53 is a display drive circuit, 54 is a ROM, 55 is a RAM, 600 is a wiring drawing terminal, 601 is a connection terminal, 36 is a wiring board, 341
Is a plate-shaped member and 343 is a protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A predetermined game when a plurality of ball receiving openings are provided in the game area where the ball is hit, and the combination of the ball receiving openings that receive the hit balls is in a predetermined combination mode. A combination gaming machine to which a value is added, wherein the indicators are respectively provided in the vicinity positions corresponding to the plurality of ball receiving openings, and the display is based on the mode of receiving a hitting ball into the plurality of ball receiving openings. A combination game machine comprising a display control means for controlling display of a game machine.