JPH0640907B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Use] The present invention provides a special benefit to a player by allowing a game ball hit in a game area surrounded by guide rails to win a predetermined winning area. The technology effective when applied to a pachinko gaming machine, which is applied to a pachinko gaming machine equipped with an auxiliary gaming device that is operated by winning a game ball into a specific winning opening provided in a gaming area. Regarding effective technology.

[Prior Art] In a pachinko game machine, in order to change the game contents and improve the service to the player, various electric prize winning devices (hereinafter referred to as electric prizes) Called) is being developed, for example, an auxiliary gaming device that is activated by the winning of a game ball to a specific winning opening provided in the game section, and has a relatively low occurrence rate, but which produces a specific mode called a big hit, etc. A pachinko game machine equipped with is proposed. In this pachinko gaming machine, when a specific mode occurs in the auxiliary gaming device, the winning port of the variable winning device is greatly opened to form a special gaming state in which the winning rate is rapidly improved.

In addition, it has a special winning area and a general winning area inside, and is usually in a non-communication state with the game section by a pair of movable wing pieces, but of a game ball to a specific winning opening provided in the game section. The movable wing piece is opened and closed once or twice to be communicated with the game part by a prize, and the game ball jumped at this time is 2 inside.
When the special winning area of the various kinds of winning areas is won, the movable wing piece is continuously opened and closed a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times) to generate a special game state in which the winning rate is greatly increased. There is also an auxiliary gaming device.

[Problem] However, in a pachinko gaming machine equipped with the above-mentioned auxiliary gaming device, in order to generate a special gaming state where the player has the final goal, first, activate the auxiliary gaming device that gives the chance. It is necessary to win a game ball to a specific winning opening which is a condition for making it.

In this case, even if the auxiliary gaming device is operated by winning the specific winning opening, the occurrence of the special gaming state in which the winning rate is significantly improved is not necessarily guaranteed, and the chance is considerably high. However, even in that case, in order to get the chance, first of all, it is necessary to win a specific winning opening. Therefore, what a player desires most in this type of pachinko gaming machine is that the winning frequency of the gaming ball to the specific winning port is high.

However, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, even for the game balls that win the specific winning opening that is the condition for starting the auxiliary gaming device, the same number of prize balls as the winning of the game balls in other winning areas are given. Was configured.

Therefore, when the pachinko parlor responds to the request of the player and adjusts the obstacle nail or the like so that the game ball can easily win the specific winning opening, the prize balls inevitably paid to the player, respectively. Therefore, when a special game state occurs in which a large amount of prize balls are paid out, the number of prize balls becomes larger than the number of collected balls, which makes it difficult to manage a pachinko parlor. .

[Object of the Invention] The object of the present invention is to maintain the management of a pachinko parlor even if it is adjusted so that the winning probability of a game ball to a specific winning opening, which is a condition for starting the auxiliary gaming device, is high, and for a player. Is to provide a pachinko gaming machine in which the expectation for the occurrence of a special gaming state can be increased by increasing the number of operations of the auxiliary gaming device, and the gaming becomes more interesting.

[Means for Solving the Problem] Therefore, in the present invention, in a pachinko game machine equipped with an auxiliary game device, a prize ball for the prize itself of a game ball to a specific winning opening which is a condition for starting the auxiliary game device, Adjusting to make it easier to win a game ball to a specific winning opening by not giving or giving a number of prize balls less than the prize balls for winning a game ball to another prize area Even if the special gaming state by the auxiliary gaming device is not generated, the number of prize balls to be paid out does not become so large, and the number of operations of the auxiliary gaming device is increased without making the operation of the pachinko parlor difficult. It is intended to provide a pachinko gaming machine capable of increasing the expectation of a game player who desires the occurrence of a state.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of an entire pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of its gaming area. A guide rail 3 for guiding a hit ball shot by a hit ball launching device 2 driven by a dial 2a to an upper portion of the game board 1 is arranged, and a space surrounded by the guide rail 3 on the front surface of the game board 1 and a glass plate. The game area is configured. And
A variable display device 4 as an auxiliary game device is formed in the center of the game region, and a part of the game region is normally formed below the variable display device 4. However, due to the occurrence of a specific mode in the variable display device 4, the winning region A special variable winning device 5 for converting into

A first specific winning port 7 is provided on each side of the variable display device 4, and a second specific winning port 8 is provided between the variable display device 4 and the special variable winning device 5. . Of these, the first specific winning opening 7 is the game board 1 in this embodiment.
It is composed of a so-called dive-type winning device having a concave portion penetrating therethrough, and the concave portion serves as a specific winning opening 7. The opening of this penetrating recess, that is, the specific winning opening 7 existing on the same plane as the game board surface is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape having a diameter of about twice the diameter of the sphere when viewed from the front surface, and its bottom portion. A winning hole (not shown) for winning balls is provided at the back of the.
The second specific winning opening 8 is composed of a winning device called a winning chucker that opens upward in the game area.

Above the variable display device 4 is the so-called "heaven""left of heaven".
Three "winning right" winning openings 6a, 6b, 6c are integrally provided. In this embodiment, it is provided integrally with the variable display device, but it may be provided separately above the variable display device. In addition, tulip-type hitting ball winning devices 9 are arranged obliquely below and outside the first specific winning opening 7.

Also, at the bottom of the game board 1, there is an out port 10 for collecting hit balls which could not be won in each of the winning areas 6a to 6c, 7, 8, 9 etc. on the way to the rear of the game board while falling from above. It is provided. Further, at appropriate positions on the surface of the game board 1, a large number of obstacle nails 11 that randomly change the direction of the hit ball falling from above and rolling guide members 12a to 12c that control the flow velocity and direction of the hit ball. Are provided almost symmetrically with respect to the vertical center line of the game area.

Between the second specific winning opening 8 and the special variation winning device 5, the special variation winning device 5 having two types of winning holes therein is provided, and the hit balls are distributed to those winning ports, and the special variation winning game is performed. A distribution guide member 14 for reducing the speed of the winning balls into the device 5 is provided.

In the non-gaming space in which the upper half is surrounded by the direction setting guide members 13c on both sides of the center of the game board 1 where almost no hitting ball passes, blinking occurs when a specific mode occurs due to the variable display operation of the variable display device 4 stopping. Alternatively, lighting means 25 that is turned on is provided. In addition, on the upper part of the game board 1, the prize ball lamp 21 and the variable display device 4 which are temporarily turned on when the ball hits the prize holes such as the heavenly prize holes 6a to 6c and the tulip type ball hit device 9. , Which is turned on or off when a specific mode occurs due to the stop of the variable display operation, and a segment type display for displaying the number of hit balls won when the special variation winning device 5 is opened in the big hit state. The display member 20 is provided with a completion lamp 24 that notifies the end of the game when 23 and a predetermined number of winning balls are all paid out.

The lighting means 2 on one side (right side in the figure) of the game board 1
An arc-shaped ball guide member 15 is fixed to the outside of 5 so as to form an arc continuously with the guide rail 3, and the momentum of a hit ball driven at high speed is fixed to the upper end of the ball guide member 15. A riot prevention member 16 is attached to kill and suppress riot in the game area.

Further, on the upper portion of the holding frame 100 of the pachinko gaming machine that holds the gaming board 1 having the above-described configuration, a launcher driving lamp 26 that is turned on when the operation dial 2a of the hitting launcher is operated is provided. Further, on the opening / closing panel 101 attached to the lower portion of the holding frame 100, a supply tray 102 for holding the hit balls supplied to the hit ball launching device is attached,
A receiving tray 103 for storing the prize balls overflowing from the supply tray is provided below the receiving tray 103. A variable display stop means 30 for stopping the variable display device 4 driven by winning a specific winning opening is provided on a side portion (left side in the drawing) of the holding frame 100.

In the pachinko gaming machine configured as described above, when the hit ball hit into the game area by the hitting ball launching device wins the specific winning opening 7 or 8, the display means of the variable display device 4 is driven and the four display windows 4a. , 4b to 4d, the numbers respectively displayed are changed. The player depresses the variable display stop means 30 provided on the holding frame 100 to stop the variable display, and the specific mode is generated by the combination of the numbers displayed at that time.

When the specific mode occurs, the special variation winning device 5 is converted into an open state, and the winning probability to that position is changed from zero to a very high state (special gaming state). As a result, a large number of prize balls are generated within a relatively short time, and a lot of prize balls are given to the player.

The special variation winning device 5 has general winning devices 53 on both sides, and a general winning area and a special condition constituting area in the receiving opening 51 opened when a specific mode occurs. Further, on the back of the special variation winning device 5, a special condition detector 32 that detects a hit ball that has won in the mouth 51 and a special condition detector 32 that detects a hit ball that has won the special condition configuration area are provided. , While the socket 51 is open, if a hit ball is won in the special condition configuration area, the socket 51 is opened again, and by repeating this up to 10 times, a special game state called a big hit is completed. There is. Once the receiving opening 51 is opened, the receiving opening 51 is continuously opened until a fixed time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number of winning balls (10) is reached.

Then, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, a prize ball tank 111 for storing prize balls before payout and a prize ball payout device 120 at the center side are provided on the upper back surface of the pachinko gaming machine. A prize ball guide trough 112 for arranging and guiding the prize balls in the tank to the prize ball dispensing device 120 is disposed below the prize ball tank 111. In addition, at the bottom of the prize ball payout device 120, a prize ball outlet path 114 for guiding the discharged prize balls to the supply plate 102 on the front of the pachinko gaming machine is arranged, and when the supply plate 102 becomes full. An overflow gutter 115 that guides the overflowing prize balls extends from the middle of the prize ball outlet path 114 to the saucer 103 below.

Furthermore, above the pachinko gaming machine, when the prize ball tank 111 becomes empty due to the payout of a large amount of prize balls, it is operated by a signal from a detector (not shown) arranged at the bottom of the tank. A replenishment device 116 for replenishing the award ball tank 111 with a reserve ball and a replenishment gutter 117 for guiding the reserve ball to the replenishment device 116 are provided. The replenishing device 116 and the replenishing gutter 117 are provided in an island facility (not shown) of a pachinko parlor in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines are aligned and mounted.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the variable display device 4 and the special variation winning device 5 are attached from the back surface of the game board 1, and these are finally covered by the collecting gutter 111. Meeting gutter 1
11 collects the winning balls by flowing down along the back surface of the game board 1, and has a space between the back surface of the game board and at least one ball, and has side walls at both left and right ends and one side at the bottom ( A guide shelf 111a that is gently inclined from the right side to the other side (left) is formed. A detector 33 is arranged at the end of the guide shelf 111a to detect a winning ball guided by the guide shelf 111a.

In the figure, portions 1A to 1 indicated by hatching (hatching)
M is a through hole formed so as to penetrate the game board 1. Among these, the through holes 1A to 1C are ball outlets of winning balls provided corresponding to the sky winning ports 6a to 6c provided on the front surface of the game board 1, and the through holes 1D and 1E are the first specific winning ports. 7, the through hole 1F is the second specific winning opening 8, and
The through holes 1G and 1H are ball outlets provided corresponding to the tulip type winning devices 9, respectively.

The through hole 11 is a ball outlet that constitutes the out hole 10,
Further, the through holes 1J and 1K are mounting holes provided for mounting the prize ball lamp 21 and the completion lamp 24.

The through holes 1L and 1M having a relatively large area are mounting holes provided for mounting the variable display device 4 and the special variation winning device 5, respectively.

Further, on the back surface of the game board 1, a pair of winning ball deriving gutters 81a and 81b for guiding the winning balls flowing out from the ball outlets 1A to 1C to the side of the collecting gutter 111 are arranged. The winning balls guided by the winning ball derivation gutters 81a and 81b are placed on the guide rack 111a together with the winning balls that enter the winning device 9 and flow out from the through holes 1G and 1H, and the gaming balls that enter the special variation winning device 5. It flows down and is detected by the detector 33. In addition, winning ball derivation gutters 83 and 84 are arranged on the back surface of the game board corresponding to the pair of first specific winning openings 7.

The winning balls guided by the winning ball derivation gutters 83 and 84 correspond to the ball exit 1F of the second specific winning opening 8 and are on a control plate 86 provided to guide the winning balls flowing out to one side. It is supposed to be washed away. A specific winning prize detector 34 is attached in the middle of a hanging portion 86a provided on one side of the control plate 86, and detects a specific winning prize ball flowing out from the ball outlets 1E and 1F. The control plate 86 is not particularly limited, but in this embodiment, the special variation winning device 5 is attached to the back,
A drive source mounting portion 86b is formed on one side of the control plate 86 opposite to the hanging portion 86a, and a drive source (solenoid) 66 of the special variation winning device 5 is fixed thereto.

An electric control device 96 for controlling the variable display device 4, the special variation winning device 5 and the like based on the detection signals from the detectors 31 to 34 is provided in the upper left corner of the back surface of the game board 1. .

When the detection signal is received from the prize detector 33, the control device 90 drives the prize ball payout device 120 to control to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls such as 13, for example. On the other hand, when a detection signal comes in from the specific prize detector 34, the variable display device 4 is driven and the prize ball payout device 1
A drive control signal is generated that operates 20 to pay out a smaller number of prize balls (for example, 5 balls) than the prize balls (13 balls) to be paid to the prize balls to other prize areas such as the winning device 9. And output.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing a configuration example of the prize ball payout device 120.

An outlet portion 112, which is bent into a substantially L-shape, is provided at a terminal hanging portion of a prize ball guide gutter 112 extending from the prize ball tank 111.
Sprocket 1 so that it faces the open ends of a and 112b.
22 is provided, and this sprocket 122 is fixed to the tip of the rotary shaft 121a of the pulse motor 121 fixed to the back surface of the game board by the mounting frame 123.
At the rear end of the rotary shaft 121a, as shown in FIG.
The locking gear 124 is fixed, and the mounting frame 123 corresponds to the locking gear 124.
A solenoid 125 for locking is attached to the.

The tip of the locking rod 126 integrated with the actuator inserted in the locking solenoid 125 is arranged so that it can be engaged with the locking gear 124. The locking rod 126 is pushed out by the force, and the tip of the locking rod 126 engages with the locking gear 124 to prevent the rotation of the motor 121. Further, when the solenoid 125 is energized, the locking rod 126 is retracted and disengaged from the locking gear 124, the locked state of the motor 121 is released, and the rotary shaft 121a becomes rotatable.

On the outer periphery of the sprocket 122, for example, six recesses 122a and six claws 122b that can engage with the game ball are formed, and the outflow portion 1 at the end of the prize ball guide trough 112.
When one of 12a and 112b faces the concave portion 122a of the sprocket 122, the other of them is the claw portion 122a.
It is configured to face b. In addition, the guide gutter 11
At the terminal end of 2, the outflow parts 112a, 11 of the guide gutter 112 are provided.
The discharge ball downflow passage 118 having the blocking plate portion 118a at a position separated from the end portion of 2b by one sphere is the guide trough 112.
A discharge gutter 119 that is integrally formed with and is connected to the upper end of the prize ball discharge path 114 is provided below the discharge gutter 119.

And, the blocking plate portion 11 of the discharge ball flow-down path 118.
8a is arranged so as to contact the front surface of the mounting frame 123 of the motor 121. Therefore, the motor 12
As shown in FIG. 6, the sprocket 122 is located between the outflow portions 112a and 112b of the guide trough 112 and the blocking plate portion 118a in the state where the No. 1 is attached.

Therefore, the ball that has flowed down to the outflow portions 112a and 112b of the guide trough 112 is at the exit of the claw portion 1 of the sprocket 122.
When 22b comes, it comes into contact with the claw portion 122b in a state where only half of the face is exposed from the exit. On the other hand, the outflow parts 112a, 11
When the recess 122a of the sprocket 122 faces 2b, the prize ball comes out of the guide trough 112, enters the recess 122a, contacts the blocking plate 118a, and is held.

That is, the prize ball B that has come into contact with the claw portion 122b of the sprocket 122 cannot flow out because it has not completely come out of the guide trough 112, but the prize ball B ′ that has engaged with the recess 122a does not come into contact with the blocking plate portion 118a. Then, the sprocket 122 is rotated, and is then separated by being pushed by the claw portion 122b, so that the sprocket 122 is made to flow down to the discharge gutter 119 below. The ball sandwiched between the part 118a and the following ball is a sprocket 122 on the outflow part 112b side.
The claws prevent them from falling naturally. On the other hand, the outflow portion 11
A support piece 118b is provided in the downflow passage 118 in order to prevent the sphere that has flowed out of 2a and engaged with the recess 122a from falling naturally. Moreover, the sphere that has flowed out of the outflow portion 112b is
The balls that have passed through the outside of the tubular discharge ball flow path 118 and fall directly onto the discharge gutter 119 below and flow out from the outflow portion 112a pass through the discharge ball flow path 118 and the upper end of the discharge gutter 119. Fall to.

The prize ball dispensing device 120 configured as described above can dispense a prize ball to one by controlling the rotation angle of the sprocket. Therefore, as described above, if the number of prize balls paid out to the prize balls to the specific winning openings 7 and 8 is different from the number of prize balls paid out to the prize balls to the other prize areas. Can be tightened.

As a result, by reducing the number of prize balls for winning in the specific winning openings 7 and 8 as compared with winning in other winning areas, an obstacle nail is provided so that the hit ball can easily enter the specific winning openings 7 and 8. Even if it is adjusted, the total number of prize balls to be paid out will not be so large. In addition, the number of variable operations of the variable display device 4 can be increased by increasing the winning rate of the specific winning openings 7 and 8.

7 and 8 show a second embodiment of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, when a hit ball is won in the specific winning openings 7 and 8 for activating the variable display device 4, the prize balls are not paid out to the winning balls, and instead the specific winning openings 7 and 8 are paid. The prize-winning ball that has won the prize is once guided to the back of the game board and detected, and then returned to the supply plate 102 as it is.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the lower ends of the outflow gutters 83 and 84 provided on the back surface of the game board 1 corresponding to a pair of specific winning openings as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Then, it is facing the guiding gutter 85 that is gently inclined to the left side.
As shown in FIG. 8, the back portions of the outlet gutters 83 and 84 are covered with the collecting gutter 111 to form a winning ball downflow space.

The guide gutter 85 is attached so as to be positioned below the specific winning port 8, and the hit ball that has won the specific winning port 8 is also configured to flow down onto the guide gutter 85. On the downstream side of the inclined guide gutter 85, a bypass gutter 133 that is vertically extended and formed so as to be joined to the prize ball outlet path 114 below is connected, and flows down onto the guide gutter 85. The specific winning ball is guided along the inclined surface, merges with the prize ball outlet path 114 through the bypass gutter 133, and then passes through the outlet path 114 to supply the tray 10 on the front of the pachinko gaming machine.
2 is spilled up.

In this way, it is possible to return the game ball winning the specific winning opening to the player with an extremely simple configuration.

In this embodiment, a specific winning prize detector 34 is disposed in the middle of the bypass gutter 133, detects a specific winning prize ball passing therethrough, and sends a detection signal to the control device 90.

Next, FIG. 9 shows a pachinko game machine provided with an auxiliary game device of a type different from the auxiliary game device 4 including the variable display device in the above embodiment.

The auxiliary game device 4 of this embodiment has a pair of movable wing pieces 41 which normally maintain a vertical posture and make the internal space of the device and the game part in a non-communication state, and the lower part of the game board 1. When a ball hits a pair of the first specific winning opening 7 and the second specific winning opening 8 arranged in, a drive source (not shown) such as a solenoid is activated based on the detection signal, and the movable blade piece Four
1 is reciprocally rotated about 90 ° outward. As a result, the internal space of the device and the game section are brought into communication with each other, and the ball hitting the inside of the game section is likely to jump in.

A general winning area 42 and a special winning area 43 are provided in the lower part of the auxiliary game device 4, and when a hit ball jumping into the device wins the general winning area 42, a normal number of prize balls are paid out. Then, the hit ball is the special winning area 43.
When winning the prize, the state moves to a special game state in which the reciprocating rotation of the movable wing piece 41 is repeated.

When this special game state occurs, for example, the movable wing piece 41 is reciprocally rotated 18 times, and when the hit ball that has jumped in the meantime reenters the special winning area 43, the movable wing piece is rotated 18 times again. Be done. By repeating the above operation a predetermined number of times (for example, up to 8 times), the special game state ends. Therefore, when a special game state occurs,
You are given the opportunity to win quite a few prize balls.

In this embodiment, the number of prize balls to be paid out for the hit balls that have won the specific winning openings 7 and 8 is smaller than the number of prize balls for prize balls to the other prize areas. In this case, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the hit balls hit in the specific winning openings 7 and 8 may be directly returned to the supply tray 102.

As a result, even if obstacle nails are adjusted so that the winning rate of hitting balls to the specific winning openings 7 and 8 which is the first condition for the occurrence of the special gaming state is high, the total number of prize balls to be paid out is not so great. The number of operations of the auxiliary gaming device 4 can be increased and the chance of occurrence of the special gaming state can be increased by increasing the winning rate of the specific winning openings 7 and 8 without increasing.

In this embodiment, the movable wing piece 41 is hit once by the winning of the hit ball to the first specific winning opening 7, and the movable wing piece 41 is hit twice by the winning of the hit ball to the second specific winning opening 8. Each of them can be reciprocally rotated.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the number of prize balls for the prize balls to the specific winning openings 7 and 8 is the same, but the prize balls for the respective specific prize balls can be different.

Further, the auxiliary game device 4 used in the pachinko game machine according to the present invention is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 9, and other various pachinko game machines using the auxiliary game device. Can be applied to.

[Operations and effects] In a pachinko gaming machine equipped with an auxiliary gaming device, a gaming ball that wins a specific winning opening that is a condition for starting the auxiliary gaming device is more than a prize ball for winning the gaming ball in another winning area. Since it is configured to give a small number of prize balls, the number of prize balls to be paid out so much even if adjustment is made so that the game balls can easily win a specific winning opening unless a special gaming state is generated by the auxiliary gaming device. By the action that does not increase, without increasing the rate of winning balls, that is, the ratio of the number of prize balls to the number of collected balls, by adjusting in the game part,
In other words, there is an effect that the number of operations of the auxiliary gaming device is increased and the expectation of the player who desires the occurrence of the special gaming state is increased without compromising the management of the pachinko parlor, thereby making the game more interesting. is there.

Further, in the present invention, the control device shifts the auxiliary gaming device to the second gaming state on the basis of the signal from the specific winning detector, and at the same time, the profit given to the winning balls in the other winning regions. Since a detector is also used by outputting a drive control signal which gives less profit to the prize ball payout device and operating it, there is an effect that it is not necessary to add a new detector.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a pachinko game machine equipped with an auxiliary game device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of the game board, and FIG. 3 is a back surface of the game board. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a prize ball dispensing device, FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the prize ball dispensing device, FIG. 6 is a sectional side view of the prize ball dispensing device, and FIG. Is a front view showing a second embodiment of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, FIG. 8 is a sectional side view of a main portion thereof, and FIG. 9 is a front view showing a third embodiment of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. It is a figure. 1 ... Game board, 2 ... Hitting ball launching device, 3 ... Guide rail, 4 ... Auxiliary gaming device (variable display device), 5 ... Special variable winning device, 7, 8 ... Specific winning opening, 10 ... ... out port, 20 ... display member, 30 ... variable display stopping means, 3
1 …… Winning detector, 32 …… Specific condition detector, 34 ……
Specific prize detector, 41 ... Movable wing piece, 90 ... Control device, 102 ... Supply plate, 133 ... Bypass gutter, 114
…… Prize ball delivery route, 120 …… Prize ball payout device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A specific winning opening in a game section surrounded by guide rails, and an auxiliary gaming device which is activated when a hit ball is won in the specific winning opening and is capable of generating a second gaming state. A control device that shifts the inside of the game part to a special game state in which the winning rate is higher than the normal game state when a specific condition is satisfied in the second game state, and a prize ball as a profit given to the prize ball. In a pachinko gaming machine provided with a prize ball payout device for discharging, a specific prize detector is arranged at the specific prize opening, and the control device is an auxiliary game based on a detection signal from the specific prize detector. The device is driven to generate the second gaming state, and a profit less than the profit given to the prize balls to the other prize regions is given to the prize balls to the specific prize hole. Drive control A pachinko game machine characterized in that it is configured to output a signal to the prize ball payout device and operate it.