JPH0663228A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To control the balance between the number of prize balls obtained by a player and a business profit of a play shop without adjusting pins disposed on the surface of a playing board and to prevent the playing intention of the player even when he obtains many prize balls in a special playing from losing right. CONSTITUTION:A variable display control means 148 generates a state in which a prize probability to a special prize port in an auxiliary variable prize device is improved by driving and controlling the motor 70 of the auxiliary variable prize device with a variable right generating rate control means 156. The variable display control means 148 sets a condition for generating a high probability state in that the stopped picture pattern of a variable display device 27 in a preliminary play coincides with a specific picture pattern. Then, a specific picture pattern set control means 160 capable of optionally setting the specific picture pattern by operating a specific picture pattern set switch 108 is provided in a playing machine.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention allows a different game using a variable display device, and one of the conditions is that a predetermined prize mode is formed in the different game, and a special game state is set. Regarding a gaming machine to generate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent game machines, more complicated game contents are set in order to enhance the interest in the game.
Various proposals have been made for shifting to another game state on condition that a predetermined condition is set in advance, and for shifting to another game state by satisfying a specific condition also in this different game. As a typical example of such a game machine, a predetermined condition is met for the variable winning device, provided that the normal game state shifts to an auxiliary game performed using a variable display device and a prize mode is formed in the auxiliary game. Until the game is played, an advantageous game with one cycle consisting of intermittently converting to a second state advantageous to the player is provided on condition that the ball wins the special winning area in the variable winning device during the cycle. A game machine with a game content (a so-called first type) that can perform a special game that can be cycle-updated up to the number of times, or a normal game state shifts to an auxiliary game with a variable display device, and in the auxiliary game, a special right generation device (variable winning device or When a special winning area in the (separating device) is won, a special game right which is a right to perform a special game for converting the variable winning device into a second state advantageous to the player is generated. There is a game machine or the like of content (so-called Type 3). Moreover, a preliminary game or the like is added to this game content to set a more complicated game content.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine having the game contents, the probability that the prize mode is formed in the variable display device is allowed to be changed to that set by the manufacturer. First, the game must be played with a certain probability. Therefore, after the special game or special game right that allows the player to obtain a large amount of prize balls (these are special states in the game), the special state rarely occurs again within a short time. Therefore, the player cannot always obtain a sufficient amount of prize balls.

Further, there has been proposed a gaming machine capable of appropriately changing the probability that a prize mode is formed in another game using a variable display device, but the condition of probability change is a preset fixed state. In addition, it is difficult to maintain the balance between the game profits that the player can obtain and the operating profit of the game store,
The game shop side must make a slight correction to the winning probability by adjusting the game nails implanted in the game board. However, adjusting the nails requires a special skill, which puts a heavy burden on the amusement store and
It is not always possible to obtain the result desired by the game store.

[0005]

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and has a game board (10) having a game section (9).
And provided in the game section (9) of the game board (10),
Variable display device capable of converting and displaying a plurality of identification symbols (27)
And, by satisfying a predetermined condition set in advance, after the conversion display of the identification symbol by the variable display device (27) is performed, another game for fixedly displaying the stop symbol on the variable display device (27) is controlled. Together with another game, the variable display device (2
Variable display control that can be converted to a high-probability state in which the probability of establishment of the game state transition condition in another game is increased at a predetermined timing, provided that the stop symbol fixedly displayed in 7) corresponds to a predetermined specific symbol. With a means (148) and one of the conditions that the stop symbol of the variable display device (27) corresponds to the prize mode, a special state in the game that can give the greatest game profit to the player is generated, and Special state control means (for example, the second game control means 105) that extinguishes the special state by satisfying a predetermined condition set in advance,
Specific symbol setting means (for example, specific symbol setting switch 108 and specific symbol setting control means 1) capable of arbitrarily setting the specific symbol used for the determination of the variable display control means (148).
60) and.

[0006]

When the predetermined condition is satisfied, another game using the variable display device is performed under the control of the variable display control means, and one condition is that the stop symbol corresponds to the prize mode in the other game. As a result, the special state control means causes the special state to be generated, so that the player can obtain the largest gaming profit in the special state in the game. Further, when the stop symbol of the variable display device in the another game corresponds to the specific symbol set by the specific symbol setting means, the variable display control means increases the probability of establishment of the game state transition condition in another game. In another game that is converted into a probability state and performed in a high probability state, the probability of establishment of the game state transition condition is high, and as a result, the probability of transitioning to the special state is high.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention, which is a game machine capable of pachinko game using small balls as a game medium, will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 is composed of a main frame 2 and an auxiliary frame 3. The main frame 2 is added with various functions related to the game (detailed later), and the auxiliary frame is added. 3 is a card control function that enables the use of a prepaid card (a card for pachinko games that is sold in advance at a predetermined amount and stores valuable data equivalent to currency stored in a magnetic recording unit). It also has a ball lending control function.

The main frame 2 is constructed by rotatably providing a frame-shaped front frame 5 on the front side of a hollow box frame-shaped machine frame 4. A glass frame 6 and a front panel 7 are rotatably provided in a window opened in the front frame 5, and a guide rail 8 is provided behind the glass frame 6 in which transparent glass is arranged.
A game board 10 having a game section 9 surrounded by is provided. On the front panel 7 located below the glass frame 6, a prize ball based on a hit ball winning in any prize area provided in the game section 9 of the game board 10 or a ball in the auxiliary frame 3. A ball supply tray 12 for storing balls to be rented by operating the lending control device 11 is provided, and the balls are supplied from the ball supply tray 12 to a launch ball standby portion of a hitting ball firing mechanism (not shown). Further, an operating handle 13 for operating the hitting ball firing mechanism, a ball receiving tray 14 for receiving balls that cannot be stored in the ball feeding tray 12, and the like are appropriately provided at appropriate places below the front frame 5.

The ball lending control device 11 housed in the auxiliary frame 3 reads valuable data of the prepaid card inserted from the card insertion / ejection port 15 and, for example, the ball supply tray 1
In response to the player operating the ball lending switch 16 provided in 2, a predetermined number of game balls are lent, the valuable data of the prepaid card is rewritten to a value obtained by subtracting the currency corresponding to the lent game balls, and the return switch 17 When the player operates or the remaining number of valuable data of the prepaid card becomes "0", the prepaid card taken inside is ejected from the card insertion / ejection slot 15. It should be noted that it is not limited to the case where the ball lending control device 11 always subtracts the valuable data of the frequency provided for ball lending by operating the ball lending switch 16 from the valuable data of the prepaid card. In some cases, the prepaid card may be rewritten at an appropriate timing. When the prepaid card is ejected from the card insertion / ejection slot 15,
For example, the lighting display of the card insertion display lamp 18 made of an LED or the like is extinguished so that the player can visually display a state in which the card control device 11 is not accepting a prepaid card.

Display means capable of displaying a number near the ball lending switch 16 (for example, a three-digit number can be displayed by providing three 7-segment type variable displays).
A barrel remaining number indicator 19 and an operation switch validity indicator 20 for indicating that a ball lending operation based on the use of the prepaid card can be performed are provided. Also,
Separately from the remaining frequency indicator 19, an insertion time frequency indicator 22 for displaying the frequency when the prepaid card is inserted into the ball lending control device 11 is provided at an appropriate position of the auxiliary frame 3, and the insertion time residual indicator is displayed. By comparing the display frequency of the frequency display unit 22 with the display frequency of the remaining frequency display unit 19, the player can grasp the number of balls borrowed from the game machine 1 and can use it for the player's flight. Further, a card availability indicator 21 is provided at a proper position (upper part in FIG. 1) of the auxiliary frame 3 to indicate that a ball rental operation based on the use of a prepaid card is possible.

In addition, an operation display lamp 23 for displaying according to the game state of the gaming machine 1 is provided at an appropriate place on the front frame 5.
Is provided so that an employee or the like of the game store can judge the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 according to the lighting or blinking state of the operation display lamp 23. Furthermore, the front frame 5
In the right place (on the right side of the operation display lamp 23 in FIG. 1), a setting specific symbol display 24 is provided, and the specific symbol set in the gaming machine 1 on the gaming machine side (for example, a lucky number such as “7”). ) Can be visually displayed on the setting specific symbol display 24. In addition, the setting specific symbol display 24
Is not limited to the case of being configured by the 7-segment variable display as in the present embodiment, but various figures and symbols (for example, "$" and "man")
Etc.) so that it can also be used when setting a specific symbol,
A color liquid crystal display device or the like may be used.

As shown in FIG. 1, a game section 9 surrounded by a guide rail 8 is formed on the surface of the game board 10 of the game machine 1, and an innumerable number of obstacle nails are planted in the game section 9. With
The wind turbines 25 ... And the prize winning tools 26 ... Are arranged, and the auxiliary variable prize winning apparatus 28 having the variable display device 27 and having a plurality of winning areas inside is provided substantially in the center of the game section 9. A start winning port 29 is provided below the auxiliary variable winning device 28,
29 and the specific winning opening 30 are provided side by side, and the starting winning opening 29
A variable display start detector 31 is provided in the flow path through which the ball that has entered
A special winning ball detector 32 is provided in each of the flow paths through which the balls entering the special winning opening 30 flow down. The variable display device 27 provided in the variable display device 28 is composed of, for example, a 7-segment type variable display device, and is capable of converting and displaying a plurality of identification symbols (numbers "0" to "9") at high speed. There is.

Further, in appropriate places in the game section 9 (lower left and right sides of the auxiliary variable prize device 28 in the embodiment shown in the drawings), variable prize devices 33, 33 used for a special game when a special game right is generated. Is provided. The variable winning devices 33, 33 are driven by the drive solenoids 34, 34, respectively.
When the drive solenoids 34, 34 are turned off, the pair of wing pieces narrows the winning area to hold the first state, which is disadvantageous to the player.
When 34 is turned on, a pair of wing pieces expands the winning area, so that it is converted into a second state which is advantageous for the player. In addition, counting detectors 35, 35 are provided in the flow path through which the balls that have won the variable winning devices 33, 33 flow down.

The auxiliary variation winning device 28 has an opening 37 formed in the center of a board 36 attached to the surface of the game board 10, and a horizontally elongated box-shaped armor 38 on the surface of the board 36 above the opening 37. In addition to projecting, a ceiling entrance port 39 is formed on the upper surface of the armor portion 38, and on the left and right sides of the opening portion 37, a first state in which it stands upright and blocks the inflow of balls and the upper end is tilted outward. A pair of movable pieces 40, 40 that can be converted into a second state for receiving a sphere is rotatably supported by the support shafts 41, 41, and a blocking wall 42 is provided below each movable piece 40 to open the opening 37. A front decorative plate 43 is provided on the lower edge so as to connect the lower end portions of the both blocking walls 42, 42.

Then, a concave chamber 44 provided on the back side of the substrate 36
The first partitioning member 46 and the second partitioning member 47, which are long in the front-rear direction, are arranged below the bottom surface 45 of the partitioning member in a state of being slightly separated from the spherical diameter. The two partitioning members 47 are swingably attached to the lower surface of the bottom surface 45 of the recessed chamber 44 by shafts 48 and 48 respectively in the middle of the length of the two partitioning walls 47.
The first partitioning member 46 and the second
The first general winning opening 49 as a first general winning area is provided between the lower end portion of the one blocking wall 42 and the front end portion of the first partitioning member 46 by facing the respective tip end portions of the partitioning member 47.
Between the tip portion of the first partition member 46 and the tip portion of the second partition member 47, a special winning opening 50 as a special winning area.
The so-called V winning opening is formed with a second general winning opening 51 as a second general winning area between the tip portion of the second partition member 47 and the lower end portion of the other blocking wall 42.

A special prize ball detector 52 is provided in the flow path of the balls entering the special prize hole 50.
Each of the auxiliary variation winning device count switches 53 is provided in the flow path through which the balls that enter and act on the special winning ball detector 52 flow down. The tip of the first partition member 46 and the second
Small decorative plates 54, 54 are attached to the tips of the partition members 47, respectively, and the small decorative plates 54, 54 are made to face the notches of the front decorative plate 43. Therefore, when the first partition member 46 and the second partition member 47 swing, the small decorative plates 54, 5 at the tip end
4 moves in the left and right directions different from each other in the notch to approach or separate from each other.

On the back side of the substrate 36, as described above, the bottom surface 45 is formed with a concave chamber 44 in which it is inclined slightly downward toward the opening 37, and the supporting shaft 55,
55 is provided with a doll 56 so that it can move up and down, and in front of the doll 56, there is provided a shelf-shaped ball guide plate 57 which is slightly inclined downward toward the back of the recessed chamber 44, and windows formed on the left and right sides of the substrate 36. A semi-cylindrical decorative member 5 is provided on the back side of the parts 58, 58.
9, 59 are rotatably provided. Then, on the back side of the recessed chamber 44, the movable piece driving mechanism for driving the movable piece 40, and the first partition member 46 and the second partition member 47 are driven, so that the special winning opening 50 is disadvantageous to the player. The partition member drive mechanism for converting the first state and the second state advantageous to the player, the doll drive mechanism for driving the doll 56, and the hanging curtain 60 as a variable display member that hangs in the recess chamber 44 from above. And a variable display member drive mechanism for driving.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the movable piece drive mechanism mounts two first solenoids 62, 62 as electric drive sources on a drive source mounting plate 61 provided on the back side of the recessed chamber 44. Connecting rod 6 to the plunger 63 of the first solenoid 62
4 is fixed, and one end of a spring 65 is connected to the connecting rod 64 for biasing, and a crank-shaped turning rod 66 is fixed to the other end of a support shaft 41 having a movable piece 40 attached to one end thereof. The pin 67 of the moving rod 66 is loosely fitted in the hole 68 of the connecting rod 64 described above. Therefore, when each first solenoid 62 is demagnetized, each movable piece 40 is erected by the biasing of the spring 65 to prevent the ball from entering the concave chamber 44. That is, the first state is disadvantageous for the player who does not introduce the ball flowing down in the game portion 9 into the concave chamber 44. As described above, in the first state, each movable piece 40 functions as a blocking member in a continuous manner with the left and right portions of the armor portion 38 and the blocking wall 42.

On the other hand, when the first solenoids 62, 62 are excited, the plunger 63 resists the bias of the spring 65.
Rises to rotate the rotating rod 66, the support shaft 41, and the movable piece 40 by approximately 90 degrees. In this way, when each movable piece 40 is rotated in the direction in which the upper end is tilted outward, a state in which the ball flowing down in the game portion 9 is received on the movable piece 40 and guided to the ball guide plate 57, that is, for the player Advantageous (easy to accept sphere)
Convert to the second state. In the second state, the sphere received by each movable piece 40 rolls on the ball guide plate 57 toward the back of the recess chamber 44, and then the inclined lower end of the ball guide plate 57 and the front wall of the recess chamber 44 are formed. The bottom surface 45 of the recessed chamber 44 through the gap between
It drops upward, rolls toward the opening 37 due to the downward inclination of the bottom surface 45, and enters either the first or second general winning opening 49, 51 or the special winning opening 50. In this way, each movable piece 4
In the second state, 0 functions as a ball introducing means for introducing the ball into the concave chamber 44.

When the first solenoids 62, 62 are demagnetized, the spring 63 urges the plunger 63.
Is lowered and the support shaft 41 is rotated back, so that the movable piece 40 is returned and rotated to return from the second state in which the sphere is easily received to the sideways state to the first state in which the ball is not received upright.

The partitioning member driving mechanism shown in the drawings not only drives the first partitioning member 46 and the second partitioning member 47, but also the decorative members 59, 59 provided on the left and right of the substrate 36. A motor 70 with a speed reducer is attached as an electric drive source to a base plate 69 provided on the back side of the recessed chamber 44, and a cam 72 is attached to an output shaft 71 of the motor 70.
The drive pins 73, 73 projecting from the rear ends of the partition member 46 and the second partition member 47 are provided with the substantially elliptical groove 7 of the cam 72.
4 is loosely fitted at a position where the phase is changed by about 180 degrees about the output shaft 71.

A first photo sensor 75 is provided as a stop position detector on the cam 72, and the first photo sensor 7 is provided by a projecting piece 76 projecting on the outer peripheral surface of the cam 72.
5 is operated, and in this embodiment,
The state where the first partition member 46 and the second partition member 47 are separated from each other, that is, when the special winning opening 50 is most opened, the balls that are invited into the auxiliary variable winning device 28 are the special winning areas that are the special winning areas. It is possible to detect a preferential state that can be easily sorted into the mouth 50. In addition, the protruding piece 76 provided on the cam 72
Is provided at a target position with respect to the shaft center of the output shaft 71 (one is omitted in FIG. 6), and the preferential condition generated every half rotation of the motor 70 can be detected. . Further, the first partition member 46 and the second partition member 4
7 and 7 are in close proximity to each other, that is, the special winning opening 50 is the narrowest, and it is difficult to separate the balls invited into the auxiliary variable winning device 28 into the special winning opening 50, which is a special winning area. May be detected.

In the partition member driving mechanism constructed as described above, for example, by driving the motor 70 for a predetermined time from the detection output of the first photosensor 75, the minor axis portion of the groove 74 of the cam 72 is moved vertically. , Stop at the position where the long-diameter part faces in the lateral direction (anti-preferred condition). In this state,
Each drive pin 73 of the first partition member 46 and the second partition member 47
Is fitted in the long diameter portion of the groove 74, the tip end portion of the first partition member 46 and the tip end portion of the second partition member 47 are closest to each other, and thus the width of the special winning opening 50 is minimized, and The width of the first general winning opening 49 and the second general winning opening 51 becomes maximum. The special winning opening 50 in the above embodiment
Is set to be slightly wider than the ball diameter even in the anti-favored state in which the width is the minimum, and the ball accepted in the auxiliary variable winning device 28 can be sufficiently won.
In the anti-preferential condition, the ball may not be accepted.

The cam 72 is operated by the operation of the motor 70.
Is rotated, the drive pin 73 of the first partition member 46 and the second
The groove 74 into which the drive pin 73 of the partition member 47 fits moves, and both drive pins 73 and 73 fit into the groove 74 while moving relatively to the minor diameter portion of the groove 74. Therefore, both drive pins 7
The interval of 3,73 is reduced, which allows the first partition member 4
6 and the second partition member 47 rotate in different directions about the shafts 48, 48, respectively, and the distance between the tip portion of the first partition member 46 and the tip portion of the second partition member 47 is gradually increased.
When the cam 72 is rotated by about 90 degrees, the above-mentioned interval, that is, the width of the special winning opening 50 is maximized (preferred condition), and along with this, the width of the first general winning opening 49 and the second general winning opening 51. Is reduced to a minimum. When the cam 72 is further rotated, the distance between the tip portion of the first partition member 46 and the tip portion of the second partition member 47 is gradually reduced, that is, the width of the special winning opening 50 is gradually reduced. The widths of the first general winning opening 49 and the second general winning opening 51 are gradually expanded.

When the cam 72 is rotated about 180 degrees in this way, the width of the special winning opening 50 is minimized and the first prize
The width of the general winning opening 49 and the second general winning opening 51 becomes maximum, and when it rotates about 270 degrees, the width of the special winning opening 50 becomes maximum and the width of the first general winning opening 49 and the second general winning opening 51. Becomes the minimum, and when it rotates about 360 degrees, the first general winning opening 49, the special winning opening 50 and the second general winning opening 51.
The width of each returns to the initial state.

Further, the partition member driving mechanism includes both decorative members 5.
In order to drive 9, 59, support pins 77, 77 project from a base plate 69 slightly above the cam 72, and a long hole 7 of a horizontally long interlocking member 78 provided along the front surface of the base plate 69.
The support pins 77, 77 are loosely fitted in the 9, 79, and the cam 7
The interlocking member 78 with which the claw piece 80 protruding from the outer peripheral surface of
A receiving pin 81 is provided substantially at the center of the receiving pin 81, and one end of a spring 82 is connected to a base end hook portion of the receiving pin 81 to urge the interlocking member 78 to one side. The distal ends of the interlocking rods 83 protruding to the above are loosely fitted into the holes of the arm portion 84 of the decorative member 59.

Therefore, when the cam 72 is rotated by the operation of the motor 70, the claw piece 8 which rotates integrally with the cam 72 is provided.
0 abuts on the receiving pin 81, and the receiving pin 81 is attached to the spring 8
It is pressed to the left side in FIG. 6 against the bias of 2. When the receiving pin 81 is pressed and the interlocking member 78 moves to the left side in FIG. 6, the interlocking rod 83 rotates the arm portion 84, whereby the decorative member 5 is moved.
9 gently rotates about the shaft 85. Then, when the cam 72 further rotates to move the interlocking member 78 sufficiently, the claw piece 80 is disengaged from the receiving pin 81.
6 is moved to the right side in FIG. 6 by the urging force of the spring 82, whereby the decorative member 59 is returned and rotated about the shaft 85.

As described above, the motor 7 of the partition member drive mechanism
When the cam 72 rotates by the operation of 0, the first and second partitioning members 46 and 47 move to change the width of the special winning opening 50, and the interlocking member 78 reciprocates left and right to both decorative members 59. , 59 back and forth. In the present embodiment, the auxiliary variation winning device 28 is set in the preferential state by appropriately setting the attachment position of the claw piece 80 on the cam 72 and the contact timing of the claw piece 80 and the receiving pin 81. When converted, the peripheral surface portion of the decorative member 59, which indicates that the auxiliary variable winning device 28 is in the preferential treatment state, is exposed to the front side. By doing so, the decorative members 59, 59 can be used as a probability variation informing means for informing the player that the variation winning device 28 is in the “probability variation state” converted into the preferential state. Two claw pieces 80 are also provided on the cam 72, and the receiving pin 81 is pressed by each claw piece 80, 80 for each half rotation of the motor 70, and the preferential state is notified at an appropriate timing. .

The partition member driving mechanism is the special winning opening 5
The first partitioning member 46 and the second partitioning member 47 forming 0 can be moved to change the effective width of each of the winning openings 49, 25, and 26. For example, a solenoid may be provided via a link mechanism. You may make it drive by.

As shown in FIG. 5, the doll drive mechanism has a second solenoid 8 as an electric drive source on the back side of the base plate 69.
6 is provided, and a swing rod 88 is swingably attached by a shaft 87 in the middle of the length while penetrating the base plate 69, and one end of the swing rod 88 is a plunger of the second solenoid 86. The front end of the support shaft 55 protruding rearward from the doll 56 is engaged with the other end of the swing rod 88. Therefore, when the second solenoid 86 is intermittently excited, the plunger reciprocates up and down to reciprocally swing the swing rod 88, and the swing of the swing rod 88 causes the doll 56 to move up and down. In this way, if the doll 56 can be moved up and down by driving the second solenoid 86, it can be visually displayed to the player by moving the doll 56 up and down when the game state is changed in the game. Not only that, but also the decorative effect can be enhanced.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the player can be informed of the change of the game state by hanging the curtain 60 in the recessed chamber 44. This banner 60
The variable display member drive mechanism for driving the lower plate has a long lower plate 89 on the upper surface of the recessed chamber 44 and an upper plate 90 shorter than the lower plate 89, and is mounted on the lower plate 89 separated from the upper plate 90. Guide groove 91
A guide member 92 having a groove is provided in the front-rear direction, a slide plate 93 is provided in the guide groove 91 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and one end of the hanging curtain 60 is connected to the tip of the slide plate 93 to generate an electric drive source. The pinion gear 95 is attached to the output shaft of the geared motor 94 provided as the rack gear 96 on the upper surface of the slide plate 93.
Mesh with.

Then, the second photosensor 97 and the third photosensor 98 for detecting the position of the slide plate 93.
Is provided at the rear end of the upper plate 90 and the rear end of the lower plate 89,
The first blocking piece 99 acting on the second photo sensor 97 is provided in the middle of the slide plate 93, and the second blocking piece 100 acting on the third photo sensor 98 is provided at the rear end of the slide plate 93. The above-mentioned slide plate 93 is always located at the rear end portion in the guide groove 91, and the second blocking piece 100 is the third photo sensor 9
It has stopped in the state where it acted on 8. In this state,
The hanging curtain 60 is pulled up by the slide plate 93 and is housed in the front portion inside the guide groove 91. Therefore,
In this state, the player cannot see the curtain 60.

On the other hand, when the pinion gear 95 is rotated by the operation of the geared motor 94, the rack gear 96 meshing with the pinion gear 95 moves forward together with the slide plate 93.
That is, it moves toward the opening 37 of the substrate 36, and by the movement of the slide plate 93, the hanging curtain 60 hangs down from the slit hole of the ceiling surface of the concave chamber 44 into the concave chamber 44, and when the hanging curtain 60 hangs down sufficiently, the first cutoff occurs. The piece 99 is the second photo sensor 97.
Act on. If the weight 101 is fixed to the tip of the hanging curtain 60, the hanging curtain 60 descends smoothly. And the second
When the photo sensor 97 operates, this causes the geared motor 94 to reverse. Therefore, the slide plate 93 is retracted, and the hanging curtain 60 is pulled up by the operation of the slide plate 93. When the slide plate 93 is sufficiently retracted, the second blocking piece 100 moves the third photo sensor 98.
The geared motor 94 is stopped.

As described above, the curtain 60 has the geared motor 94.
Since it appears and disappears in the recessed chamber 44 by the operation of, when the geared motor 94 is operated when converting the game state, the hanging curtain 6
0 can hang down in the concave chamber 44 to notify the player of that fact, and the decorative effect can be enhanced by the appearance and disappearance of the hanging curtain 60. In this example,
This hanging screen 60 informs that a special game right, which is a special state in the game that can give the greatest game profit to the player, has occurred.

In the above embodiment, the auxiliary fluctuating device 28 is constructed by making the first partition member 46 and the second partition member 47, which are long in the front-rear direction, swingable. Any configuration may be used as long as it is a variable winning device that can be converted into a preferential treatment state that can be easily sorted.

For example, in another auxiliary variation winning device 28 'shown in FIG. 7, auxiliary movable members 102, 102 are rotatably provided on the left and right sides of the upper edge of the special winning opening 50, so-called tulip type. A special winning area similar to that of the winning device is formed. In the auxiliary variation winning device 28 ', the anti-preferential state in which both the auxiliary movable members 102, 102 stand up in the vertical direction (shown by the solid line in FIG. 7) is normally maintained. When converting the auxiliary variable winning device 28 'to the preferential treatment state, both auxiliary movable members 102, 102
Rotate left and right. That is, both auxiliary movable members 1
02 and 102 function as a guide member for introducing the winning balls that have reached the vicinity of the special winning opening 50 into the special winning opening 50, so that the auxiliary variable winning device 28 'is put into a preferential state (indicated by a broken line in FIG. 7). It can be converted.

In addition, the above-mentioned auxiliary variable winning a prize device 28,2
In 8 ', since the preferential treatment state is created by expanding the diameter of the special winning opening 50, it is possible to change the degree of diameter expansion in an analog manner. The “first preferential treatment state”, the “second preferential treatment state”, etc. may be set in multiple stages depending on the degree of rightward tilt.

Further, the means for converting the auxiliary variable winning device into the preferential treatment state is not limited to the structure for expanding the special winning area, and for example, the ball received in the auxiliary variable winning device is derived to the special winning area. In addition, a spherical passage having a high probability of flowing into the special winning area is formed (in the case of the above embodiment, by converting the bottom surface 45 in the recessed chamber 44 into a state of being bent in the front-rear direction, the special winning opening is formed). The sphere flow path to the 50 can be formed in a hollow shape, and the sphere can be formed at a position that prevents the sphere from flowing into the first and second general winning openings 49 and 51 located on the left and right of the special winning opening 50. The winning rate to the special winning opening 50 can also be increased by exposing the flow path converting member.) Alternatively, the sphere received in the auxiliary variable winning apparatus can be moved to a predetermined position. By transporting, It may be to increase the prize probability. Further, the preferential treatment state or the anti-preferred treatment state can be produced by variably controlling the number of the winning prize winning holes functioning as the special winning prize area among the plurality of winning prize winning openings provided in the auxiliary variable winning mechanism. Other configurations,
A known existing variable winning device that can change the winning probability to the special winning area may be used as the auxiliary variable winning device.

Next, an outline of the game in the gaming machine 1 (so-called third type) provided with the auxiliary variable winning device 28 having the above-described structure will be described. In the normal state, both movable pieces 40, 40 of the auxiliary variable winning a prize device 28 are in the first state in which they are stopped in an upright state and do not accept a ball, and the special winning opening 50 in the variable prize winning device 28 is the narrowest anti-reverse. It is intended to maintain preferential treatment.

When the ball operated by the player operates the operation handle 13, the ball enters the game section 9 of the game board 10 and hits an obstacle nail to flow down while changing the flow direction.
When this ball passes through the start winning port 29 and wins, the variable display start detector 31 detects the ball and sends a signal to the electric control device 103. When the electric control device 103 receives the signal from the variable display start detector 31, the electric control device 103 operates the variable display device 27 to variably display the numbers at a speed that the player cannot identify, and the timer of the electric control device 103 is displayed. When a predetermined time set in advance elapses or the player operates a stop switch (not shown), the variable display of the variable display device 27 ends, and the stop symbol is fixedly displayed. . That is, in the normal gaming state, provided that the variable display start detector 31 detects a winning ball,
The preliminary game using the variable display device 17 is started.

When this stop symbol forms a preset prize mode (for example, when "3" or "7" is displayed), the first auxiliary variable winning device 28 of the auxiliary variable winning device 28 is selected. The solenoid 62 is operated for a predetermined time (for example, 1.
It is excited for 5 seconds) or until a predetermined number (for example, one) of winning balls determined by the electric control device 103 is counted by the auxiliary variable winning device count switch 53. Therefore, when the stop symbol of the variable display device 27 corresponds to the prize mode, the auxiliary variable winning device 28 moves the movable pieces 40, 4 until a predetermined time elapses or a predetermined number of winnings, whichever is first, is satisfied.
Open 0 to convert to a second state that is advantageous for the player (easy to accept a hit ball). If any of the above conditions is satisfied, the first solenoid 62 is demagnetized, so the auxiliary variation winning device 28 is disadvantageous to the player (the movable piece 4).
It closes 0 and 40 and does not accept the ball) and returns to the first state.

When the hit ball is won in the auxiliary variable winning device 28 converted into the second state as described above, the winning ball is received in the recessed chamber 44 and then drops to the bottom surface 45, which is the first winning area as the general winning area. By winning either of the second general winning openings 49, 51 or the special winning opening 50 as a special winning area, the special winning balls and the general winning balls are classified. That is, in the auxiliary game performed on condition that a prize mode is formed on the variable display device 27, the balls received in the auxiliary variable winning device 28 are sorted into a general winning ball or a special winning ball, and this sorting state The game state transition condition is determined based on. Then, when all the balls received in the auxiliary variable winning device 28 are classified as general winning balls, it is determined that the game state transition condition is not satisfied, and the normal gaming state is restored. If there is a memory based on the detection signal of the variable display start detector 31 after the second state conversion operation of the auxiliary variation winning device 28, the conversion display of the variable display device 27 is restarted and the same as above. The operation is repeated.

When at least one of the balls received by the auxiliary variable winning device 28 is detected by the special winning ball detector 52 by winning the special winning opening 50, the special winning ball detector 52 is detected. Sends a special winning ball detection signal to the electric control device 103, by the input of the signal,
The electric control device 103 confirms the generation of the special winning ball and generates a special game right which is a special state in the game that can give the player the greatest game profit. That is, the special game right is generated on condition that the prize mode is formed on the variable display device 27 in the preliminary game and the ball is won in the special prize area in the variable winning device 28 in the auxiliary game.

When executing the above-mentioned auxiliary game, not only the second state is produced by opening the movable pieces 40, 40 of the auxiliary variation winning apparatus in the left and right directions, but also the notification of the preferential state by the decoration member 59. Also, the notification of the special game right generation state by the banner 60 is also performed. Further, the operation of converting the first and second partition members 46 and 47 into the preferential treatment state or the anti-preferred treatment state by appropriately operating is not limited to the case of being performed during the auxiliary game, and is fixed to the preferential treatment state or the anti-preferred state in advance. The auxiliary game may be started in this state.

Thus, when the ball flowing down in the game section 9 after the special game right is generated (during the special state) wins the specific winning opening 30, the specific winning ball detector 32 detects this ball. Then, a signal is sent to the electric control device 103, and the electric control device 103, based on this signal, receives the variable winning device 33.
Drive solenoids 34 for a predetermined period, for example, a period until a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) set by a timer elapses, or a predetermined number (for example, 10) for the variable winning device 33.
Excite only for the period until the ball is won. That is, the variable winning device 33 is converted into the second state in which it is easy to accept the ball for a predetermined period until the above condition is satisfied.

When a batted ball is won in the variable winning device 33 which is converting to the second state, the counting detector 139 detects one of the balls and sends a detection signal to the electric control device 103, and the electric control device is detected. Based on this signal, 103 counts the number of winning balls to the variable winning device 33 during the second state conversion, and when it reaches a predetermined number, demagnetizes the drive solenoid 34 to return the variable winning device 33 to the first state. . Even if the number of winning balls does not reach the predetermined number, the electric control device 103 demagnetizes the drive solenoid 34 and returns the variable winning device 33 to the first state after a predetermined time period.

As described above, when either the predetermined time elapses or the number of winning balls reaches the predetermined number, the variable winning device 33 returns to the first state, but this condition is satisfied. Is set as one cycle, and every time the specific winning ball detector 32 detects the specific winning ball based on the winning of the specific winning hole 30 after the above condition is satisfied, the cycle is updated and the special game is predetermined. It can be continued up to the number of times (for example, the 16th cycle). That is, when a ball wins the specific winning opening 30 after the variable winning device 33 returns to the first state, the specific winning ball detector 32 detects the ball and sends a signal to the electric control device 103. Based on the electric control device 103, the drive solenoid 34 of the variable winning device 33 is excited to be updated in the second cycle to continue the special game.

Further, in this special game of the second cycle, the number of winning balls to the variable winning device 33 is a predetermined number (10).
Or when a predetermined time (10 seconds) has passed, the drive solenoid 34 is demagnetized to end the second cycle, and when the ball wins the specific winning opening 30, it is similarly updated in the third cycle. Special games will continue. In this way, the cycle is updated on condition that the ball enters the specific winning opening 30. However, when the final 16th cycle ends, the special game right disappears, and even if the ball wins the specific winning opening 30, the cycle is not updated. In addition, as described above, the number of cycles that can be updated is reduced because the balls that have won the specific winning opening 30 are not stored during the second state conversion of the variable winning device 33.

As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the variable display device 27 operates on condition that the ball passes through the starting winning opening 29, and the variable display device 27 forms a predetermined prize mode. Then, the auxiliary variable winning device 28 of the auxiliary variable winning device 28 is converted into the second state, and the sphere received in the auxiliary variable winning device 28 is the first and second general winning openings 4
The special winning balls that have been sorted into 9, 51 or the special winning holes 50 and sorted into the special winning holes 50 are the special winning ball detectors 52.
The special game right is generated by this, and the variable winning a prize device 33 converts into the second state for a predetermined period on the condition that the ball wins the specific winning opening 30 in the state where this right is generated, After the variable winning device 33 returns to the first state, the cycle is updated on condition that the ball wins the specific winning opening 30, and the special game is continued. Then, in the final cycle, when a predetermined time elapses or when the number of winning balls reaches a predetermined number, the right of the special game is extinguished at this point, and the special game in a specific game state ends.

During the special game, the variable display start detector 31 activates the variable display device 27 by the start winning ball detection signal generated based on the detection of the ball passing through the gate, thereby forming the prize mode. The special winning ball detection signal is output from the special winning ball detector 52 based on the detection of the special winning balls. When output, the right to the special game disappears, and the special game ends at that point (so-called punctured state).

Next, the structure related to the game control of the electric control device 103 for controlling the operation of the above-mentioned various game devices will be described with reference to FIG. This electrical control device 1
03 is composed of a first game control means 104 which controls a normal game control, a preliminary game control and an auxiliary game control, and a second game control means 105 which controls a special game in a specific game state.

In the first game control means 104, the start prize winning ball detection signal from the variable display start detector 31 is transmitted through the start prize winning ball detection signal line L1 and the auxiliary variation prize winning device count switch 53 to the auxiliary variation prize winning device. The winning signal is transmitted via the auxiliary variable winning device winning signal line L4, the variable display probability setting switch 106 transmits the variable display probability selection signal via the variable display probability selection signal line L5, and the first key insertion detector 107 outputs the first key. The insertion detection signal is the first key insertion detection signal line L6.
Through, the specific symbol setting signal from the specific symbol setting switch 108 via the specific symbol setting signal line L7, the second key insertion detection signal from the second key insertion detector 109 via the second key insertion detection signal line L8 Then, the preferential treatment state position detection signal is inputted from the first photo sensor 75 through the preferential treatment state position detection signal line L9.

From the first game control means 104, a winning number storage display command signal is sent to the winning number storage display lamp 110 via the winning number storage display signal line L10, and a conversion command is sent via the conversion command signal line L11. The signal is displayed on the variable display device 27 via the auxiliary variable prize winning device drive signal line L12 and the auxiliary variable prize device driving signal is displayed on the first solenoid 62 of the auxiliary variable prize device 28 via the setting probability display signal line L13. Signal to the setting probability display unit 111, the setting specific symbol display signal to the setting specific symbol display unit 24 via the setting specific symbol display signal line L14, the probability variation notification signal line L2
The probability variation notification signal is transmitted via the probability variation notification means 112.
The partition member drive signal is output to the motor 70 of the auxiliary variation winning device 28 via the partition member drive signal line L3.

As described in the above embodiment,
When the decorative member 59 of the auxiliary variation winning device 28 is caused to function as the probability variation informing means 112, the preferential state or the anti-preferred state (probability variation state) of the auxiliary variation winning device 28 converted by the driving of the motor 70 is informed. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide the probability variation informing means 112.
However, if the probability fluctuation state is visually displayed using a display lamp, a display, or the like, the notification of the probability fluctuation can be made clearer. Also, when the probability changes, audio may be output.

On the other hand, in the second game control means 105, a special prize ball detection signal from the special prize ball detector 52 is sent from the special prize ball detector 32 via the special prize ball detection signal line L15. A special winning opening winning ball detection signal is input from the counting detector 139 via the specific winning ball detecting signal line L16 via the special winning opening winning ball detection signal line L17.

From the second game control means 105, a voice output signal is output to the speaker 113 via the voice output signal line L18, and a right generation status display signal is output to the speaker 113 via the right generation status display signal line L19. The special winning opening winning number signal is sent to the means 114 via the special winning opening winning number signal line L20, and the special winning opening driving signal is changed via the special winning opening driving signal line L21 to the specific winning opening display signal 115. To the drive solenoid 34 of the winning prize winning number display signal destination L2
The special winning opening winning number signal is output to the special winning opening winning number display device 116 via 2, respectively. In the above embodiment, the hanging curtain 60 of the auxiliary variation winning device 28 is used as the right generation display means 114.

Further, in this embodiment, the variable winning device 33 used for the special game performed during the existence of the special game right is set to two.
Since the two prize-winning devices 33, 33 are not changed in state at the same time, each of the variable prize-winning devices 33 is individually driven by supplying an independent big winning opening drive signal. May be.

Signals are exchanged between the first game control means 104 and the second game control means 105 as information necessary for each control. For example, the conversion command signal from the second game control means 105 to the first game control means 104 via the conversion command signal line L11 ', the auxiliary variation winning device drive command signal via the auxiliary variation winning device drive signal line L12'. However, the winning determination signal is supplied via the winning determination signal line L23 ', and the winning number storage signal line is supplied via the winning number storage signal line L24', respectively, and the first game control means 10 is provided.
From 4 to the second game control means 105 Right-in-progress signal line L2
A right-generating signal is supplied via 5 '.

First, the specific structure of the first game control means 104 and the flow of control will be described with reference to FIG.

The start prize winning ball detection signal input from the variable display start detector 31 to the first game control means 104 is supplied to the variable display control means 148, and based on the input of the signal,
The variable display control means 148 outputs a conversion command signal to the variable display device 27, and display symbols corresponding to the conversion command output by the variable display control means 148 are sequentially converted and displayed on the variable display device 27. The conversion command signal output from the variable display control means 148 is also input to the auxiliary variable prize winning device control means 149.
Also in 49, the display pattern based on the conversion command can be always known.

Then, when the variable display control means 148 stops the conversion display of the variable display device 27, the variable display control means 148 sends the auxiliary variable prize device control means 149 to the symbol stop signal line L26 through the symbol stop signal. Based on the input timing of the symbol stop signal, the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149 determines whether or not the stopped symbol of the variable display device 27 is hit.
When the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149 determines that the stop symbol is "hit", it outputs a hit determination signal to the second game control means 142 (in FIG. 9,
).

As a result of the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149 determining the stop symbol of the variable display device 27, if a prize mode is formed (for example, when the stop symbol is "3" or "7"), The auxiliary variable winning device control means 149 outputs an auxiliary variable winning device driving signal to the first solenoid 62 of the auxiliary variable winning device 28 to convert the auxiliary variable winning device 28 into a second state advantageous to the player. On the other hand, when it is determined that the stop symbol of the variable display device 27 is “disengaged”, the normal game state is restored. The conversion command signal output from the variable display control means 148 to the variable display device 27 and the auxiliary variation winning device drive signal output from the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149 to the first solenoid 62 are respectively conversion command signal lines L11. 'And the auxiliary variation winning device drive signal line L12' is supplied to the second game control means 105 (and in FIG. 9).

Further, the variable display control means 148 stores up to a predetermined number (four in this embodiment) of the start winning prize ball detection signals from the variable display start detector 31.
A start memory number display signal corresponding to this memory number is output to the winning number memory display lamp 110. Then, after the conversion display of the variable display device 27 based on the one starting memory is completed (or the conversion operation of the auxiliary variation winning device 28 performed based on the "hit determination" of the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149 is completed). If the starting memory number is not "0" (if the memory number is 1 or more), the conversion display of the variable display device 27 is newly started based on this starting memory.
Further, when the winning number storage display based on the starting memory is performed, the winning number storage signal is supplied from the variable display control means 148 to the second game control means 105 via the winning number storage signal line L24. (Fig. 9)
During,).

While the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149 is changing the second state of the auxiliary variable winning device 28, the auxiliary variable winning device controlling means 149 operates the auxiliary variable winning device operating signal line L27 to operate the auxiliary variable winning device. A medium signal is supplied to the variable display control means 148, and during the input of the signal, the start of the auxiliary game based on a new starting memory is restricted. It should be noted that this starting memory is decremented each time an auxiliary game by conversion display of the variable display device 27 is performed.

Here, in this embodiment, by intervening in the conversion display control of the variable display device 27 based on the passing prize to the variable display start detector 31 described above, the stop pattern of the variable display device 27 in the preliminary game. Is capable of externally controlling the probability corresponding to the prize mode, and the configuration and control contents related to this control operation will be described below.

To set the variable display probability, the administrator first inserts the first key into the keyhole provided in the setting operation section provided on the back side of the gaming machine 1 or the like. This is done in order to add a security function to prevent the change of the variable display probability from being performed by a person who is not a legitimate administrator. You may When the proper first key is used, the first key insertion detector 107 inputs the first key insertion detection signal to the variable display probability setting control means 150, whereby the variable display probability setting control means 150. Is activated and the variable display probability setting control means 150 is activated, the variable display probability setting signal from the variable display probability setting switch 106 is effectively input. As described above, the variable display probability setting control means 150, to which the variable display probability selection signal is input, selects the variable display probability according to the selection signal, and sets the selected variable display probability as the “setting probability”. .

That is, the variable display probability setting switch 10
6, the first key insertion detector 107 and the variable display probability setting control means 150 mutually function, so that the variable display device 27
The variable display probability setting means for setting the variable display probability to the. The variable display probability setting control unit 150 outputs the setting probability display signal corresponding to the setting probability to the setting probability display unit 111, so that the setting probability display unit 111 displays the setting probability, and the administrator selects the variable. It is possible to confirm whether or not the display probability is proper.

The variable display probability setting control means 150 stores and retains the setting probability set as described above, and the variable display probability is controlled by the variable display probability setting control means 150 until the power is turned off or a new variable display probability is set. The means 148 is continuously supplied.

In the preliminary game, the variable display device 27
If the stop symbol is a special symbol (for example, "7"), the variable display control means 148 increases the probability signal line L3.
A specific symbol setting signal is supplied to the right generation rate variation control means 156 via 0, and the right generation rate variation control means 156 is driven by the input of the signal to the motor 70 of the auxiliary variation winning device. By outputting the control signal, the auxiliary variable winning device 28 is converted into the preferential treatment state.

The right occurrence rate variation control means 156 is
Based on the preferential state position detection signal from the first photosensor 75, the conversion timing to the preferential state in which the first and second partition members 46 and 47 are opened to the maximum is detected, and the motor 70 is driven at the detection timing. By stopping the output,
It is intended that the conversion operation to an appropriate preferential treatment state can be performed. In addition, the variable display control means 148 outputs a probability variation notification signal to the probability variation notification means 112, thereby indicating that the auxiliary variation winning device 28 of the gaming machine 1 has been converted to the preferential state, or the player or the game store. To notify the staff. Further, the probability variation notifying unit 112 may be configured to notify the probability variation state as one of the management information to the management device that comprehensively manages the various game machines 1 ... In addition, as described above, it is possible to notify the occurrence of the preferential treatment state by the conversion operation of the decorative member 59 of the auxiliary variation winning device 28 as the motor 70 is driven.

Next, the first game prohibiting means 15 in FIG.
The operation of No. 8 will be described. First game prohibition means 158
Is a signal line L2 during right generation from the second game control means 105.
5'receives the right generation signal (in FIG. 9) supplied by 5 '. During the generation of this right, the variable winning device 33
It is assumed that a special game for converting the (large prize hole) into a second state that is advantageous to the player is performed up to a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times), and a large number of prize balls based on the winning balls to the variable winning device 33 are obtained. Therefore, in the game machine 1 of the present game contents (third type), it is set as a special game state in which the player can receive the greatest game profit.

In the game contents of the gaming machine 1 in this embodiment, the special winning opening 50 in the auxiliary variable winning a prize device 28 while the special game right which is a special state in the game is valid.
The above-mentioned first game prohibiting means 158 is provided in order to prevent the occurrence of a special winning ball to and to prevent the special game right from disappearing (so-called puncture) on the way. By doing so, the special state in the game can be maintained until the player receives as many benefits as possible in the special game right (obtains a large number of prize balls based on a large number of prize balls to the variable winning device 33). . Hereinafter, a specific example will be described.

First, the first method for preventing the forced extinction of the special state described above.
As a mode of this, there is a method of controlling the first solenoid 62 of the auxiliary variable winning device 28 via the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149. That is, in order to minimize the possibility that the game ball will win the special winning opening 50, which is a special winning area in the auxiliary variable winning device 28, in the first special state forced extinction prevention mode described above, The 1 game prohibition means 158 gives an operation prohibition signal to the auxiliary variable winning a prize device control means 149, prohibits the operation to the first solenoid 62, and keeps the auxiliary variable winning a prize device 28 in a state of not accepting a game ball. Control.

As a second mode for preventing the special state forced extinction, there is a method of controlling the first solenoid 62 of the auxiliary variable winning device 28 through the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149. In the second special state forced extinction prevention mode, the first game prohibiting means 158 gives an operation timing control signal to the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149 to shorten the operation time of the first solenoid 62, It is controlled so as to maintain the state in which the game ball passage is difficult to pass. In addition, when the number of conversions of the auxiliary variation winning device 28 in the auxiliary game is plural, the number of operations may be reduced together with the operation timing.

As a third mode of preventing the special state forced extinction, there is a method of controlling the variable display device 27 via the variable display control means 148. That is, the above-mentioned first game prohibiting means 158 gives an operation prohibition signal to the variable display control means 148 to prohibit the variable display operation of the variable display device 27, so that an auxiliary game is performed by using the auxiliary variable winning device 28. The preliminary game for shifting the game state to is not performed, and the prize mode is prevented from being formed on the variable display device 27. By doing so, since the game state transition condition from the preliminary game to the auxiliary game is not satisfied, the possibility of winning in the special winning opening 50 of the auxiliary variable winning a prize device 28 is excluded while the special game right is valid. .

Further, as a fourth mode of the above special state forced extinction prevention, there is a method of controlling the variable display device 27 such as a normal symbol display device via the variable display control means 148. That is, in the fourth special state forced extinction prevention mode, the first game prohibiting means 158 continuously gives the conversion command signal to the variable display control means 148 to the variable display device 27 during the preliminary game execution. By delaying its stopping operation, the number of times of occurrence of the preliminary game performed per unit time is reduced, and as a result, the number of times of operation of the auxiliary variation winning device 28 is reduced, so that the auxiliary variation winning device 28 receives the variation. This reduces the possibility that the ball will be treated as a special winning ball.

The fifth method for preventing the forced extinction of the special state described above
As a mode, the variable display device 2 such as a normal pattern display device
7 is controlled by the variable display control means 148. In the fifth special state forced extinction prevention mode, the first game prohibition means 158 is the variable display control means 1
Since a stop symbol control signal is given to 48, the variable display device 27 is forced to select the "outside symbol" other than the prize mode, and as a result, the auxiliary variable winning device 28 is controlled so as not to be operated. is there.

The special state forced extinction prevention is performed not only by the first game prohibition means 158 but also by the right occurrence rate variation control means 1
With 56, it is possible to achieve some effect. That is, while the special game right, which is a special state on the game, is valid, the first and second partition members 46, 46 of the auxiliary variation winning device 28 are controlled by the right occurrence rate variation control means 156.
By driving and controlling 47 and converting the special winning opening 50 into an anti-preferred state in which the special winning opening 50 is narrowed, the auxiliary variable winning device 28 is temporarily operated.
Even if there is a ball that is accepted inside, it will reduce the possibility that the ball will be sorted into special prize balls as much as possible. In order to do so, for example, the right generation signal supplied from the second game control means 105 via the right generation signal line L25 'is also supplied to the right generation rate variation control means 156 (in FIG. 9, broken line). (Indicated by the signal line of FIG. 4), the right generation rate variation control means 156 may be set in advance so as to maintain the anti-preferential state while the right generation signal is being input.

Further, according to the right generation rate variation control means 156, not only the special state forced extinction prevention but also the special right generation rate which is the probability of shifting from the auxiliary game to the special game right generation state can be adjusted and controlled. That is, the auxiliary variable winning device 2
By converting 8 into a preferential treatment state or an anti-preferred treatment state, the probability that a ball received in the auxiliary variable winning a prize device 28 will win the special winning opening 25 is adjusted and controlled.
The special game right occurrence probability (right occurrence rate) is adjusted. In the present embodiment, as described above, the auxiliary variable prize winning device 28 is converted to the preferential treatment condition on the condition that the stop symbol of the variable display device 27 corresponds to the specific symbol in the preliminary game, so it is specified. If you set the symbol to appear at a relatively high frequency, you can set the right generation rate to high, and if you set a symbol that is relatively difficult to appear as a specific symbol, you can lower the right generation rate. .

As described above, in order for the administrator to set the specific symbol in order to realize the desired right generation rate, first, the second key is inserted into the keyhole provided in the setting operation section. And
When the proper second key is used, the specific symbol setting control means 160 is activated by inputting the second key insertion detection signal from the second key insertion detector 109 to the specific symbol setting control means 160. , The specific symbol setting control means 160 is activated, based on the specific symbol setting switch 10
The specific symbol setting signal from 8 will be effectively input. Then, the specific symbol setting control means 160 to which the specific symbol setting signal is input sets the symbol corresponding to the signal as the setting specific symbol, and the setting symbol signal corresponding to the specific symbol is variably displayed via the setting symbol signal line L35. Output to the means 148. Further, the specific symbol setting means 160 outputs the setting specific symbol display signal to the setting specific symbol display 24 to visually display the set specific symbol.

Next, a specific example of the above-mentioned variable display control means 148 will be described with reference to FIG.

The start prize winning ball detection signal from the variable display start detector 31 is input to the passage detection storage means 161 and "1" is added to the start stored value based on the passage prize. The passage detection storage means 1 is set by setting the start storage value.
The reference numeral 61 outputs a winning number storage signal to the display control means 162, and also outputs a conversion operation command signal to the operation timing control means 163 via the conversion operation command signal line L36. Thus, the display control means 162 outputs the winning number storage display signal to the winning number storage display lamp 110,
The number of winning prizes passing through the starting winning opening 29 is stored and displayed, and the conversion command signal is displayed by the operation timing control means 163 via the conversion command signal line L37.
Is output to.

The winning number storage signal output from the passage detection storage means 161 is also supplied to the second game control means 142 via the winning number storage signal line L24 '(in FIG. 10). Then, a conversion operation prohibition signal is issued to the passage detection storage means 161 from the first game prohibition means 158 at the left end of FIG. Even if the start prize winning ball detection signal is sent from 31, the passage detection storage means 161 is controlled so as not to output the varying operation command signal to the operation timing control means 163 via the signal line L36. As a result, the variable display operation of the variable display device 27 is not started.

Of the winning number memory based on the starting winning ball detection signal input from the variable display starting detector 31,
What is used for the conversion operation of the variable display device 27 may not be displayed as a memory, and only the detection signal input during the conversion operation of the variable display device 27 may be displayed as a winning number memory. For example, the passage detection storage unit 161
When the winning number memory input to the display control means 162 is “1”, the winning number memory display is regarded as “0” and the winning number memory display lamp 110 is not turned on.
If the winning number memory is “2”, the display control means 162 is configured in advance so that the winning number memory display lamp 110 displays the stored number “1”, or the first input is made. When the conversion operation command signal is output based on the generated start winning ball detection signal, the passage detection storage unit 161 does not store the detection signal as the winning number,
The detection signal input thereafter may be held as a winning number memory.

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

Also, the operation timing control means 163.
Variable display control means 164 to which the conversion command signal is input
The display symbol is generated every time an update pulse is input from the display update pulse generation means 166, and a display symbol signal corresponding to the display symbol is sent to the display control means 167. The display symbol signal line L3.
The display control means 167 supplies the conversion command signal according to the input display symbol signal.
By outputting to 1, the display symbol conversion operation is performed. The conversion command signal output from the display control means 167 is also supplied to the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149, and the display symbol displayed on the variable display device 27 can be known by the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149. It is done like this.

As described above, when the timer means 165 measures a predetermined time after the conversion display of the variable display device 27 is started, the time-up signal line L is output from the timer means 165.
A time-up signal is output to the operation timing control means 163 via 40, and the operation timing control means 163 outputs a variable display stop command signal via the variable display stop command signal line L31 in response to the input of the time-up signal. At the same time, the output of the conversion command signal to the display variable control means 164 is stopped. By doing so, the variable display device 27
The conversion display operation is stopped, and the stop symbol is fixedly displayed on the variable display device 27.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, the first game prohibiting means 158 issues a stop operation delay signal to the operation timing control means 163 in the variable display control means 148,
During the period in which the stop operation delay signal is issued, even if the variable display start detector 31 sends a start winning ball detection signal, the variable display device 27 starts the variable display operation, which is preset by the timer means 165. Even if the predetermined time (for example, 5.5 seconds) has elapsed, the operation timing control unit 163 continues to output the conversion command signal for performing the conversion operation via the signal line L37, and as a result, the variable display device. The stop of 27 is controlled to be delayed.

As shown in the central portion of FIG. 10, a random number generation means 152 is connected to the random number extraction means 151 to which the variable display stop command signal is input from the operation timing control means 163, and always generates random numbers. ing. The random number extracting means 151 extracts a random number from the random number generating means 152 in response to the input of the variable display stop command signal, and the random number determining means 15
Output to 3. Then, the random number determination unit 153 determines whether or not the random number supplied from the random number extraction unit 151 corresponds to the hit, and outputs the determination result. The random number determination means 153 receives the first to third selection signals supplied from the variable display probability setting control means 150 via the first selection signal line L41, the second selection signal line L42, and the third selection signal line L43. Accordingly, adjustments such as increasing or decreasing the prize mode formation rate in the preliminary game can be performed.

The probability fluctuation control means 154 to which the output signal from the random number judging means 153 is supplied is supplied with the right-in-progress signal and the output signal from the specific stop symbol judging means 155. Further, the stop symbol selecting means 177 supplied with the determination output of the random number determining means 153 is connected to the stop symbol generating means 157, and the stop symbol to be stopped and displayed on the variable display device 27 is generated. That is, the stop symbol selection unit 177 causes the stop symbol generation unit 157 to generate a symbol corresponding to the determination signal (“hit determination” or “outside determination”) supplied from the random number determination unit 153, and then from the stop symbol generation unit 157. The stop symbol signal corresponding to the acquired symbol is supplied to the display symbol replacing means 178 via the stop symbol signal line L44.

The stop symbol signal is also supplied to the specific stop symbol determination means 155, and the output of the specific stop symbol determination means 155 is supplied to the probability variation control means 154. Then, the specific stop symbol determination means 155 determines whether or not the stop symbol corresponds to the set specific symbol based on the stop symbol signal, and if so, the probability variation control means 154 outputs the high probability signal. The right occurrence rate variation control means 156 which outputs and receives the high probability signal controls the motor 70 of the auxiliary variation winning device 28 to convert the auxiliary variation winning device 28 to the preferential treatment state. The timing at which the right occurrence rate variation control means 156 converts the auxiliary variation winning device 28 into the preferential treatment state is as follows.
Not only immediately after the specific symbol is formed, an appropriate delay time may be set or a high probability signal may be output at a timing when a predetermined gaming state occurs in the gaming machine 1. Further, even when the specific symbol is formed during the preferential treatment state, the preferential treatment state may be generated again at a predetermined timing after the end of the preferential treatment state.

The high-probability signal is also supplied to the sound effect generating means shown in FIG. 16 to generate a sound effect indicating that the specific symbol is formed. Further, the probability variation control means 154 sends the probability variation notification signal to the probability variation notification means 1
12, and the probability variation notifying unit 112 notifies the player or the clerk of the game store that the auxiliary variation winning device 28 is in the high probability state converted to the preferential treatment state. Furthermore, the probability fluctuation notifying unit 112 may output a probability fluctuation notification signal to the management apparatus as well, thereby informing the management apparatus that the high probability state has been converted. The probability variation notification means 112 visually notifies the player by a display lamp or the like provided separately from the decorative member 59 of the variation winning device 28 as in the above-described embodiment, and the gaming machine 1 is in a high probability state. It may be configured to output a message to a management device or the like in the game store.

Further, the timing at which the probability variation control means 154 outputs the high probability signal can be arbitrarily set as a design matter, but in the present embodiment, the control is performed as follows. The probability variation control means 154 is capable of determining whether or not the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is in the state of the right based on the right-in-progress signal from the right-in-progress signal line L25, and the specific stop symbol determination is made. When the special game right state that occurs after the special symbol determination signal is input from the means 155 disappears, the high probability signal is output to the random number determination means 153. That is, after the special game right, which is a special state on the game after the specific symbol is generated in the preliminary game, disappears, the auxiliary variable winning device 28 is converted into a preferential state, so that a special prize ball is generated during the special game right. By doing so, it is possible to suppress the risk of puncture, and since it is possible to relatively easily shift to the auxiliary game in the preliminary game after the disappearance of the special game right, the special game right can be set within a relatively short time. It can be continued (see FIG. 17).

As another example of the timing of converting the auxiliary variable winning device 28 to the preferential treatment state, all or every other auxiliary games after the occurrence of the special symbol may be performed in the preferential treatment state, or the special symbol is generated. It may be converted to a preferential treatment state at a timing when a predetermined number of shots are shot later. Further, a timer means for counting a predetermined time from the occurrence of the specific symbol is provided, and if the special game right has not been generated after the predetermined time for the timer means to time up, the probability variation control means 154 outputs a high probability signal. You may make it convert into a preferential treatment state.

Furthermore, when the preferential treatment state of the auxiliary variable winning a prize device 28 is formed in a plurality of modes (for example, a low preferential treatment state, a medium preferential treatment state, a high preferential treatment state, etc. are set in accordance with the ease of winning the special winning opening 50). In that case), the order is set in the specific symbol by setting a special symbol in the specific symbol, and the probability variation control means 154 has the right occurrence rate variation control means 156 according to the type of the specific symbol. By instructing the conversion operation into, it becomes possible to further enhance the interest in the game.

On the other hand, the timing of returning from the preferential state of the auxiliary variable winning apparatus 28 to the normal state (in this embodiment, the anti-preferred state having the lowest special winning probability) is also an arbitrary design matter, and the preferential state conversion is performed. The auxiliary variable winning device 28 may be returned to the normal state at the time when the earliest auxiliary game to be performed later is finished, or even if the special game right is not generated even if the auxiliary game is performed in the preferential state for a predetermined number of times. You may return to the state. However, if the preferential treatment state is continued until the next special game right is generated, the continuous generation of the special game right is facilitated, and the player can almost certainly acquire the special game right.

In the above embodiment, the probability change control means 154 of the variable display control means 148 commands the conversion timing to the preferential state and the return timing to the normal state, and the right generation rate fluctuation control is performed based on the command. Although the means 156 is configured to drive the motor 70 of the auxiliary variation winning device 28, the probability variation control means 154 informs the right occurrence rate variation controlling means 156 of only the occurrence state of the specific symbol, and the auxiliary variation winning device 28. Alternatively, the right occurrence variation control means may independently determine the timing of converting

The conversion command signal and the symbol stop signal from the variable display control means 148 are supplied to the stopped symbol determination means 180 (FIG. 11) in the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149, and the stopped symbol determination means 180 stops the symbol. The display symbol at the time when the signal is input (the signal level is “L”) and the symbol of the predetermined prize mode are compared and determined, and only when the prize mode is satisfied, the hit determination signal is the hit determination signal line. It is supplied to the drive control means 181, the timer means 182, and the winning ball counting means 183 in the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149 via L23. It should be noted that this signal is also supplied to the second game control means 105 (FIG. 11).
During,).

First, the drive control means 181 outputs an auxiliary variable winning device drive signal to the first solenoid 62 of the auxiliary variable winning device 28 in response to the input of the hit determination signal, and plays the auxiliary variable winning device 28. Second for people
Convert to a state. Further, the drive control means 181 outputs the auxiliary variable prize winning device in-operation signal to the variable display control means 148 while performing the conversion operation of the auxiliary variable prize winning device 28, and as described above, While the signal is being input to the gate passage control means 138 of the variable display control means 148, the variable display operation of the variable display device 27 based on the input of the start winning ball detection signal is restricted.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, from the first game prohibiting means 158 to the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149.
A solenoid drive prohibition signal is issued to the drive control means 181 inside and is supplied to the first solenoid 62 via a signal line L12,
For example, the movable pieces 40, 40 are controlled to be in a closed state so that the game ball cannot be passed. With such a configuration, during the operation of the special device, a function for stopping the operation of the special device (for example, a function for extinguishing the right) is specified (for example, when conversion is performed 16 times a predetermined number of times). The so-called "puncture state" can be prevented by excluding the special state forced extinction except in the case (1).

On the other hand, when the hit determination signal is input, the timer means 182 causes the timer 182 to have a predetermined time (for example, 1.5).
Second), and the winning ball counting means 183 counts the auxiliary variable winning device winning signal from the auxiliary variable winning device counting switch 53. Then, the timer means 182 outputs a time-up signal to the drive control means 181 via the time-up signal line L47 as the predetermined time elapses, and the winning ball counting means 183 outputs a predetermined number of auxiliary balls. Floating prize winning device With counting the number of winning balls,
The predetermined winning ball counting signal is output to the drive control means 181 through the predetermined winning ball counting signal line L48.

In this case, as another mode of preventing the special state forced extinction, there is a method of controlling the first solenoid 62 of the auxiliary variable winning device 28 through the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149. In this special state forced extinction prevention mode, the above-mentioned first game prohibiting means 158 gives an operation timing control signal to the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149 to shorten the operation of the first solenoid 62 so that the game ball can be passed. It is controlled so that it is difficult to pass through. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, the first game prohibiting means 158 issues a timer control signal to the timer means 182 in the auxiliary variation winning device control means 149, and the operation timing from the timer means 182 to the drive control means 181. The shortening control signal is issued and the first solenoid 62 is connected by the signal line L12.
In order to maintain a state in which the game ball passage is difficult to pass, for example, the opening time of the movable pieces 40, 40 is controlled to be short.

In this embodiment, the predetermined number counted by the winning ball counting means 183 is set to "1", and the special winning ball generation probability by the sorting device 9 of the auxiliary variable winning device 28 is adjusted. I made it easier. That is, the sorting device 9
In the first state, only the balls that have won the auxiliary variable winning device 28 as special winning balls, and the balls that have won in the second and third states as general winning balls can be processed almost reliably. Therefore, it is possible to more appropriately control the adjustment of the right generation rate.

As described above, the condition for ending the opening of the auxiliary variable winning device 28 is satisfied (in this embodiment, the time-up signal from the timer means 182 or the predetermined winning ball counting signal from the winning ball counting means 183 is set. When any one of the earliest signals is input), the drive control means 181 stops the output of the auxiliary variable winning device drive signal to the first solenoid 62, and the auxiliary variable winning device 28 is the first disadvantageous to the player. Reconvert to state. Further, the drive control means 181
Stops the auxiliary variable prize winning device drive signal output to the first solenoid 62, and at the same time, stops the auxiliary variable prize winning device operating signal output to the variable display controller 148, and the variable display controller 148 displays the variable display device 27. The variable display is restored.

Next, the variable display probability setting control means 150 for setting and controlling the variable display probability of the variable display device 27 will be described with reference to FIG. First, in order to activate the variable display probability setting control means 150, the first key insertion detector 107 outputs the first key insertion detection signal using the first key. This signal is the variable display probability selecting means 18
5 and the setting probability display control means 186 are input, these are activated, and the setting becomes possible.

When the variable display probability selecting means 185 is activated, the variable display probability setting switch 106 is in a state in which the variable display probability selecting signal can be effectively accepted, and the administrator selects and operates the variable display probability setting switch 106. As a result, the variable display probability setting switch 106 inputs the variable display probability selection signal to the variable display probability selecting means 185. Then, the variable display probability selection means 185 outputs a selection signal corresponding to the variable display probability selection signal from any of the first to third selection signal lines L41 to L43, so that the variable display probability control means as described above. 148 random number determination means 15
In 3, it is possible to set the hit determination value used for the determination in the preliminary game.

The set probability display control means 186 sets a numerical value or the like according to the selected variable display probability to the set probability display unit 1.
A setting probability display signal is output to the setting variable display probability indicator 111 so as to be visually displayed by 11. When the administrator confirms that the variable display probability set as described above is an appropriate value and the administrator pulls out the first key, the first key insertion detection signal from the first key insertion detector 107 will not be input. Thus, the variable display probability selection means 185 and the set probability display control means 186 are deactivated again and fixed to the set probability. Further, since the setting probability is fixed, the display of the setting probability indicator 111 is erased, and it is possible to prevent the contents other than the administrator who performed this setting operation from knowing the contents of the setting probability. is there.

The setting probability set in this way is stored and held as an effective setting variable display probability until a new variable display probability is selected even after the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned off. As described above, a backup function or the like may be added. Further, in the present embodiment, the set variable display probability is selected from the variable display probabilities set in advance in the variable display probability setting control means 150, but an arbitrary variable display probability is changed from outside (variable). The setting may be made by inputting from the display probability setting switch 106 or the management device of the game shop.

Next, the specific structure of the random number judging means 153 will be described with reference to FIG. The first to third selection signals supplied from the variable display probability setting control means 150 are respectively the first
The hit determination random number storage means 187, the second hit determination random number storage means 188, and the third hit determination random number storage means 189 are supplied to the hit determination random number value storage means to which any signal is input. Numerical values are supplied to the extracted random number comparison / determination means 190. Then, the extracted random number comparison determination unit 190 determines whether the random number supplied from the random number extraction unit 151 corresponds to the hit determination random number value, and the determination result is the stop symbol selection unit 177 via the forced loss determination control unit 191. Output to. In the present embodiment, the first to third hit determination random number value storage means 18
By varying the number of the hit determination random number values stored in Nos. 7 to 189, if the hit determination random number value is supplied from the storage means having a large number of stored hit determination random number values, there is a high probability of winning. Will be formed, and in the opposite case, there is a low probability that a prize mode is hard to be formed.

In the case where a signal indicating that the first game prohibiting means 158 forcibly sets the game to be in the lost mode is input to the forcibly lost game determination control means 191 with respect to the result of the determination as described above, the extraction is performed. Even if the determination result from the random number comparison / determination means 190 is a hit, a signal indicating that it is a loss determination is forcibly output to the stop symbol selection means 177. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the auxiliary game using the auxiliary variation winning device 28 from being started while the special game right is valid, and to effectively prevent so-called puncture.

Next, the specific symbol setting control means 160 for setting the right occurrence rate which is the probability of being in a specific game state will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in order to activate the specific symbol setting control means 160, a second key insertion detection signal is output from the second key insertion detector 109 using the second key, and with the input of the signal. When the specific symbol setting control means 160 is activated, the signal input from the specific symbol setting switch 108 can be effectively received. For example, if the specific symbol setting switch 108 is also used as the second key, when operating the specific symbol setting switch 108, turning the second key to the right changes the specific symbol in order and outputs a symbol change signal. After that, when the appropriate specific symbol is displayed, when the second key is turned counterclockwise, the set symbol is fixedly displayed and the symbol setting signal is output. Then, the symbol change signal output from the specific symbol setting switch 108 is detected by the symbol change signal detecting means 192 of the specific symbol control means 160, and the symbol setting signal is detected by the symbol setting signal detecting means 193.

As described above, the symbol change signal detecting means 192 or the symbol setting signal detecting means 193 which has received the signal output from the specific symbol setting switch 108 is a signal indicating that the signal has been received, the symbol setting means 194. Output to. The symbol setting means 194 activated by the second key insertion detection signal from the second key insertion detector 109.
Is a specific symbol storage means 1, a specific symbol storage means 2, a specific symbol storage means 3, ... in accordance with a new setting symbol based on each input signal, selects an appropriate specific symbol from the specific symbol storage means N, and selected The setting specific symbol is output from the setting specific symbol signal output means 195 to the variable display control means 148. From this setting symbol signal output means 195, a signal according to the setting specific symbol is set specific symbol display control means 1
It is to be supplied to 96, and the setting specific symbol is visually displayed on the setting specific symbol display 24.

As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention, by allowing the game store side to set an arbitrary specific symbol through the specific symbol setting switch 108, the game store side is relatively accessible. It is possible to appropriately select an easy symbol or a difficult symbol, and to increase or decrease the number of specific symbols set. Therefore, in the preliminary game which is a different game different from the normal game, it is possible to adjust and control the probability that the specific symbol is displayed on the variable display device 27, and by adjusting the occurrence probability of the specific symbol in this preliminary game, Game state transition condition in the auxiliary game which is a different game different from the game (special winning opening 5 in the auxiliary variable winning device 28)
It is possible to finely adjust the probability of occurrence of a special state (probability of occurrence of a special game right) by adjusting the probability that a ball wins 0). As a result, it is possible to easily adjust the balance between the profit gained by the player and the business condition of the game store without finely adjusting the game nails implanted on the surface of the game board 10 as in the conventional case. The game machine 1 can be extremely useful.

Moreover, since the auxiliary game can be performed in a preferential state of the auxiliary variation winning device 28 which is a high probability state in which the probability of establishment of the game state transition condition is increased, even after the special game right which is a special state in the game disappears. If the auxiliary game is played with a high probability again, the special game right may be generated again, and there is a possibility that the player can obtain a sufficient number of prize balls, so even after the special game right disappears, the game will be played. The interest in above can be raised. Further, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention, each gaming machine 1 ...
Since a different specific symbol can be set for each, the specific symbol can be changed at any time, which can contribute to increasing interest even when the player selects the gaming machine 1 ... For playing the game.

In the above embodiment, the preliminary game as the first separate game is played by the variable display device 27, and the second game is performed.
Although the auxiliary game which is another game is played by the auxiliary variable winning device 28, and the special state in the game is the special game right generation state, the so-called third type of game content has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the auxiliary variable winning device 28 in this embodiment is used as a main variable winning device, the variable winning device 33 used in the special game in the special game right is abolished, and the preliminary game as the first separate game is variably displayed. Device 2
7 and a second auxiliary game, which is an auxiliary game, is performed by the main variable winning a prize device, and a special game started on the condition that a special winning opening (V winning opening) in the variable winning device is won by this auxiliary game. May be applied to a so-called second type of game content in which the game is in a special state. In this case, since the cycle update condition is to win the special winning opening in the variable winning device in the special game, if the variable winning device in the special game is controlled to be converted into the preferential state or the anti-preferred state, Maximum cycle of special games (eg 16 times)
It is possible to continuously update until the special game is finished in a predetermined cycle, so by changing the variable winning device during the special game to the preferential state or the anti-preferred state, the number of game balls that the player can obtain Can be fine-tuned.

In the present embodiment, the special symbol becomes a stop symbol in the preliminary game using the variable display device 27, so the auxiliary variation winning device in the auxiliary game which is another game performed using the auxiliary variation winning device 28. By converting 28 into a preferential treatment state, it is possible to facilitate the generation of a special winning ball as a condition for shifting the game state from the auxiliary game to the special game right state, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the auxiliary game transitioned from the preliminary game performed using the normal symbol display device (first variable display device), the game content to perform the game state transition condition determination using the special symbol display device (second variable display device) ( In the case of the first type or the third type), the probability that a prize mode is formed on the special symbol display device may be increased. Even in such a case, the special symbol display device is not limited to one preferential treatment state in which a prize mode is highly likely to be formed, and the degree of preferential treatment is set in multiple stages according to the mode of the specific symbol in the preliminary game. You may leave it. Further, in the present embodiment, the specific symbol is set by the manual operation of the manager of the game store via the specific symbol setting switch 108, but the gaming machine 1 of the game store is comprehensively set. You may make it set the specific symbol for each gaming machine 1 from the management apparatus managed by.

Next, the right generation rate variation control means 156 for converting and controlling the auxiliary variation winning device 28 into the preferential treatment state or the anti-preferred treatment state will be described. The variable display control means 14
The right occurrence rate fluctuation control means 1 which has received the signal of higher probability than 8
The partition member movement control means 197 of 56 outputs the partition member conversion command signal until the preferential state position detection signal is input from the first photo sensor 75. In addition, since the detecting means for detecting the anti-preferred state position is not provided in the auxiliary variable winning device 28 of the above-described embodiment, when converting to the anti-preferred state, the motor 70 is set to 1 at a constant speed. A timer 198 for counting a predetermined time required for / 4 rotation is provided, and when the partition member conversion command signal output from the partition member movement control means 197 is input, the timer 198 starts counting the predetermined time. The partition member movement control means 197 causes the partition member movement motor driving means 1 to receive the conversion stop command based on the time-up of the timer 198.
Based on stopping the partition member conversion command signal to 99, the partition member drive signal output to the motor 70 is stopped,
The first and second partition members 46 and 47 can be stopped in the anti-preferential state.

The structure of the right generation rate variation control means 156 is not limited to this embodiment, and the return to the anti-predominant state is controlled by the detection output of the anti-preferred state position detecting means provided separately from the first photosensor 75. It may be done. In addition, it is not limited to the control of fixing the auxiliary variable winning device 28 to the preferential state,
For example, the variable winning device is controlled to be constantly converted into a preferential treatment state and an anti-preferred treatment state, and when a preset setting game state (specific symbol display in the preliminary game in this embodiment) occurs, The relative conversion time between the preferential treatment state and the preferential treatment state may be made different to increase the winning probability of the specific winning opening 50 in the auxiliary variable winning device 28.

Next, the second game control means 10 for controlling the special game by operating the variable winning device 33 and the like as described above.
5 will be described with reference to FIG.

The special winning ball detection signal from the special winning ball detector 52 of the auxiliary variable winning device 28 is used as a special device operation command for activating the variable winning device 33, which is a special device, via the signal input permission means. Special device operation control means 20
Input to 1. Then, the special device operation control means 201 that has received the special winning ball detection signal causes the sound effect generation means 2
A right generation signal is transmitted to 02. In response to this, the sound effect generation means 202 emits a sound output signal, and the speaker 11
The sound effect indicating that the special game right is generated is generated from 3. Further, the first display control means 203 outputs a right generation status display signal to the right generation display means 114 composed of a lamp or the like, and informs the player that the right for special game has been generated by the right generation display means 114.

Further, the right-generating signal is fed back to the signal input permission means and also supplied to the specific winning control means 204 and the specific winning ball counting means 205, which will be described later. Means 20
4. The specific winning ball counting means 205 is activated respectively. Further, this right-generating signal is also supplied to the first game prohibiting means 158 and the variable display stop timing extracting means 159 of the first game control means 104 (in FIG. 16,
).

Further, with the above configuration, even when the special winning ball detector 52 in the auxiliary variable winning device 28 detects the special winning ball, the special winning ball is already detected immediately before it. When the right generation signal is detected and the right generation signal indicating the right generation is output from the special device operation control means 201 through the signal line L25, the right generation signal is fed back to the signal input permission means. To be done. Then, during the period during which the right generation signal is being fed back, even if there is a new special winning ball detection, the special winning ball detection signal is not sent to the special device operation control means 201 and is invalidated. Will end up. In other words, the detection of the game ball at the special position is prohibited while the right is being generated.

When a ball hits the specific winning opening 30 and the specific prize ball detector 32 detects the hit ball, a specific winning ball detection signal is transmitted to the specific winning control means 204. Upon receipt of the specific winning ball detection signal, the specific winning control means 204 transmits the specific winning number counting signal to the specific winning ball counting means 205 via the specific winning number counting signal line L52, and receives the specific winning number counting signal. The specific winning ball counting means 205
The number of winnings to the specific winning opening 30 is counted, and the number of winnings is 1
When the number becomes 6, the right end signal (a signal indicating the end of the specific game state) is output to the special device operation control means 201 via the right end signal line L53, and the special device operation control means 201 is reset.

The above-mentioned specific winning a prize control means 204 receives the special winning a prize ball detection signal from the specific award winning ball detector 32 through the signal input permitting means, and outputs the special winning a prize operation start signal to the big winning a prize opening. It is supplied to the variable winning a prize device drive control means 206 through the operation start signal line L54, and the variable winning a prize device drive control means 206 is a drive solenoid of the variable prize winning device 33 in response to the input of the special winning opening operation start signal. The special winning opening drive signal is output to 34, and a fixed time determined by a timer 207 built in the variable winning device drive control means 206, or from a prize number counting means 208 described later via a special winning opening operation end signal line L55. Until the special winning opening operation end signal is received, the variable winning device 33 is changed from the first state, which is disadvantageous to the player, to the second state, which is advantageous.

The drive control signal from the variable winning device drive control means 206 is branched from the signal line L21 and fed back to the signal input permission means. With such a configuration, even when the specific winning ball is detected by the specific winning ball detector 32, just before that, the variable winning device drive control means 206 via the signal line L21, the special winning opening. When the open drive signal is output, the drive signal is fed back to the signal input permission means. Then, during the period in which the drive signal for the special winning opening is being fed back, even if a new game ball is won in the specific winning opening (third type starting opening) and a new specific winning ball is detected, the identification The winning ball detection signal is not sent to the specific winning control means 204 and is invalidated.
In other words, the specific game ball detection is prohibited during the opening of the special winning opening. This prevents the special device from stopping the operation a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) or less, and can surely realize the predetermined number of opening times (for example, 16 times).

The special winning opening drive signal is also supplied to the winning number counting means 208 and the specific winning control means 204, and the winning number counting means 208 is activated along with the input of the signal. Specific winning control means 204
During the input of the special winning opening driving signal, the output of the special winning opening operation start signal based on the input of the new specific winning ball detection signal is restricted. Furthermore, this special winning opening drive signal is also transmitted to the sound effect generating means 202 (FIG. 16).
Middle,), the speaker 113 from the sound effect generating means 202.
An appropriate audio output signal is issued to the player to let the player recognize that the variable winning device 33 is operating.

Further, the sound effect generating means 202 is, from the variable display control means 148 of the first game control means 104, the conversion command signal line L11 '(in FIG. 16) and the winning number storage signal line L24' (in FIG. 16). ), The conversion command signal and the winning number storage signal, and the auxiliary variable winning device drive signal line L1 from the auxiliary variable winning device control means 149.
A suitable voice corresponding to the auxiliary variation winning device drive signal and the hit determination signal supplied through 2 '(in FIG. 16) and the hit determination signal line L23' (in FIG. 16) is output. Also, this sound effect generating means 2
02 is supplied with a high-probability signal indicating the high-probability state from the probability fluctuation control means 154 shown in FIG. 10 via a signal line (in FIG. 16), and an appropriate voice corresponding to the high-probability state. Is output.

On the other hand, the specific winning number counting means 205 activated by receiving the specific winning number counting signal from the special device operation control means 201 secondly displays the specific winning number signal via the specific winning number signal line L56. The second display control means 209 which outputs the signal to the control means 209 and receives the specific prize number signal, the second display control means 209 is a specific prize opening prize number display 1 which is a 7-segment variable display.
A specific winning opening entrance prize number display signal is output to 15. Thus, the number of winning prizes (specific winning prize winning number) to the specific winning prize opening 30 when the right is generated is the specific winning prize winning prize display device 1
It is visually displayed on 15.

The winning number counting means 208 is activated by the grand prize opening operation signal as described above, and in the activated state, the counting detector 139 detects the hit ball on the variable winning device 33. The total number of winning balls to the variable winning device 33 converted into the second state based on the drive control of the timer 207 is counted by counting the generated big winning opening winning ball detection signal. Then, the count signal as the count value is output to the third display control means 210 through the count signal line L57, and the third display control means 210 causes the special winning opening winning number display device 147 to display the big winning opening winning number display signal. Is output, the number of winnings to the variable winning device 33 is displayed on the special winning opening winning number display device 147. In addition, as described above, the prize winning number counting means 208 transmits a special winning opening operation end signal to the variable prize winning device drive control means 206 every time the number of prize balls reaches 10, for example, the variable winning device 33 to the second prize. 1 of special game to convert into state
End the cycle.

In the embodiment described above, the so-called third game is composed of a preliminary game by the variable display device, a preliminary game by the auxiliary variable winning device, and a special game played by using the variable winning device when a special game right is generated. Although the game contents of the seeds have been described, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, a so-called second-type game content gaming machine that performs an auxiliary game and a special game by a variable winning device having a special winning area and a general winning area inside can be also described.
It should be noted that in the second type gaming machine, there is no forced extinction of the special game right (so-called puncture), and winning the special winning area in the variable winning device during the special game is a continuation condition of the cycle. By converting the variable winning device into a preferential state during the game, it becomes possible to facilitate the cycle update of the special game and allow the player to obtain a large amount of prize balls.

[0133]

As described above, according to the present invention, by satisfying a predetermined condition, another game using the variable display device is performed under the control of the variable display control means, and in the another game. As one of the conditions that the stop symbol corresponds to the prize mode, the special state control means generates a special state, and the stop symbol of the variable display device in the another game is the specific symbol set by the specific symbol setting means. In the case of, the variable display control means converts into a high probability state in which the probability of establishment of the game state transition condition in another game is increased, and in another game performed in the high probability state, the probability of establishment of the game state transition condition. Is higher, resulting in a higher probability of transitioning to a special state.

That is, by appropriately selecting the specific symbol to be set by the specific symbol setting means, the probability that the specific symbol is displayed in another game is adjusted and controlled, and thus the occurrence probability of the special state is finely adjusted. Is possible. Therefore, it is possible to easily adjust the balance between the profit gained by the player and the business condition of the game shop without performing nail adjustment as in the conventional case, and it is possible to form a very useful game machine. Moreover, since this specific symbol is generated in another game, another game can be performed in a high probability state in which the probability of establishment of the game state transition condition in another game is increased, so even after the special state has disappeared, there is a high probability of another separation. There is a possibility that a special state will occur again when playing a game, and there is a possibility that the player will be able to win enough prize balls, so it is possible to enhance the entertainment of the game even after the special state ends. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a gaming machine that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an outline of a game board.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a variable winning device.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a variable winning device.

FIG. 5 is a schematic vertical sectional view of a variable winning device.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a partition member drive mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a variable winning device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of an electric control device.

FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram of a first game control means in the electric control device.

FIG. 10 is a schematic block diagram of variable display control means.

FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram of auxiliary variation winning device control means.

FIG. 12 is a schematic block diagram of variable display probability setting control means.

FIG. 13 is a schematic block diagram of random number determination means.

FIG. 14 is a schematic block diagram of specific symbol setting control means.

FIG. 15 is a schematic block diagram of a right occurrence rate variation control means.

FIG. 16 is a schematic block diagram of a second game control means.

FIG. 17 is a time chart showing the transition timing of the game state and the occurrence / disappearance of the preferential state of the variable winning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Gaming Machine 9 Gaming Department 10 Gaming Board 27 Variable Display Device 105 Second Game Control Means 148 Variable Display Control Means 160 Specific Symbol Setting Control Means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game board having a game part, a variable display device provided in the game part of the game board and capable of converting and displaying a plurality of identification symbols, and the variable by being satisfied with a predetermined condition. After performing the conversion display of the identification symbol by the display device, while controlling the other game to fixedly display the stop symbol on the variable display device, the specific symbol that the stop symbol fixedly displayed on the variable display device by another game is predetermined The variable display control means that can be converted into a high probability state in which the probability of establishment of the game state transition condition in another game is increased at a predetermined timing, and the stop symbol of the variable display device corresponds to the prize mode. One of the conditions is to generate a special game state that can give the player the greatest game profit, and to eliminate the special state by satisfying a predetermined condition. A special state control means, and a specific symbol setting means capable of arbitrarily setting a specific symbol used for the determination of the variable display control means, a gaming machine. 2. The specific symbol setting means is capable of setting a plurality of specific symbols, and the variable display control means is capable of providing a plurality of specific symbols for determination of probability variation. Gaming machine described in. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising setting specific symbol display means capable of visually displaying a specific symbol set by the specific symbol setting means to a player.