JPH0679035A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a pinball game machine whose specific play state is difficult to disappear on the way even when a player does not perform any operation. CONSTITUTION:A means developing a play state controlling the open time of the ball receiving member 83 of a variable winning ball device 82 guiding a winning ball to a special variable winning ball device 120 equipped with a special winning area 135 when a specific play state is obtained based on that a hit ball enters the specific winning area 135 is provided. By this constitution, even when a player does not alter ejection operation, the disappearance of the specific play state based on the second winning of a hit ball to the specific winning area 135 can be perfectly prevented or suppressed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention maximizes a game in which a particular game state is established based on the winning of a hit ball in a particular prize area, and a great game value is given to a player during the continuation of the particular game state. A ball that is allowed to be played a predetermined number of times and is controlled so as to extinguish the specific game state based on the fact that the hit ball re-wins the specific winning area before reaching the allowable number of times. It relates to a gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a game state becomes a specific game state based on a ball hitting a specific prize area,
When the specific game state is continued, the variable winning ball apparatus is operated for a fixed time (for example, 10 seconds) based on the winning of the hit ball at the starting winning opening, or before the elapse of the fixed time. There is a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls open, and such a variable winning ball device is opened at a maximum predetermined number of times (e.g. A ball game machine (in this case, a pachinko game machine) that can be repeated 16 times has been proposed. In such a ball game machine, even if the number of times the variable winning ball device is opened is equal to or less than the allowable number of times, when the hit ball again enters the specific winning area, the specific game state is controlled to disappear. Was there.

[0003]

Therefore, in the prior art, once a specific game state is reached, a ball is hit on a winning ball device (generally arranged at the center of the game board) where a specific winning area is formed. The unguided hitting method, for example, was designed so that the hitting ball flows down the right side of the game board by maximizing the resilience, but it is disadvantageous for a player who does not know such a change in the hitting method. Therefore, even a player who knows how to change the firing method has a problem that changing the firing method is troublesome. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball-playing machine in which a specific game state is hard to disappear on the way even if the player does not perform any operation. It is in.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a specific game state is established based on the winning of a hit ball in a specific prize area, and a player is kept in the specific game state. It is allowed to play a game that gives a large game value to a maximum number of times, and the specified number is based on that the hit ball is re-winned in the specific winning area before the allowed number of times is reached. In a ball game machine controlled to extinguish the gaming state, a specific gaming state extinction preventing means for providing a gaming state in which a ball is hard to be guided to the specific winning area is provided during the continuation of the specific gaming state. It is characterized by that.

[0005]

[Operation] When the specific game state is entered based on the fact that the hit ball has won the specific prize area, the special game state extinction prevention control means operates to make the game state in which the ball is difficult to be guided to the specific prize area appears. Even if the player does not change the ejection operation or the like, it is possible to suppress the disappearance of the specific game state based on the re-winning of the ball at the specific winning area.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the ball game machine in the present embodiment exemplifies the pachinko game machine 1 as an example thereof, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be applied to a ball game machine such as an arrange-type pachinko game machine, for example. It is a thing. Then,
The pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment has a card processing unit 70.
Therefore, in the following description, the configuration and the operation will be described at the same time by associating the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the card processor 70 with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19. FIG. 18 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the card processor 70, and FIG. 19 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the card processor 70.

In the figure, a card processor 70 is provided on one side (left side in the drawing) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the left-right direction in a separable state from the pachinko gaming machine 1.
In the figure, reference numeral 71 denotes a processor usable / unusable indicator, which is used to light up and display that the card processor 70 is in operation and can be used. The card processor 70 is provided with a card reader / writer control unit 76 provided with a card reader / writer. When a card is inserted from the card insertion / ejection port 75, the recorded information recorded on the card is It is read by a card reader / writer. The remaining card amount at the time of insertion included in the read card information is displayed by the remaining amount indicator 8. The card processor 70 is provided with a card processor controller 77 having a CPU, ROM, RAM and the like built therein. The card processor controller 77 controls the entire card processor 70. Further, the card processor 70 includes connection direction indicators 72a, 7a.
2b is provided, the display of the preset connection direction is lit on the card processor 70 side, and it is possible for the player to determine which gaming machine can play the game when inserting the card.

When the player wants to play a game with the pachinko gaming machine 1, a card as an example of a recording medium in which the valuable value of the player such as the remaining amount of the card is recorded is inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 75. . When the inserted card is proper and the card balance is left and the ball lending operation is possible, the card processor control unit 77 sends the ball lending indicator display control signal to the pachinko gaming machine 1 side. Is output and the ball lending indicator 9 provided on the hit ball supply tray 6 is turned on. The ball lending indicator 9 is a lighted display indicating that the ball lending operation can be performed. A player confirms that the ball lending indicator 9 is lit and presses the ball lending button 11. Then, the pachinko gaming machine 1 from the card processor 70 side
A ball payout command signal is output to the payout control microcomputer on the side, and the payout is performed by one ball lending operation preset by a ball rental amount setting switch 78 (see FIG. 19) including a rotary switch or the like described later. The game balls (pachinko balls) corresponding to the ball rental amount (hereinafter, simply referred to as ball rental amount) are paid out into the hitting ball supply plate 6. The ball lending indicator 9 is turned off and the lending indicator 10 is displayed in a blinking manner until the payout of the ball rental amount is completed. Then, at the stage when the payout of the pachinko balls corresponding to the ball rental amount is completed, the card processor 7
The card remaining amount of the card inserted in 0 is updated by reducing the ball rental amount. The card processor 70 constitutes a recording medium processing device for reading the recording information of the recording medium in which the information that can identify the valuable value owned by the player is recorded.

In the figure, reference numeral 12 is a return button, which is valid for operation while the ball lending indicator 9 is lit. When the player presses the return button 12, the card inserted in the card processor 70 is returned to the player from the card insertion / ejection port 75. Further, in the figure, reference numeral 74 denotes a card insertion lamp, which is lit while being held at a predetermined position where the card is inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 75.

The remaining amount of the card at the time of inserting the card and the remaining amount of the card after the ball lending is performed and the reduction is updated, and the hit ball supply plate 6
It is displayed by the balance display 8 provided in the. When the player operates the operation handle 13 in a state where the pachinko balls are paid out in the hitting ball supply tray 6, the pachinko balls are driven into the game area 81 (detailed later) of the game board 15. In the game area 81, a large number of game devices such as winning ball devices are arranged as will be described later. When the driven pachinko balls win one of the winning ball devices, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the hitting ball supply tray 6,
The payout lamp 17 lights up or blinks during the payout of the prize ball.

The prize balls dispensed into the hit ball supply tray 6 are
The balls are stored in a ball tank 22 (see FIG. 19) described later, and if the balls stored in the ball tank 22 are exhausted, the tank ball sensors 23a and 23b will not detect the balls, and at that time the ball will be displayed. The vessel 16 is lit up to indicate that there are no accumulated balls. The surplus balls which are filled with the prize balls and cannot be stored any more are delivered to the surplus ball receiving tray 14. When this surplus ball tray 14 is also full (detected by the full tank switch 33)
In addition, a credit score indicator may be provided on the hitting ball supply tray 6 to store and display the number of prize balls or the amount of money equivalent to the prize balls when a prize ball to be paid out thereafter occurs. In that case, the hit ball supply tray 6 and the surplus ball tray 14
After the number of pachinko balls inside is reduced, all or part of the free gift balls for the points displayed on this credit score indicator are paid out. The balance display 8 is composed of a 7-segment display, but instead of this, a plurality of light emitting diodes may be provided in correspondence with the ball rental amount or the unit of 100 yen. Further, the remaining amount display 8 may display the amount of rental balls, and further, another display may be provided to display the amount of rental balls lent by one ball lending operation, or print the amount of rental balls. You may attach a sticker. In the figure, reference numeral 7 denotes a speaker, which outputs a sound effect or the like at the time of a big hit (during a specific game state).

A fraction display switch 73 is provided on the front side of the card processor 70. The fraction display switch 73 is a predetermined number of units (for example, a unit of the remaining amount of the inserted card displayed by the remaining amount indicator 8).
This is for displaying a fraction less than 100 yen.
In other words, when a card balance less than a predetermined number of units (for example, 100 yen) is generated due to a change in the monetary equivalent value of a pachinko ball that is rented with the ball rental rate changed, this fraction display When the switch 73 is switched, first, if there is a balance of 10,000 yen unit, the fraction is rounded down and blinking is displayed by the balance display unit 8. When the balance of 10,000 yen unit is exhausted, the display unit is automatically displayed. It is switched on and displayed up to a fraction less than 100 yen. The remaining amount indicator 8 may be provided on the curtain plate or the like on the upper part of the installation island stand where the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 19, the card processor controller 77 of the card processor 70 and the pachinko gaming machine 1
Is electrically connected to the interface board 48 provided in the card processor controller 77, and the card processor controller 77 and the interface board 48 are configured to transmit and receive information to and from each other. The interface board 48 and the payout control board 46 housed in the payout control board box 45 are electrically connected. Further, the interface board 48 and the relay terminal board 49 are electrically connected, and the relay terminal board 49, the game control board 41 and the game machine terminal box 50 housed in the game control board box, The payout motors 29 of the ball payout device 28 are electrically connected to each other. Further, the above-mentioned various indicators and switches for various operation buttons provided on the hitting ball supply tray 6 are connected to the interface board 48. It should be noted that the card processor control unit 77, the switches of various indicators and various operation buttons provided on the hitting ball supply tray 6, and the payout central control board 46 in the payout control board box 45 are connected to the interface board 48 and the relay terminal board 49. Alternatively, the payout central control board 46 and the payout motor 29 may be connected to each other via the relay terminal board 49 by directly connecting the wire via the relay terminal board 49. Further, the card processor control unit 77 and the payout concentration control board 46 may be directly connected by a connector.

On the back side of the card processor 70, a ball rental amount setting switch 78 for inputting and setting the ball rental amount paid out by one ball lending operation is provided, and as shown in the drawing, 100 Yen, 200 Yen, 300 Yen, 400 Yen,
You can enter and set five types of money of 500 yen. For example, if the game staff sets the ball rental amount to 300 yen as shown in the figure, the 300 yen is stored in the microcomputer (not shown) of the card processor controller 77 as the ball rental amount. Then, the player ejects the card to the card insertion / ejection slot 75 and presses the ball lending button 11 to automatically pay the ball lending amount (300 yen) of the pachinko balls into the hitting ball supply tray 6. It will be issued and deducted from the balance of the card. In the figure, 76 is a card reader / writer control unit including a card reader / writer and its control circuit.

The ball payout device 28 is provided with a payout motor 29. The pachinko balls supplied from the ball guiding rail 24 are laterally fed by the rotational force of the payout motor 29, and the laterally fed pachinko balls are fed. Are dropped one by one and are discharged into the hit ball supply tray 6. This ball dispenser 28
Are attached to a metal plate 30 provided on the mechanism plate 26. Then, below the ball dispenser 28, the ball dispenser 2
A metal cover plate 31 for removing static electricity charged on the balls delivered from 8 is provided, and a ground wire 32 is attached to the metal cover plate 31.

The ball guide rails 24 are used to flow down the stored balls in the ball tank 22 while aligning the balls in two rows, and the tank ball break switches 23a and 23b and the rail ball break switch are respectively provided in the flow paths of the two rows. 27a, 27
b is provided, and it is detected that there are no accumulated balls in the ball tank 22 and that there are no falling balls on the ball guide rail 24, and the detection signals are detected as the gaming machine terminal box 50 and the relay terminal board. It is input to the payout concentration control board 46 in the payout control board box 45 via 49. When the tank ball break switches 23a and 23b no longer detect a ball, the ball break indicator 16 is lit and the ball payout speed is reduced.

The tank ball breakage detection switches 23a, 2
The lower side of 3b and this rail ball breakage detection switch 27
When a ball jam occurs at the upper side of a or 27b, the rail ball break detection switches 27a and 27b detect that the tank break detection switches 23a and 23b do not detect the condition. The ball-out condition is detected, and in such a case, the ball-out indicator 16 is configured to blink, so that it can be easily recognized that a ball jam has occurred. . A ball downflow path is configured by the ball guiding rail 24, and a first detection means that is provided at a predetermined position of the ball downflow path and that can detect the presence or absence of a downflow ball is configured by the tank ball breakage detection switches 23a and 23b. Has been done. Also,
With the rail break detection switches 27a and 27b,
A second detection unit is provided on the ball flow-down path on the lower side of the first detection unit and is capable of detecting the presence or absence of a flow-down ball. Further, the dropout indicator 16 constitutes a falling ball state informing means for informing the presence / absence of a falling ball on the downflow path.

In the ball tank 22, a pachinko ball is supplied from a supply gutter 19 provided on the island. A supply device 20 including a supply ball detector.
Is supplied via. The replenishing balls supplied to the ball tank 22 are detected by the replenishing ball detector of the replenishing device 20, and one pulse is detected by detecting that a predetermined number a (for example, 10) of pachinko balls are supplied. Is output from this replenishment ball detector. This output signal is transmitted to the connector 21. In response to a ball lending request signal from the card processor 70, a pachinko ball in the tank 22 is hit with a ball hitting tray 6
In the case of a conventional general pachinko gaming machine in which the player inserts balls to be lent from the ball lending machine into the hitting ball supply tray 6 instead of paying out to the ball lending machine, the connector 21 and the hall management Connected to the connector 52 of the wiring 60 connected to the computer, the detection signal from the replenishing ball detector is transmitted to the hall management computer, and the hall management computer uses the transmitted detection signal for the game hall. Aggregate the number of disadvantageous balls that are disadvantageous. However,
As in the present embodiment, in the pachinko gaming machine of the type that pays out a part of the stored balls in the ball tank 22 into the hitting ball supply tray 6 based on the ball lending request signal from the card processor 70, the game hall. For this reason, the rental balls that do not have any detrimental number of balls will be supplied from the replenishment gutter 19 to the ball tank 22, and the supplied balls will be detected by the replenishment ball detector and will be used as the disadvantaged ball number information. Since it is input to the hall management computer, there is a problem that the hall management computer cannot accurately count the number of disadvantageous balls. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the connector 52 of the wiring 60 connected to the hall management computer is removed from the connector 21 of the wiring connected to the replenishing ball detector of the replenishing device 20 for gaming machines. It is connected to the connector 51 of the wiring connected to the terminal box 50. And
Every time the number of prize balls paid out based on the winning of a pachinko ball reaches a predetermined number a (for example, 10 pieces), a predetermined pulse signal is output from the payout central control board 46, and the predetermined pulse signal is the terminal box for gaming machines. 50, connector 5
It is configured to be transmitted to the hall management computer via the connector 1, the connector 52, and the wiring 60. With this configuration, no pulse signal is output to the hall management computer when paying out pachinko balls, and the pulse signal is sent only to the payout of prize balls associated with winning. It is transmitted to the management computer for use in the hall, and the management computer for halls can collect accurate information about the number of disadvantageous balls.

The winning balls that have been driven into the game area 81 of the game board 15 and that have won the winning opening and the out balls that have been collected in the out opening 110 merge and drop into the driving ball tank 34, and the driving balls After being detected by the hitting ball detector 35, the collecting gutter 3 provided on the installation island stand via the discharge hose 36
Drop on 7. In the figure, 53 and 54 are connectors for connecting the terminal box 50 for gaming machines and the management computer for halls.
It is transmitted to the management computer for halls through 3, 54 and the wiring 61. This unit amount sales signal is one unit sales amount when a ball lending is performed using the card remaining amount recorded on the card inserted in the card processor 70, and one unit sales amount. This unit price sales signal is transmitted to the hall management computer every time the card balance (for example, 100 yen) corresponding to the amount is used, and the hall management computer can aggregate the sales amount by ball lending. .

In the figure, 55 is a unit box,
It has both the function of the power supply for the card processor and the function of transmitting the unit price sales signal. This unit box 55 has an AC
An outlet 56 for 100V is provided, and a voltage of AC100V is supplied to the unit box 55 through the outlet 56, and the voltage transformed into a predetermined voltage in the unit box 55 is connected to the card via the connection cable 62. It is supplied to the processor controller 77. In addition, unit price sales data and the like are transmitted from the card processor controller 77 to the unit box 55 via the connection cable 62. In the unit box 55, the transmitted unit price sales signal is transmitted to the hall management computer via the wiring 59 and to the card processor terminal box via the wiring 63. In this way, the unit price sales signal is transmitted from both the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the card processor 70 to the hall management computer. As a result, if either one fails or malfunctions and one unit price sales signal goes wrong,
Since it is inconsistent with the other unit amount sales signal, it is possible to immediately determine that an abnormality has occurred, and it is possible to manage sales accurately. The unit box 55 is provided with an energizing indicator 58 for displaying the energized state and a reset switch 57 for reactivating the power source by a manual operation when an abnormality occurs in the card processor 70. Has been. In addition,
When the unit price sales signal is transmitted to the hall management computer, ID data such as the card processor number is also transmitted to the hall management computer in order to specify which card processor is the sales. Is desirable. That I
When the D data is transmitted from the unit box 55 to the hall management computer, it is stored in the card processor controller 77 each time the card processor 70 is connected to the pachinko gaming machine 1 or whenever the power is turned on. The ID data stored therein is transmitted to the pachinko gaming machine 1 side, the transmitted ID data is stored in the payout central control board 46 and the game control board 41, and the stored ID data is used from the unit box 55 for the hall. Send it to the management computer.

Further, the game control board 41 is a game board 15
It is connected to the relay terminal board 44 to which the special variable winning ball device 120 (described in detail later) and various lamps, LEDs, sensors, etc. are connected. A key switch 42 may be provided on the rear right side of the game control board box 40. This key switch 42
Indicates that the display result when the variable displays 122a and 122b are variable stopped is a combination of specific identification information (for example, 7.7 or 3).
• This is for variably setting the probability of 3), and the switching operation can be performed at three positions: the normal position, the setting position, and the confirmation position. The probability can be changed and set by inserting a predetermined key into the key switch 42 and performing a switching operation, and a different probability can be set according to the number of times of this switching operation. In place of the key switch 42, for example, a slide switch, a push button switch, a snap switch, a push pull switch, a rotary switch,
It may be a digital switch or the like. Further, in the game control board box 40, a set probability indicator 43a for displaying the probability set by the operation of the key switch 42,
43b and 43c are provided. In the game contents to be described later in detail in this embodiment, it is assumed that the above-described probability change setting (although it may become a high probability or a low probability by software) cannot be performed. Further, in the figure, reference numeral 38 is a hitting ball launching device, which is provided with a hitting ball motor 39. Further, in the figure, 26a is an opening formed in the mechanism plate 26, and is configured so that the back surface protruding structure of the game board 15 is accommodated in this opening 26a. Further, in the figure, reference numeral 25 is a power switch, which can be turned off and then on again by operating the power switch, and the game control microcomputer 160 of the game control board 41 associated with the start of the power It can be reset.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 provided with the card processor 70 has been described above as an example of the ball game machine. The specific construction of the gaming board 15 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. explain. Figure 1 is a game board 15
FIG. In the figure, the inside of a guide rail 80 provided in a substantially circular shape of the game board 15 is configured as a game area 81, and a special variable winning ball device 120 is arranged in substantially the center of the game area 81. Special variable winning ball device 12
Reference numeral 0 denotes a plurality (two) of variable display devices 122a and 122b that form a variable display device, a specific winning area 135, and a pair of ball receiving members 140a and 140 that form a variable winning ball device.
b), the winning balls led to the special variable winning ball device 120 are guided to the specific winning area 135 in association with the display result of the variable display devices 122a and 122b becoming a predetermined specific displaying result. Specific prize ball detector 136 to be described later
When is turned on, a right generation game state, which is a kind of a specific game state, can be generated. The configuration of the special variable winning ball device 120 will be described in detail later.

In the game area 81, a plurality of winning holes 8
2, 86, 89, 99a, 99b, 100 (This 100
Is not a winning hole in the precise sense), 109a-109
c and windmill lamps 111a and 111b with built-in lamps
And a windmill (no reference number) and side lamps 112a, 11
2b, an outlet 110, an obstacle nail (no reference number), and the like are provided. First of all,
The prize winning port 82 is a variable prize winning ball device 8 in which an award-type winning hole 85 and a winning hole having a pair of ball receiving members 83 are integrally arranged on one mounting plate on the upper part of the special variable winning ball device 120.
The lower ball receiving member 83 is opened and closed by a solenoid 84, and a winning hole 85 located at an upper position in a closed state prevents a ball from hitting. By the way, in the ball receiving member 83, the hitting ball passes through the passage opening device 100, which will be described in detail later, and the special variable winning ball device 12
When the variable display devices 122a and 122b provided at 0 have a predetermined specific display result, a predetermined time (for example,
(5.9 seconds), the winning ball received during the opening is guided to the special variable winning ball device 120. However, while the right generation game state is continuing, even if the variable display devices 122a and 122b have a predetermined specific display result, the opening time of the ball receiving member 83 is extremely short (for example, 0.5 seconds). Controlled to be. Therefore,
The above-mentioned control of the ball receiving member 83 constitutes a specific game state disappearance prevention control means (hereinafter, referred to as a right generation game state disappearance prevention control means).

The winning opening 89 arranged on the left side of the special variable winning ball device 120 is called a starting winning opening 89. As shown in FIG. 5, a mounting board mounted on the surface of the game board 15. An obstacle frame 91 is provided in a circular shape on the outer peripheral portion of the mounting substrate 90, and is rotated in the forward and reverse directions by a motor 98 (shown by a symbol in the block diagram of FIG. 9) inside the obstacle frame 91. A rotatable body 93 is provided. A ball inlet 92 is formed on the upper part of the obstacle frame 91, and a ball outlet 95 is formed on the left side. Also,
A ball receiving portion 94 for receiving one ball is formed in the rotating body 93, and a ball entrance 96 is formed in a mounting substrate 90 at a position slightly deviated from the position of the ball entrance 92. In addition, a start winning ball detector 97 is provided below the back surface of the ball entrance 96.

As described above, in the start-up winning opening 89 with a rotating body, which is normally rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 6, the ball hitting through the ball entrance 92 is hit. Even if P is accepted by the ball receiving portion 94, it is released from the ball exit 95 to the game area 81 again and is not processed as a winning ball. Therefore, in a normal game state, based on the winning of a hit ball at the starting winning hole 89. It prevents the ball output rate from becoming higher than necessary. On the other hand, when the right generation game state is entered, the rotating body 93 is rotated in the clockwise direction. Therefore, when the hitting ball P entered from the ball entrance is accepted by the ball receiving portion 94, it is accepted by the ball entrance 96. The start winning ball detector 97 is turned on. Then, when the start winning prize ball detector 97 is turned on, the ball receiving member 140a constituting the variable winning ball device provided in the special variable winning ball device 120,
140b is opened until a predetermined time (for example, 9.5 seconds) elapses, or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are generated until the predetermined time elapses.
In addition, the rotation cycle of the rotating body 93 is the ball receiving member 140a, 1
It is set almost the same as the opening time of 40b.

Here, the contents of the game in the right generation game state will be briefly described. As described above, the variable display 1
When the display result of 22a, 122b becomes a predetermined display result and the hitting ball is guided to the specific winning area 135 and the specific winning ball detector 136 is turned on, the right generation game state (controllly, the special device is It will work). Then, when the right generation game state continues, when the ball hits the starting winning opening 89 and the starting winning ball detector 97 is turned on, the ball receiving members 140a and 140b perform the opening operation described above. Then, such an opening operation is repeated every time a ball hits the starting winning opening 89 as long as the right generation game state continues. However, the continuation of the right generation game state, the variable display 122 again during the right generation game state.
When the display result of a, 122b becomes a predetermined display result and the hit ball is guided to the specific winning area 135 and the specific winning ball detector 136 is turned on, or a predetermined number (for example, at the starting winning opening 89) It is designed to end when 16 ball hits are won.

For the winning in the starting winning port 89, up to "predetermined number-1" winning balls are stored, and the ball receiving members 140a and 140b are opened based on the stored value. When the right generation state disappears,
After the opening operation at the time when the predetermined number is reached (even if the opening / closing operation is 16 times or less), the subsequent opening operation is not performed. Therefore, it is desirable that the winning of the winning prize 89 and the opening operation of the ball receiving members 140a and 140b are alternately performed. However, in the present embodiment, as described above, the winning of the starting prize is performed by the rotation cycle of the rotating body 93. Since the winning in the mouth 89 is made only at intervals substantially equal to the opening time of the ball receiving members 140a, 140b, the winning in the starting winning port 89 and the ball receiving members 140a, 14b.
There is a high possibility that the opening operation of 0b will be alternately performed. Further, in this embodiment, when the right generation game state is entered, the opening time of the ball receiving member 83 of the variable winning ball device 82 is shortened, so that the winning in the specific winning area 135 is unlikely to occur again. ing.

On the other hand, the winning port 86 arranged on the right side of the special variable winning ball device 120 is a simple winning port itself, but an operation number display LED 87 is provided so as to face the front surface thereof. In the present embodiment, the number-of-operations display LED 87 is likely to occur a plurality of times (three times) in succession in the right generation game state at a short interval as described later, and therefore, the display of the plurality of times is performed. It is displayed by a countdown method. In addition, a shoulder lamp 88 is built in the winning opening 86.

Also, the winning holes 99a and 99b provided on the diagonally lower left and right sides of the special variable winning ball device 120 are called sleeve winning holes 99a and 99b, and sleeve lamps 99c and 99d are built therein. ing. Furthermore, game area 8
Prize holes 109a to 109 arranged in the horizontal direction below 1.
c is a normal winning opening 109a-1 for simply winning a ball.
09c is configured. However, the number of prize balls paid out based on the winning of the hit balls to the left and right winning ports 109b and 109c is greater than the number of prize balls paid out based on the winning of other winning ports (for example, 15). Is also set to be small (for example, 7).

The winning opening 100 arranged on the right side of the above winning opening 99a is called a passage opening device 100.
Hollow square passage frame 10 protruding from the mounting substrate 101
2 has a built-in passage switch 103. Then, the hit ball passes through the passage frame 102 and turns on the passage switch 103.
When this is done, the variable displays 122a and 122b start to change, and the display result is derived when a fixed time (for example, 5.5 seconds or more) has elapsed. In addition, although the passage opening device 100 is for releasing the passed hit balls to the game area 81 again, it may be formed as a winning opening. Further, since the passage opening device 100 changes the variable indicators 122a and 122b as described above to indirectly open the ball receiving member 83 of the variable winning ball device 82, the hit ball is a special variable winning ball. It is largely related to whether or not the player is guided to the specific winning area 135 of the device 120. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, a movable member 105 that is projected and retracted by the operation of the solenoid 106 is provided from the rear surface of the mounting substrate 101 on the upper part of the passage frame 102. In a normal state, as shown in FIG. Is turned off, the movable member 105 is retracted to the rear of the mounting substrate 101 by the urging force of the spring 107 provided around the plunger 108 (state of FIG. 7 (B)), and the solenoid 106 is provided during the continuation of the right generation game state. Is turned on and the plunger 108 is attracted against the biasing force of the spring 107 to cause the movable member 105 to project to the front of the mounting substrate 101 (state of FIG. 7C). By configuring the passage opening device 100 in this way, it is possible to configure the right generation gaming state extinction prevention control means. However, both the right generation game state extinction prevention control means by the control of the ball receiving member 83 and the right generation game state extinction control means by the passage opening device 100 may be adopted at the same time, but either one is adopted. It is enough. It should be noted that a pair of obstacle protrusions 104 are provided on an upper portion of the passage frame 102 on the attachment substrate 101 of the passage opening device 100 at intervals so that a ball can pass.

Among the windmills provided in the game area 81, the windmill lamps 111a, 111b provided on the left and right sides of the variable winning ball device 82 are the shoulder lamps 88, the sleeve lamps 99c, 99d, and the game area 81, respectively. The side lamps 112a, 112b and the like provided at both ends are controlled to be displayed in a predetermined manner during a right-generating game state or the like. The rail decoration lamp 1 that decorates the outer periphery of the game area 81 as having the same function as those lamps
13 and the game effect lamp 18 that decorates the upper part of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Further, at the lowermost part of the game area 81, an out port 110 is provided for collecting out balls that have not won any winning port or winning device.

On the other hand, on the back surface of the game board 15, although not shown, a winning ball collecting cover body is attached, and the special winning area 1 of the special variable winning ball device 120 is attached to the winning ball collecting cover body.
Specific winning ball detector 1 for detecting winning balls guided to 35
36 and a ball receiving member 1 which will be described later and which constitutes a variable winning ball device.
A prize-ball detector 144 for detecting the prize-winning balls 40a and 140b is provided. Among these, the winning ball detector 144 is used to count the winning balls received while the ball receiving members 140a and 140b are open.
The opening time of the ball receiving members 140a and 140b is regulated.

Next, the structure of the special variable winning ball device 120 arranged in the center of the game area 81 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG. 2 shows a special variable winning ball device 120.
3 is a partial perspective view showing the structure of the rotating body 130 provided in the winning space 44 of the special variable winning ball device 120, and FIG. 4 shows another structure of the rotating body 130. It is a top view. In the figure, the special variable winning ball device 1
20 has a mounting board 121 mounted on the surface of the game board 15, and the variable display 12 is mounted on the mounting board 121.
2a, 122b and a ball receiving member 1 which constitutes a variable winning ball device
40a and 140b are integrally formed. Specifically, the variable display 122 is provided on the upper front surface of the mounting substrate 121.
a and 122b are provided, and a passing memory display LE is provided on the left and right sides thereof.
A plurality (4) of D123 are provided. The passage memory display LED 123 stores and displays the ball hitting the passage opening device 100 while the variable indicators 122a and 122b are changing, and retains the change of the variable indicators 122a and 122b.

Then, the variable displays 122a, 122b.
Is a dot-matrix LED, the variable display 122a on the left side sequentially displays 10 types of numbers 0-9, and the variable display 122b on the right side is a number 0-9 and an English letter F. Eleven kinds of numbers of characters are sequentially displayed in a variable manner. When the combination (display result) of the symbols at the time of the stop is the combination of "3, 3" and "7, 7", it is determined that the specific display result is displayed and, as described above, the ball receiving member 83. Open for a certain time. In addition, the probability that the specific display result is displayed is controlled so as to change. For example, in the normal game state, 1
A specific display result is derived with a low probability of / 330, and is changed to a high probability of 1/33 at the time when the odd numbered right occurrence game state ends, and by the establishment of the right occurrence game state after becoming that high probability Change to a low probability. It should be noted that the variable indicators 122a and 122b are used to determine whether or not a hit has been made, and when stopped
The symbol displayed in is determined by extracting one value from a predetermined random number when the passage switch 103 is activated or when the variation starts. In addition, it is determined whether or not the hit is actually made by the variable indicators 122a and 122b.
It may be performed by determining the combination of the symbols displayed in. Further, the values of the high probability and the low probability described above may be changed by the key switch 42 described above. For example, the low probability may be changed and set in a plurality of stages (for example, three stages) in the range of 1/330 to 1/300 and the high probability in the range of 1/33 to 1/30 corresponding thereto.

A prize space 124 is formed below the variable displays 122a and 122b. In the winning space 124, the ball receiving member 83 of the variable winning ball device 82 is provided.
The prize balls received by the motor are guided to the motor 13
7 (not shown; reference numeral is shown in the block diagram of FIG. 9) is used to rotate the rotating body 130 so that the normal winning area 129
Alternatively, it is assigned to one of the specific winning regions 135. The structure of the winning space 124 will now be described with reference to FIG. 3. The winning balls received by the ball receiving member 83 flow down through a ball passage 125 formed in a U shape, and a ball rolling plate. It is guided to the central portion of 128 and guided to the rotating body 130 from the ball outlet 126. This ball rolling plate 1
28 is a normal winning area 1 formed from the front to the rear.
It is formed in the winning space 124 so as to be inclined downward toward 29. By the way, the ball passage 125 aligns and guides the winning prize balls that flow down,
When the first winning ball P1 reaches the rotating body 130 and stops, the ball outlets 127a, 127b (1) are provided on both sides of the position where the fourth winning ball P4 from the first winning ball P1 stops.
27a is formed (not shown), and is guided to the normal winning area 129 through both sides of the ball rolling plate 128 as shown by the arrow in FIG. Therefore, three winning balls P1 to P3 are stored in the ball passage 125 on standby, and further winning balls are guided to the normal winning area 129 without being stored.

The rotating body 130 faces the ball outlet 126 formed at the lower end of the ball passage 125. The rotating body 130 is horizontally rotated by being surrounded by a surrounding frame 131, and a plurality of (three) receiving recesses 132a, 132b, 133 for receiving one winning ball are formed on the outer periphery thereof. Of the receiving recesses, two receiving recesses 132
The a and 132b penetrate vertically, and a bottom plate is formed in one receiving recess 133. Therefore, the prize balls received in the receiving recesses 132a and 132b are
In the process of moving, it falls from the normal winning opening 134 formed in the bottom plate on which the rotating body 130 is placed, and is guided to the normal winning area 129. On the other hand, the winning ball received in the receiving recess 133 is guided to the specific winning area 135 formed in the front center of the ball rolling plate 128 without dropping from the normal winning opening 134.

The rotating body 130 is driven to rotate by the motor 137 (not shown) as described above, but the motor 137 is constantly driven at a constant speed (for example, 10r).
The ball receiving member 83 is temporarily stopped at a predetermined position for a period before and after the ball receiving member 83 is opened, and then continues rotating. In this case, when three winning balls are stored in the ball passage 125, any one winning ball of the three winning balls is surely received by the receiving recess 133 and guided to the specific winning area 135. The right generation game state is caused by being burned. A stop position detector 138 (not shown) (reference numeral is shown in the block diagram of FIG. 9) is provided to stop the rotating body 130 at a predetermined position.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 4, the surrounding frame 13
1 has a notch 131a formed on the left side thereof,
By enabling controllable forward and reverse rotation, it is possible to provide a right generation game state extinction prevention control means.
That is, in the normal gaming state, if the rotating body 130 is controlled to rotate in the clockwise direction, the winning balls are the normal winning area 129 or the specific winning area 135 by the receiving recesses 132a, 132b, 133 as described above. It is distributed to either of. However, during the continuation of the right generation game state, by controlling the rotation of the rotating body 130 in the counterclockwise direction, all the receiving recesses 132a, 132a are formed.
The winning balls received in b and 133 are cutouts 131a.
From the normal winning area 129 to the specific winning area 13
You will never be led to 5. Therefore, it is possible to prevent disappearance of the right occurrence game state based on re-winning in the specific winning area 135. Also in this case, the right generation game state extinction control means by the control of the ball receiving member 83, the right generation game state extinction control means by the passage device 100, and the right generation game state extinction control by the rotating body 130. All of the means may be adopted at the same time, but it is sufficient to adopt any one or a combination of the two. In addition, the rotating body 130 during the continuation of the right generation game state
Not only the counterclockwise direction but also the clockwise and counterclockwise directions can be controlled to rotate alternately, so that the disappearance of the right generation game state can be suppressed.

The structure of the winning space 124 is as described above, but a winning area 139 is formed below the mounting board 121 below the winning space 124, and the winning of a ball hitting the winning area 139 is controlled. A pair of ball receiving members 140a,
140b is provided so that it can be opened and closed. Specifically, the ball receiving members 140a and 140b are connected to the opening / closing solenoids 141a and 141b via a well-known link mechanism, and are opened / closed by the opening / closing solenoids 141a and 141b. That is, the open / close solenoids 141a and 141b
When is turned on, the ball receiving members 140a and 140b are opened, the ball hitting the game area 81 is received and guided to the winning area 139 to be a winning ball, and the winning ball is detected by the winning ball detector 144 described above. ing. The front of the winning area 139 is covered with the lower decorative plate 145. In addition, in the present embodiment, the ball receiving members 140a and 140b constituting the variable winning ball device are provided integrally with the special variable winning ball device 120.
This may be configured as a separate body and arranged on the game board 15. Similarly, the variable indicators 122a and 122b may be arranged separately from the special variable winning ball device 120.

On the rear wall of the winning area 139 described above, the indicators 142, 14 composed of 7-segment LEDs are provided.
3 is provided. One (left side in the figure) indicator 142
Is a so-called opening number display LED 142, and displays the number of times the ball receiving members 140a and 140b are opened during the generation of the right. The other (right side in the figure) indicator 143 is called the winning number display LED 143, and is one of the ball receiving members 140a, 140b based on the starting winning.
The number of winning coins received during the opening of the number of times is displayed.

The number-of-opening display LED 142,
The number "6" is displayed in a blinking manner when the right-occurrence gaming state is generated, and each time the open state of the ball receiving members 140a and 140b is finished, the number which is sequentially blinked is counted down to be "0", and further. , Ball receiving members 140a, 140b
The number in the lighting state of "9" to "1" is counted down every time the open state of is finished. That is, the blinking state of the number displays the ones digit of the two-digit number, and the lighting state of the number displays the ones digit of the one-digit number. Thereby, the ball receiving member 140
It is possible to easily understand the remaining number of opening times of a and 140b. Further, the winning number display LED 143 is 1 of the ball receiving members 140a, 140b in the right generation game state.
The number of winning balls accepted during the opening of the game is displayed, but when an abnormality occurs, a number according to the type of abnormality is displayed. In addition, the number of times of opening display LED1
42 also displays the character "E" when an abnormality occurs.

In addition to the above-mentioned structure, the special variable winning ball device 120 has the accessory lamps 146, 1 as shown in FIG. 2 in order to enhance the decorative effect of the special variable winning ball device 120.
47 decorative LEDs 148 to 151 are mainly prize spaces 12
4 and the winning area 139.

The structure of the game board 15 of the ball game machine including the special variable winning ball device 120 has been described above.
These gaming devices are controlled by the game control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram showing the game control circuit in a block configuration, which is controlled by a basic circuit 160 including an MPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an input / output circuit. Then,
The basic circuit 160 includes a start winning ball detector 97, a winning ball detector 144, a specific winning ball detector 136, a passage switch 103, and a stop position detector 1 via a switch circuit 161.
The detection signal from 38 is inputted, and the address decode circuit 162 gives a chip select signal to the basic circuit 160 and the switch circuit 161. Further, when the power is turned on, a reset signal is given from the initial reset circuit 163 to the basic circuit 160, and a regular reset signal is given from the regular reset circuit 164 to the basic circuit 160 at every predetermined time.

On the other hand, the basic circuit 160 provides control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, the motor circuit 1
A drive signal is given to the motors 98 and 137 via 69, and an audio signal is given to the speaker 7 via the sound circuit 170. Further, the basic circuit 160 provides a drive signal to the big hit information output circuit 171 which outputs a big hit signal (right generation signal in this embodiment) to the outside. Also,
Through the LED circuit 172, the variable displays 122a, 122
b, operation frequency display LED 142, passing memory display LED 1
23, winning number display LED 143, number of times opening display LED
A display control signal is given to the 142 and the decorative LEDs 149 to 151, and a drive signal is given to the solenoids 84 and 106 and the open / close solenoids 141a and 141b through the solenoid circuit 173. Further, via the lamp circuit 174, the game effect lamp 18, the shoulder lamp 88, the sleeve lamp 99.
c, 99d, the windmill lamps 111a and 111b, the side lamps 112a and 112b, the rail decoration lamp 113, and the accessory lamps 146 and 147, the display control signals are sent. Note that power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 175 to the above devices and circuits.

An example of the specific operation of the game control circuit described above will be described with reference to the timing charts and explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS. First, FIGS.
The variable display operation of the variable displays 122a and 122b will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing the variable display control of the variable indicators 122a and 122b when a hit ball passes through the passage opening device 100. Figure 11
And FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a method of selecting a hit symbol that is determined when the hit ball passes through the passage opening device 100. FIG. 13 is a timing chart showing changes in the probability that the variable displays 122a and 122b derive the specific display result.

In the figure, when a hitting ball passes through the passage opening device 100 and the passage switch 103 is turned on and the passage signal T1 is derived, if there is a high probability at the rise of the passage signal T1, from random A, When the probability is low, one value is extracted from each random B. Random A
As shown in FIG. 11, is a random number for determining whether or not it is a winning symbol at a high probability.
As shown in FIG. 12, the random B is a random number for determining whether or not it is a winning symbol at a low probability, as shown in FIG.
330 numbers of "329" are changing every moment. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, after deriving the passing signal T1, 0.0
When 08 seconds or 0.014 seconds have passed, one value is extracted from random 1 and random 2. This random one
And Random 2 are variable displays 122a and 12 respectively.
It decides the symbol displayed on 2b. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, in the case of random 1, "0-9"
In the case of Random 2, the 11 numerical values from "0 to 10" are changing every second. Then, when the numerical value extracted from the random A or the random B is, for example, "2", it is determined to be a hit, and when the value of the random 1 extracted at that time is an odd number, "3" is displayed on the variable indicators 122a and 122b. "3" is displayed, and the variable indicator 122 is displayed when the value of Random 1 is an even number.
"7.7" is displayed on a and 122b. On the other hand, when the numerical value extracted from the random A or the random B is other than "2", it is determined to be out of order, and the random 1 extracted at that time
And the value of Random 2 is the same as the variable display 122a, 12
The pattern is displayed on 2b. However, if it coincides with the winning symbol by chance, "1" is added to the random 1 to display it as a deviating symbol.

By the way, the probability that the winning symbol is displayed is greatly different between the high probability and the low probability, but the variation of this probability is controlled as shown in FIG. In other words, after the power is turned on, the variable display operation with a low probability is performed until the end of the first right generation game state (operation stop of the special device),
The probability is changed from low to high based on the first deactivation of special equipment. Therefore, there is a possibility that the second right generation game state will occur in an extremely short cycle. Then 2
When the second right occurrence game state occurs, the probability is changed from the high probability to the low probability, and then the low probability is changed to the high probability based on the end of the second right occurrence game state. As a result, the third right generation game state may occur in an extremely short cycle. Then, when the third right occurrence game state occurs, the probability is changed from the high probability to the low probability, but even after the third right occurrence game state ends, the change from the low probability to the high probability is made this time. I don't know. In other words, in this embodiment, once the right generation game state is entered, the right generation game state appears three times in a short cycle, and thereafter, the operation is controlled to be repeated. The above-mentioned probability variation may be set arbitrarily, and does not necessarily have to be controlled as in the above-described embodiment.

As described above, at the time of deriving the passing signal T1, it is determined whether or not the symbol displayed on the variable display devices 122a and 122b is a hit, and the symbol displayed at the stop is also determined. Is completed (0.016 seconds to 0.02 after the passage signal T1 is derived in this embodiment).
After the elapse of 2 seconds), the fluctuations of the variable displays 122a and 122b are simultaneously started. Then, one variable display 122
In the variation display of a, the variation time of one symbol is 0.128 seconds and one cycle is 1.2 during the basic time (5.504 seconds).
It is set to 80 seconds (displayed as fluctuation speed A), and when the basic time elapses, a stop symbol is set and the fluctuation display is stopped.

On the other hand, in the variable display of the other variable display 122b, when the stop symbol displayed on the variable display 122a which stops first is not the winning symbol (when not in the reach state) and when it is the winning symbol ( In the reach state), the display is variably displayed in a different manner. Therefore, first, the variable display when not in the reach state will be described. The variable display 122a that first stops as the basic time is described.
The time until the fluctuation of is stopped is set, and the fluctuation time of one symbol is 0.128 seconds and 1 cycle is 1.4 during the basic time.
It is set to 08 seconds (displayed as fluctuating speed B) and is fluctuatingly displayed. Then, after the basic time ends, a fixed time (1.544
After a lapse of seconds, the stop symbol is set and the variable display is stopped. It should be noted that the fluctuation speed for a fixed time after the lapse of the basic time is also set to the fluctuation speed B.

Next, the fluctuation display in the reach state will be described. The fluctuation speed is set to the fluctuation speed B until the fluctuation of the first variable display 122a stops, and the fluctuation display is performed. After that time has elapsed, one symbol has a variation time of 0.384 seconds and one cycle has a slowest variation speed of 4.224 seconds (displayed as a variation speed C), and a relatively long constant time. (4.608 seconds) A variable display and stop. However, the stop symbol is set when the basic time has elapsed.

As described above, the variable display 122a, 1
The game after 22b stops the variable display is shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. FIG. 14 is a timing chart showing the operation of the variable winning ball device 82 when the stop symbol is a win, and FIG. 15 is a variable display when the stop symbol is out and there is passing memory. Vessels 122a, 122
It is a timing chart which shows the change display mode of b. Therefore, referring to FIG. 15 first, the case of disconnection will be described. For confirmation, a fixed time (0.512 seconds) elapses after the variable display of the two variable displays 122a and 122b is stopped. , It is determined whether or not the combination of the stop symbols is a win. As a result, when it is determined to be out of alignment, the variable displays 122a and 122b start displaying fluctuations again after a lapse of a minute time (0.016 seconds).

Next, referring to FIG. 14, the case of a hit will be described. When a fixed time (0.512 seconds) has passed after the variable display of the two variable indicators 122a and 122b is stopped, the confirmation is confirmed. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the combination of the stop symbols is a win. As a result, when it is determined to be a hit in the normal gaming state, after the fixed time (6000 seconds) set comparatively long after the judgment has elapsed, the variable winning ball device 82 has a fixed time (5.888 seconds). The opening operation is performed. Therefore, there is a possibility that a relatively large number of hit balls will win the variable winning ball device 82. After the open time has elapsed, the variable displays 122a and 122b do not immediately start the variable display even if there is a passage memory, but a relatively long fixed time (8.01).
After 6 seconds), the variable display is started. In addition, when it is determined that the winning occurs during the continuation of the right generation game state, the opening operation of the variable winning ball device 82 for a relatively short fixed time (0.500 seconds) is performed after the fixed time (6000 seconds) has elapsed. Done. Therefore, most of the hit balls do not win the variable winning ball device 82, or even if the player wins 1 to 1
There is a high possibility that there will be two. Therefore, it is less likely that the winning ball will be guided to the specific winning area 135 again while the right-occurring game state is continued, and the disappearance of the right-occurring game state can be suppressed. The variable winning ball device 82 may be normally opened for 0.5 seconds × 10 times. Further, the opening angle of the ball receiving member 83 of the variable winning ball device 82 may be different between the normal time and the right generation game state.

By the way, the rotation of the rotating body 130 of the special variable winning ball device 120, which has been constantly rotating, is stopped before and after the variable winning ball device 82 is opened for a certain period of time. It is performed based on the detection signal of the device 138. Then, the stop position detector 1 after the determination
The motor 137 of the rotating body 130 is stopped based on the derivation of the detection signal of 38 (in this case, there is a width of 0 to 6.000 seconds). Then, such a stopped state is continued at least until the opening operation of the variable winning ball device 82 is completed (therefore, the stop time has a width of 5.888 seconds to 11.888 seconds), and further. , Variable winning ball device 82
After 2 seconds have elapsed after the opening operation of 1 is completed, the rotation of the rotating body 130 is started. Further, when the right generation game state is entered, the rotary body 130 is controlled to rotate counterclockwise, and in the case of the structure shown in FIG. 4, the variable winning ball device 82 is received while the right generation game state is continued. All the winning balls that have reached the special variable winning ball device 120 are guided to the normal winning area 129 from the notch 131a, and the right generation game state does not disappear.

As described above, the hit balls received during the opening of the variable winning ball device 82 are guided to the receiving recess 133 formed in the rotating body 130 in the special variable winning ball device 120 to enter the specific winning area 135. Then the specific prize ball detector 136
When is turned on, the right generation game state is entered. Then, a ball hitting the game area 81 during this right-occurrence game state wins the starting winning opening 89 and turns on the starting winning ball detector 97.
Then, the starting signal S1 is derived as shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a ball receiving member 140a, 140b as a variable winning ball device when a ball hits the starting winning opening 89.
3 is a timing chart showing the operation of FIG. In the figure,
When the starting signal S1 is derived, the ball receiving members 140a, 14a
0b is continuously released for a fixed time (9.504 seconds).
And even if a ball hits the starting winning opening 89 before a slightly longer time (longer by 0.304 seconds) including this opening time, the opening based on that is performed immediately. Rather, after the opening operation of the ball receiving member 140a, 140b is completed, the opening operation of the ball receiving member 140a, 140b based on the winning into the starting winning port 89, provided that the right generation game state continues Is done. However, in the present embodiment, it is not possible to continuously hit the starting winning opening 89 and only allow the winning of the starting winning opening 89 at about the same period as the opening time. It is very unlikely that a ball hits the starting winning opening 89 while the members 140a and 140b are open.

In the above-mentioned embodiment (first embodiment), it is shown that winning a prize ball in the specific winning area 135 directly affects the generation / disappearance of the right generation game state. As shown in, it may be one that indirectly influences the generation / disappearance of the right generation game state. The game contents shown in FIG. 17 will be briefly described. In addition, the game device arranged on the game board 15a in the embodiment (second embodiment) shown in FIG. 17 is almost the same as the game device arranged on the game board 15 according to the first embodiment except the starting winning opening. They are the same (hence the same reference numbers), but differ significantly in operation. That is, when the hit ball passes through the passing frame 102, the ball receiving member 83 of the variable winning ball device 82 is immediately opened for a short time (for example, 0.5 seconds). Then, when the winning ball received by the ball receiving member 83 is guided to the specific winning area 135 during the opening of the short time, the variable display 122a starts changing, and the display result at the time of the stop is predetermined. When the specific display symbol (for example, 7) is reached, the right generation game state is entered. In this way, the right generation game state is indirectly generated based on the winning of the winning ball in the specific winning area 135.

When the ball is passing through the passage starting port 89a and the passage switch 89b is turned on while the right-generating game state continues, the variable display 122b starts to change for a fixed time (for example, 10 seconds). When the display result is, for example, an odd number, the ball receiving members 140a and 140b have a predetermined time (for example, 9.8 seconds), or a predetermined number of winning balls have passed. It is opened until it occurs, and thereafter, the above-mentioned operation is repeated every time it passes through the passage starting port 89a. Further, during the continuation of the right generation game state, since the movable member 105 of the passage opening device 100 projects forward, the hitting ball cannot pass through the passage frame 102,
Therefore, the ball receiving member 83 of the variable winning ball device 102 does not open, and as a result, the winning ball cannot be guided to the specific winning area 135, the extinction of the right generation game state is prevented. Instead of projecting the movable member 105,
During the continuation of the right generation game state, the detection function of the passage switch 89b may be disabled, or a predetermined number may be stored to invalidate more than that. In this respect, the same applies to the first embodiment.

In the second embodiment described above, the winning balls pass through the specific winning area 135 and the variable indicator 122 is displayed.
Although it has been described that when a becomes a specific display symbol, the right generation gaming state is immediately set, but the specific winning area 13
When the sorting device for temporarily retaining the prize balls (the switch for starting the variable display is provided on the upstream side of this sorting device) is arranged on the downstream side of 5, and the variable display 122a displays the specific display symbol. The prize-winning balls that had been stopped by the sorting device are made to flow down toward the specific prize-winning ball detector, and the specific prize-winning ball detector becomes O.
When N, the right generation game state is set, and on the other hand, when the variable display 122a displays a symbol other than the specific symbol, the prize-winning balls that have been stopped by the sorting device are guided to the normal prize passage. Is also good. In this case, as the right generation game state extinguishing prevention means, while the right generation game state continues, whether the distribution device is stopped and the detection signal of the variable display start switch is stored without changing the variable display 122a. Or, while the right generation game state is continuing, the variable display start switch is deactivated, or the variable display start switch is still activated, and the guidance of the prize balls by the sorting device is always the normal prize passage. Variable display 1
22a is controlled by software so that the specific display pattern is not displayed.

Although the configuration and operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment have been described above, according to this embodiment, when the hitting ball enters the specific winning area 135 and the right generation game state is established. The gaming state in which the right occurrence state extinction prevention control means operates and the ball is hardly guided to the specific winning area 135, that is, the ball receiving member 8 of the variable winning ball device 82
3 is a game state in which the opening time is extremely short, a game state in which the movable member 105 is projected to the passage opening device 100 for opening the variable winning ball device 82 and the hitting ball does not pass through the passing frame 102, or a special variable winning ball. Since the rotating body 130 provided in the device 120 is rotated in the reverse direction so that the game state in which the winning balls won in the special variable winning ball device 120 are not guided to the specific winning area 135 appears, the player can change the ejection operation or the like. Even if it does not, it is possible to completely prevent or suppress the disappearance of the specific game state based on the re-winning of the hit ball in the specific winning area 135.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, various modes are shown as the specific game state extinction prevention control means, but other modes, for example, the specific winning area 135 is covered, or the specific winning ball is used. It is conceivable to disable the detector 136 and further disable the operation of the variable display device relating to the occurrence / disappearance of the specific game state.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the card processor 70 is attached as the pachinko gaming machine 1, but it may be a normal pachinko gaming machine.

[0060]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the specific game state extinction prevention control means operates when the specific game state is set based on the hitting of the ball in the specific winning area. As a result, the batting ball causes a game state that is difficult to be guided to the specific winning area. Therefore, even if the player does not change the operation such as the repulsion operation, The disappearance can be suppressed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board provided in a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a special variable winning ball device provided on a game board.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a special variable winning ball device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the special variable winning ball device.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a starting winning opening with a rotating body provided on a game board.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing an operation of a starting winning opening with a rotating body.

FIG. 7 is a front view and a side sectional view showing a passage opening device provided in the game board.

FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing the operation of the passage opening device.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls a game operation.

FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing variable display control of the variable display when a ball has passed through the passage opening device.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a method of selecting a winning symbol that is determined when a hit ball passes through a passage opening device.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view illustrating a method of selecting a hit symbol which is determined when the hit ball passes through the passage opening device.

FIG. 13 is a timing chart showing changes in the probability of the variable display deriving a specific display result.

FIG. 14 is a timing chart showing the operation of the variable winning ball device when the display result of the variable display is a win.

FIG. 15 is a timing chart showing the operation of the variable display when the display result of the variable display is dislocated.

FIG. 16 is a timing chart showing the operation of the variable winning ball device at the time of starting winning.

FIG. 17 is a front view of a game board for playing other game contents.

FIG. 18 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine and a card processing device.

FIG. 19 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine and the card processing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko game machine (ball game machine) 15 Game board 82 Variable winning ball device 83 Ball receiving member 84 Solenoid 100 Passage port device 102 Passing frame 103 Passing switch 105 Movable member 120 Special variable winning ball device 135 Specific winning area 140a, 140b Ball receiving member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game which is in a specific game state based on the winning of a ball hitting a specific prize area, and which gives a large game value to a player during the continuation of the specific game state is preset a maximum number of times. In the ball-ball game machine, which is allowed to be performed and is controlled so as to disappear the specific game state based on that the hitting ball is re-winned in the specific winning area before reaching the allowable number of times, A ball game machine characterized by comprising a specific game state extinction prevention control means for producing a game state in which a ball is hard to be guided to the specific winning area while the game state is continuing.