JPH07308440A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily send out data effective for control to a centralized control device. CONSTITUTION:When a detecting means detects the fact that a specific game state is set as a result of another game by an another game means, a variable winning device is converted into a second state profitable for a player. A signal profitable for the calculation of generating ratio of a big hit, etc., such as an another game control signal relating to the operation of the another game means to the detection output of the detecting means to detect the fact that the specific game state is set, etc., and can be sent out to a centralized control device side on a game hall side via relays 211 (211a-211d). Also, when an electric accessary circuit on a pinball game (pachinko) machine side is connected to the centralized control device side, an electric accessary circuit is connected to the centralized control device side via the relay 211 and no closed circuit is directly formed even when a signal line is connected to a driving line accidentally, therefore, it is possible to prevent an expensive circuit from being destroyed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine, and calculates important operating information directly related to a business condition of a game store, such as a jackpot occurrence ratio of another game means provided in a game area on a game board surface. The present invention relates to a novel pachinko gaming machine that can be sent to the centralized management device side of a game store.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, in recent pachinko game stores, terminal devices such as pachinko game machines and ball lending machines are connected to a computer system via a transmission line. Information such as the number of balls, the number of balls supplied, the number of balls out, etc. is collected, so-called centralized management of so-called all-store system such as supply instructions and termination instructions for each terminal device, and business totalization processing are performed. Then, the amusement store decides a business policy such as nail adjustment based on the operation information collected in this way.

[0003]

By the way, in recent years, many pachinko game machines, such as large-sized electric auditors, are incorporated in order to improve the service to the players. A pachinko machine equipped with this type of accessory has a large change in the winning rate per operating unit time depending on whether the accessory is in a specific game state of so-called jackpot or in a state other than jackpot, and it is extremely emissive. Since it is high, it is also true that it has gained the support of many players, but on the other hand, as a game store, only the profit and loss calculation obtained from the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, the number of supplementary balls, etc. It is also true that it is becoming difficult to decide the sales policy by adjusting nails for the following reasons.

That is, this type of gaming machine with an electric accessory is controlled so that a certain gaming state corresponding to a so-called big hit occurs with a certain probability with respect to the operation of another game,
This probability is obtained when considering a long-term cycle such as monthly or yearly, and has a considerable deviation when considered in a short cycle such as within the business hours of a day. However, in the conventional system that aggregates only information related to profit and loss calculation, it is not possible to grasp the factors involved in changes in the gaming state such as the occurrence of jackpots, so it is assumed that the probability of jackpot occurrence is uniquely determined. We have no choice but to set the business policy based on the original or rely on the intuition of the coordinator.

Therefore, for example, even in the case of considering the nail adjustment of the stopping table as an example, the nail adjustment is performed when the hit occurs due to the occurrence of the big hit and when the hit occurs regardless of the occurrence of the big hit. Even though the method is completely different, this distinction cannot be made at all by the conventional aggregation of profit and loss calculations, so it was said that jackpots were generated too much for the bases that were stopped regardless of the jackpot occurrence. It is fully possible to adjust the nails based on your judgment. Also, considering the case where the stop is caused by an illegal means such as artificially opening the variable winning device with a piano wire or the like, not only the illegal system cannot be found by the conventional system, but also the nail is open. It may be possible to tighten the nail further based on this judgment.

Further, when the conventional pachinko gaming machine is connected to the centralized control device of the game store, the electric accessory circuit on the pachinko gaming machine side and the centralized control device side are electrically connected to directly Although it is designed to form a closed circuit, a large number of various signal lines and drive lines are installed in the island facility of the game store. As in the past, centralized management with the electric accessory circuit on the pachinko machine side In the case of a connection method that directly forms a closed circuit with the device side, when an operator visually connects each information while making a connection, for example, a relatively low voltage line for collecting information and a relative low voltage line for driving, for example, are used. There is also an accident in which a simple carelessness causes a great deal of damage, such as damage to an expensive electric accessory circuit when a high voltage line is mistakenly connected.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a situation as described above, and an object of the present invention is, for example, a pachinko gaming machine having an electric accessory.
Assuming a pachinko game machine in which the profit of the player fluctuates sharply when a specific game state is brought about as a result of another game by another game means, the operation related to another game means provided in the game area formed on the game board is separated. A useful signal for calculating the jackpot occurrence ratio, such as the detection output of the specific game state detecting means for detecting that the game control signal or the separate game result by the separate game means has reached the preset specific game state. It is possible to send it to the central control device side of the game store side by adding a few lines, and when connecting the electric accessory circuit of the pachinko gaming machine side to the central control device side, accidentally drive with the signal line Even if you have connected to the line,
An object of the present invention is to provide a new pachinko gaming machine capable of preventing damage to expensive circuits such as electric accessory circuits in advance.

In summary, the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention is
A game board in which a game area is formed: A variable winning device which is provided in the game area and can be converted into a first state which is disadvantageous to the player and a second state which is advantageous to the player: provided in the game board Specific game state detecting means for detecting that the separate game result by the separate game means has reached a predetermined specific game state; and the variable winning device, provided that there is a detection output from the specific game state. Variable prize winning device control means for converting and driving to the second state: another game control signal relating to the operation of the another game means and a detection output from the specific game state detecting means, a jackpot occurrence ratio of the game machine, and the like. An output terminal board for transmitting to the centralized control device side of the pachinko game store in a computable manner: The output terminal board, for at least the plurality of information, is a data transmission point forming a closed path with the electric accessory circuit. A data receiving point forming a closed circuit and the central control unit side are arranged in association with each other for each type of information, and a relay is connected to each data receiving point corresponding to each data transmitting point. By doing so, the above object is achieved.

[0009]

In the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, when the specific game state detecting means detects that the predetermined specific game state has been reached as a result of the different game of the different game means, the condition is that there is this detection output. The variable prize winning device control means converts the variable prize winning device into a second state that is advantageous to the player, so that the profit of the player is sharply increased by the repeated conversion control of the variable prize winning device in a short period of time. There is.
Then, when the pachinko gaming machine is delivered to the gaming shop, it is connected to the centralized management device by the output terminal board provided in the pachinko gaming machine as appropriate, so that it is identified as another gaming control signal related to the operation of another gaming means. It is possible to easily send a useful signal to the centralized management device side of the game store to calculate the jackpot occurrence ratio of the detection output from the game state detecting means. Therefore, it is possible to easily calculate management information such as a jackpot occurrence ratio, which cannot be the profit and loss information required by the pachinko gaming shop, by appropriately processing these data on the side of the centralized management device. It is possible to provide the player with detailed services.
Also, since the electric accessory circuit on the pachinko gaming machine side and the centralized control device side are connected via a relay and do not form a closed circuit directly on the circuit, even if lines with different operating voltages are erroneously connected,
The expensive circuit on the pachinko gaming machine side is prevented from being damaged.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing in principle a centralized management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 100 is a control system, and this control system 100 has a plurality of pachinko game machines via a transmission line 200. P1 to Pn are connected. Each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn transmits information indicating the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, the number of replenishments, etc. to the transmission line 2
Transmission to the control system 100 via the transmission line 2
The control information transmitted from the control system 100 via 00 controls the replenishment of the ball deficiency stand and the stop of the replenishment of the hitting stand, and each of the pachinko game machines P1 to Pn.
Although the specific information varies depending on the type of the accessory, the information is transmitted to the control system 100 via the transmission line 200, the information associated with the state of the accessory. The information transmitted to the control system 100 in this manner is first added to the transmission control device 110, and the transmission control device 110 accumulates this information for each type of information and each identification code of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn. 160a, b, c, d are accumulated and stored.

The CPU 130, which controls the entire control system 100, reads a program written in the ROM 140 in advance or R when initializing the system.
According to the program loaded into the AM 150, the information accumulated and stored in the accumulation memories 160a, b, c, d is read through the transmission control device 110, and the I / O port 3
Display on the CRT display 311 via 10,
Print out from the printer 321 via the I / O port 320. Based on the information obtained in this way, the operator grasps what kind of state the accessory of each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn is, and uses it as a material for finding a misconduct or for adjusting nails the next day.

As described above, each pachinko gaming machine P1 to Pn
The specific contents of the information transmitted by each pachinko gaming machine P1
~ Naturally, it depends on the composition of the accessory that Pn has.
FIG. 2 shows an example of a pachinko game machine with an electric accessory. That is, FIG. 2 shows an example of a game board surface 400 including a game area formed on a game board of a pachinko game machine with an electric accessory. The game machine shown in the figure is a player depending on the result of a so-called slot game. This is a type that opens and closes a variable winning device that can be converted into a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player.

As shown in the figure, a game device 410, in which 7-segment LEDs, which is an example of a so-called variable display device as a component of another game means, is arranged in three digits, is arranged in the approximate center of the game board surface 400. The opening mode of the variable winning device described later is controlled in correspondence with the display mode as a result of another game when the game device 410 variably displays a plurality of identification information and is stopped, thereby increasing the profit state of the player. fluctuate. In the present embodiment, the separate game control signal relating to the operation of the game device 410 as the separate game means and the detection output of the specific game state detecting means for detecting the specific game state as the separate game result are also controlled via the transmission line 200. System 10
It is designed to be transmitted to the 0 side.

That is, on the game board surface 400 of the present embodiment, in addition to the normal winning ball devices 401, 402, 403 that promise only the refund of prize balls to the winning balls and the out holes for collecting the out balls, Specific ball winning area 420a, 420b, 420c as a specific area that serves as a starting point for the game
Are provided, and the specific ball winning areas 420a, 420b,
When a pachinko ball wins 420c, the game device 410
Is activated and the display mode changes continuously. Then, when the player presses the stop switch 430 provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, or when the player does not press the stop switch 430 even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the game device 410 has been operated, the game device 410 operates. Is stopped, and the variable winning device 44 is changed depending on the display mode of the game device 410 at that time.
0 open mode is controlled. Specifically, the game device 41
When the display mode of 0 becomes [7.7.7] and the game ends, the variable winning a prize device 440 is opened for 30 seconds, and when the game ends in any other display mode, the variable winning a prize device 4 is displayed.
40 opens for 0.6 seconds.

In this embodiment, the central variable winning area 44
0a is defined as a special ball winning area, and if the variable winning apparatus 440a (special ball winning area) is won when the variable winning apparatus 440 is opened for 30 seconds as described above, the opening for 30 seconds will be performed. After completion, the variable winning device 44
0 continues for 30 seconds. Although a so-called tulip type is shown as an example of the variable winning device 440 in FIG. 2, other variable winning devices have a very low probability of winning inside when closed, or do not win at all, and open when winning. The present invention can be applied as long as the winning probability is improved.

FIG. 3 shows the electric accessory circuit provided in such a pachinko gaming machine and controlling the operation of the electric accessory.
Therefore, referring to the drawings, the operation will be described in detail together with the operation. After the game is started, the specific ball winning areas 420a and 420b
When a pachinko ball is won in any of 420c, for example, a specific ball detector 421a, 42 as a specific ball detection means, which is configured by a photoelectric sensor, a micro switch, or the like, and is provided in the specific ball winning area 420a, 420b, 420c.
1b and 421c generate a specific sphere detection signal, and this specific sphere detection signal is added to the game device starting means 422.

The game device starting means 422 is for adding a start signal and a stop signal to the random number generator 423. The game device starting means 422 has a built-in counter capable of continuously counting and storing the specific sphere detection signal up to a maximum of four shots. Unless the counter overflows, a random number is added every time the specific sphere detection signal is added. Generator 4
The activation signal is added to 23, and the game device 410 is activated.

When the start signal is applied in this way,
The random number generator 423 generates three series of random numbers from 0 to 9 by software, and the random numbers are added to the decoders / drivers 424a, 424b and 424c for each series. And decoders / drivers 424a, 424b, 4
24c respectively decodes the random numbers and drives the corresponding LED display portions 411a, 411b, 411c of the game device 410. Accordingly, the display mode of the game device 410 continuously changes at the same time when the game device activation means 422 which receives the specific ball detection signal applies the activation signal to the random number generator 423, and the slot game is started. In this sense, the game device activation means 422, the random number generator 423, and the LE.
The D display portions 411a, 411b, 411c, etc. serve as separate game means.

When the player presses the stop switch 430 at an arbitrary timing after the slot game is started in this way, a stop signal is output from the stop switch 430, and the stop signal is generated through the OR gate 432 and a random number is generated. Part 423. When the random number generator 423 receives this stop signal, it stops generating random numbers.
LED display portions 411a and 411b of the game device 410
The display content of 411c is fixed at that time, and the slot game ends. Further, the game device starting means 422 also has a timer function, and even if the player forgets to press the stop switch 430, a stop signal is generated when, for example, 4 seconds have elapsed after the start signal was output to the random number generating means 423, This stop signal is sent to the random number generator 423 via the OR gate 432.
Added to. Therefore, even if the player forgets to press the stop switch 430, the slot game automatically ends 4 seconds after the start of the slot game. When the slot game ends in this way, the random number generator 42
From 3 the game end signal indicating the end of the game is applied to the AND logic 425 and the variable winning device control means 441 which are the specific game state detecting means.

First, the AND logic 425 receives numerical information equivalent to the random number added to the decoder / driver 424 from the random number generator 423. When the AND logic 425 receives the game end signal, the random number is generated at that time. The logical determination of the three series of random numbers output by the unit 423 is performed. When all the random numbers indicate [7], the output is set to positive logic, and when the three series of random numbers are combinations other than the above, the Make the output negative logic.

On the other hand, the variable winning device control means 441 checks the output logic of the AND logic 425 when it receives the game end signal, and the 0.6 second timer 44 if the output logic is negative.
2 is triggered, and if the output logic of the AND logic 425 is positive, the 30 second timer 443 is triggered.

First, when a trigger is applied to the 0.6-second timer 442, the 0.6-second timer 442 oscillates for 0.6 seconds, and the output drive signal is positive. Then, this drive signal is amplified by the driver 445 via the OR gate 444, and the variable winning apparatus 440a, 440b, 440c.
For driving solenoids 446a, 446b, 44
6c is excited during that time, and variable prize winning devices 440a and 440
b · 440c opens for 0.6 seconds. Then, the falling edge of the drive signal output by the 0.6-second timer is applied to the game device starting means 422 via the OR gate 447, and the counter in the game device starting means 422 is subtracted. Therefore, if the counter in the game device starting means 422 is adjusted so as to overflow at, for example, 4 counts, the specific ball detection signal can be continuously received up to four times, but a specific ball detection signal beyond that can be received by the slot game. 1
Unless you finish the game and the game result appears, you will not accept it.

On the other hand, when a trigger is applied to the 30-second timer 443, the 30-second timer 443 oscillates for 30 seconds and the drive signal which is its output becomes positive. Then, this drive signal is amplified by the driver 445 via the OR gate 444, and the solenoids 446a, 446b, 446c for driving the variable prize winning devices 440a, 440b, 440c are excited during that time, and the variable prize winning devices 440a, 440b.
40c opens for 30 seconds. The output of the 30-second timer 443 is applied to one control input terminal of the AND gate 451. Therefore, when the variable winning device 440 is open for 30 seconds, the logic of one control input terminal of the AND gate 451 is It is positive. Further, the overflow output of the number setting means 452 is added to the other control input terminal of the AND gate 451. However, since the overflow output of the number setting means 452 is at the H level in the initial state, the special ball winning operation is performed in this state. When a pachinko ball wins the variable winning device 440a defined as a region, the special ball detector 45
The special sphere detection signal generated by No. 3 is added to the maximum profit giving means 454 via the AND gate 451. Then, for example, the AND gate 451, the special sphere detector 453, etc. function as the continuation condition detecting means.

The maximum profit giving means 454 opens the variable winning device 440 again for 30 seconds when certain conditions are satisfied, and gives an extremely large profit to the player. Specifically, the maximum profit giving means 454 is logically configured to start its operation when a special sphere detection signal is applied through the AND gate 451. When the operation is started, the output of the 30-second timer 443 is monitored. Then, after the output is completed, the trigger is applied to the 30-second timer 443 only once via the OR gate 448. Therefore, when the variable winning device 440a is opened for 30 seconds, if the variable winning device 440a wins, the variable winning device 440 again wins 3 times.
It will be opened for 0 seconds. Then, since the AND gate 451 is opened when the variable winning device 440 is opened for 30 seconds, the variable winning device 4 is opened as it is for 30 seconds.
As long as the player wins the prize within 40a, the variable winning device 440 repeats opening for 30 seconds without any limit.

Therefore, the number of times setting means 452 is used in this embodiment.
The falling edge of the output of the 30-second timer 443 is counted by a counter built in the counter, and when this counter counts a set number, for example, 10, the overflow output of the number-of-times setting means 452 falls to L level. As a result, since the AND gate 451 is closed, the special sphere detection signal generated thereafter is the maximum profit giving means 45.
Therefore, the variable winning device 440 becomes 10
When the opening for the 30 second time is completed, the maximum profit giving means 454 generates a reset signal instead of outputting a driving signal to the 30 second timer 443, and this reset signal resets the number setting means 452 via the OR gate 447. At the same time, the counter built in the game device starting means 422 is subtracted. Even if the variable winning device 440 does not win the variable winning device 440a during the opening for 30 seconds, the special profit detection signal is not added to the maximum profit giving means 454, so the variable winning device 440 is opened for 30 seconds. After the end, the device is initialized. And, for example, an OR gate 448,
The 30-second timer 443 or the like functions as a repetitive drive control means.

By the way, since the variable winning device 440 is constructed so that the internal winning efficiency is remarkably improved by opening it as described above, the variation of the form of the variable winning device 440 in the course of the game will be changed by the player. It has a significant relationship with the profits of the game and also has a significant relationship with the management status of the amusement store. Therefore, in order to provide a fair and appropriate detailed service to the game customers, and in order for the game store to carry out sound management in consideration of its regional characteristics and location conditions, the detection output from the specific game state detection means and another game It is desirable to accurately grasp the operation information related to the variation of the mode of the variation winning device 440 including the different game control signal relating to the operation of the means.

For example, in the case of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 2, the factors involved in the variation of the mode of the variation winning device 440 are (a). The number of times the display of the game device 410 is in the so-called jackpot display mode [7,7,7] within a unit time, (b). The number of times a slot game was played in a unit time, (c). The number of balls that have won the specific ball winning area 420 within a unit time,
(D). The number of times the variable winning device repeats opening for 30 seconds by the command of the special ball detection signal within the unit time,
Etc. can be considered. Incidentally, the unit time here can be set as appropriate, such that the business hours of one day can be set as the unit time or a predetermined time during which each pachinko gaming machine is actually operating can be set as the unit time. .

Therefore, in this embodiment, the variable winning device 440
In order for the control system 100 to recognize the information related to the variation of the above mode, the signals at each point shown in FIG. 3 are transmitted to the control system 100, and the signals transmitted on the control system 100 side are integrated and stored. Specifically, (a). In order to grasp the number of times the display of the game device 410 has changed to the jackpot display mode within a unit time, the variable winning device 44
1 transmits the trigger added to the 30-second timer 443,
(B). In order to grasp the number of times the slot game has been played within the unit time, the game device activation means 422 transmits an activation signal added to the random number generation means 423, (c).
In a unit time, a specific ball detection signal is transmitted to grasp the number of balls that have won the specific ball winning area 420,
(D). In order to grasp the number of times the variable winning device repeats opening for 30 seconds in response to the command of the special ball detection signal within the unit time, the maximum profit giving means 454 transmits a drive signal added to the 30-second timer 443.

The terminal point ABCD in FIG. 3 shows an example of the take-out port of these signals, and a concrete transmission system and a configuration example of the transmission system are shown in detail in FIG. The transmission system shown in FIG.
Signals generated at points A, B, C, and D in the pachinko gaming machine Pi (i is a natural number from 0 to n) scanned by the decoder 111 on the 10 side are transmission lines 202a and 202b corresponding to the respective signals. The accumulation memories 160a and 160 latched by the latch circuit 112 on the transmission control device 110 side via 202c and 202d and corresponding to the respective information.
The values are accumulated in b.160c.160d and stored. In the illustrated embodiment, the address designated by the terminal by the decoder 111 and each accumulation memory 160a, 160b, 160c, 1
Since the addresses of 60d are matched with each other in terms of hardware, information can be collected very quickly in this embodiment.

Next, the detailed structure of the transmission system shown in FIG. 4 will be described together with its operation. The basic clock oscillated by the oscillator 113 which determines the basic operating speed of the transmission system takes a count value from 0 to 7. Ring counter 114
The count value of the ring counter 114 that is added to the clock input terminal of the ring counter 114 and added in synchronization with the basic clock is added to the decoder 115 for controlling the timing, and the decoder 115 decodes the count value of the ring counter 114. Various control signals from 0 to 7 are generated. Then, one transmission cycle is completed while one cycle of various control signals 0 to 7 generated by the decoder 115 is completed.
Further, the most significant digit of the ring counter 114 is added to the clock input terminal of the ring counter 116, and the count value of the ring counter 116 is used for addressing the pachinko gaming machine as the terminal and of the accumulating memories 160a, b, c. Used for addressing.

That is, the count value of the ring counter 116 is added to the decoder 111 for designating the address of the terminal device, and the decoder 111 decodes this and designates the first to nth terminal devices. Then, while the count value of the ring counter 116 is incremented by 1, the ring counter 11
Since the count value of 4 cycles once, the data transmission cycle with the pachinko gaming machine ends while the decoder 111 designates a pachinko gaming machine.

For example, as a result of the slot game being played on the first pachinko gaming machines, the display mode of the game device 410 is [7/7/7] (that is, a big hit).
Let's say The display mode of the game device 410 is [7
.7]], the variable winning device control means 441 applies a trigger to the 30-second timer 443 via the OR gate 448, and this trigger is led to point A. (See FIG. 3) Then, referring to FIG. 4, the drive current flows through the driver circuit Da by the trigger derived at the point A, and the relay 211a in the switchboard 210 as an output terminal board provided in the pachinko gaming machine is closed. To achieve. And this switchboard 210 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, a plurality of pieces of information correspond to each type of information, namely, a data transmission point forming a closed path with the electric accessory circuit on the pachinko gaming machine side and a data receiving point forming a closed path with the centralized management device side. The relays 211a to 211d are interposed and connected to the respective data receiving points corresponding to the respective data transmitting points. In addition, this switchboard 2
10 is provided in a predetermined portion on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine,
Connected to a centralized control device at a pachinko game store.

On the other hand, at a certain timing, the ring counter 1
When the count value of 14 becomes 1, the decoder 111 designates the first group by turning on the output No. 1 and turning on the sweep driver DR1. When the sweep driver DR1 is turned on in this way, from the power supply V to the photocoupler Pa, the transmission line 202a, the relay 211a, and the terminal designation line 201.
A current flows through the path, and the phototransistor forming the photocoupler Pa is turned on.

Further, the latch circuit 112 has four memory locations from La to Ld, each of which is designated by A in FIG.
The latch circuit 112 is assigned to the signals of the point, the B point, the C point, and the D point.
The input signal is latched at the timing when the load signal, which is the second output, is added. Therefore, when the phototransistor configuring the photocoupler Pa is turned on as described above, the memory location La of the latch circuit 112 stores the occurrence of the jackpot at the timing when the decoder 115 raises the load signal, and its output is It is added to the memory control means 161 in the accumulation memory 160a.

In addition to the output of the latch circuit 112, the memory control means 161 is supplied with load / count / write control signals from the decoder 115 and a memory address from the address bus AD. When the load signal is applied from the decoder 115, the memory control means 161 applies the preset enable signal PE to the preset counter 162, and the preset counter 162 presets the numerical value derived on the output line of the memory 163. The decoder 115 is the 0th
Since the buffer gate 117 is activated when the 1st, 2nd, and 7th outputs are raised, the memory control means 161 causes the memory control means 161 to count the count value of the ring counter 116 (that is, The first address is added, and the memory control means 161 gives this address to the memory 163 as it is. Therefore, at this time, the stored contents of the addresses assigned to the first series of the memory 163 are derived from the output line of the memory 163. Since the stored contents of the addresses assigned to the first series of the memory 163 indicate the integrated value of the number of jackpots that have occurred in the first series up to the immediately preceding operation cycle, the preset counter 162 shows the previous operation. By the cycle, the integrated value of the number of jackpots generated in the first group is preset.

Subsequently, when the decoder 115 raises the count signal, this count signal is applied to the memory control means 16
1 and the memory control means 161 stores the occurrence of a big hit in the memory area La of the latch circuit 112 when the count signal is applied.
The count-up clock ck is output to 62.
Therefore, in the present operation example, since the count-up clock ck is added to the preset counter 162,
The preset counter 162 sets the integrated value of the number of jackpots generated in the first group up to the last operation cycle to 1
You will count up.

Subsequently, when the decoder 115 raises the write signal, this write signal is applied to the memory control means 161, and when the memory control means 161 is applied with this write signal, the write control signal W for the memory 163 is written. Add. As a result, the memory 163 outputs the value derived from the output line of the preset counter 162 (that is, the integrated value of the number of jackpots generated in the first stage until the immediately preceding operation cycle to the jackpot generated in the first stage in the current operation cycle). Value) is stored. By executing the same operation as described above each time the output signal of the decoder 111 specifies each pachinko gaming machine P1 to Pn, the number of jackpots accumulated in each pachinko gaming machine P1 to Pn is stored in the memory 160a. 163. Further, the accumulation memories 160b, c, d are also configured similarly to the accumulation memory 160a, and the relays 211b, c
Since d is also configured similarly to the relay 211a, by performing the same operation as above, the integrated value of the number of times of the slot game is integrated in the integrated memory 160b, and the integrated value of the number of winnings in the specific ball winning area is integrated. The integrated value of the number of times the variable winning device is repeatedly opened for 30 seconds due to winning in the special ball winning area is stored in the memory 160c in the integrating memory 160d.

In this way, each integration memory 160a / b
・ The integrated value of the necessary information is stored in c and d, while the CPU
Reference numeral 130 denotes each integration memory 160a.b.b at the timing when the decoder 115 permits the occupation of the address bus AD.
The information stored in cd is read.

That is, when the 3rd to 6th outputs of the decoder 115 are at the H level, the buffer gate 117 is deactivated,
The buffer gate 118 is activated. Therefore, the CPU
130 is a latch circuit 119 for the base address of the pachinko gaming machine that is going to collect data via the system bus SB.
If the address is written in, the address is sent to the address bus AD at the timing when the buffer gate 118 is activated, and this base address is given to the memory 163 via the memory control means 161. Then, the information of the specified pachinko gaming machine is read from the addressed address of the memory 163 and sent to the system bus SB via the output buffer 164.

It should be noted that the specific ball winning area is obtained from the accumulation memory 160a when collecting the cumulative number of jackpots generated in the respective pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn, and from the cumulative memory 160b when collecting the cumulative value of the number of times of slot games. When collecting the integrated value of the number of winnings to the special ball winning area, the variable winning device is
Needless to say, when collecting the integrated value of the number of times the opening is repeated for a second, the data is collected from the integrating memory 160d. Further, the OR gate OR2 is for preventing the transmission system from operating accidentally when the CPU 130 occupies the address bus AD.
When the output of 2 is H level (that is, when the decoder 115 does not output the load count write control signals), the decoder 111 is activated.

The information collected in this way is sent to the CPU 13
0 is output processing (for example, C via the I / O port 310).
Displayed on RT311. Print out from the printer 321 via the I / O port 320. (Stored in the magnetic disk 331 via the I / O port 330).

FIG. 5 shows the CRT 3 thus displayed.
11 is an example of the display screen of 11, showing the number of profit balls, the number of lost balls, and the number of differences for each pachinko gaming machine P1 to Pn, as well as the number of large hits, the number of games, the number of specific ball winnings, and the variation of the winning device. The number of times is displayed. The data printed out from the printer 321 and the data stored in the magnetic disk 331 are the same as the data displayed as described above, and therefore are not shown in duplicate, but the operator collects them in this way. By analyzing the data, it is possible to accurately determine what kind of game progress each of the pachinko gaming machines P1 to Pn is placed in.

For example, if the number of jackpots is low but it is stopped, it can be judged that the obstacle nail for the normal winning hole is open, and the number of games and the number of large hits are large. If a certain probability is maintained and the number of times of winning the specific ball is high, it can be determined that the obstacle nail for the specific ball winning area is open. In addition, if the number of big hits with respect to the number of games occurs with a higher probability than the average, it may be possible to judge that it is an effect of an uncertain random number factor. If the number of changes in the device is extremely high, it can be judged that there is some illegal activity.

By using the data collected in this manner, instead of performing the calculation processing based on the number of winning balls and the number of payout balls as in the conventional case and controlling the stop, a large number of times (a pachinko game of this kind) In the machine, when the big hit occurs, the number of hits is usually reached), and the hit stop control may be performed.

In the above, the large number of wins, the number of specific ball winnings,
An example of a transmission system was shown in which the number of games and the number of fluctuations in the prize winning device were collected as data. However, when collecting data indicating the number of prize balls, the number of out balls, the number of supplementary balls,
A micro switch, a photoelectric sensor, or the like for detecting the occurrence of a winning ball or an out ball, which is a hitting ball, is provided at a predetermined position of each pachinko game machine, and an accumulation memory 160 corresponding to each sensor is provided as a transmission control system. Latch circuit 1
Twelve storage locations, a transmission line 202, etc. may be provided and the same operation as described above may be performed. Switches S1 and S2 in FIG.
Indicates the circuit arrangement position of these sensors, and the open terminals of the switches S1 and S2 are connected to a transmission line (not shown).

By the way, it goes without saying that the type of information relating to a predetermined game state in which the profit of the player sharply rises changes corresponding to the type of the accessory provided in the pachinko gaming machine. Therefore, an example of a pachinko gaming machine having an accessory other than the above is shown in FIG. 6, and what kind of information should be transmitted in the case of a pachinko gaming machine having such an accessory will be considered below.

FIG. 6 shows a gaming board surface 400 of a pachinko gaming machine having an accessory of a form other than the above. The outline of the structure and operation of the gaming machine shown in FIG.
Basically, if a pachinko ball that is driven in like an ordinary pachinko gaming machine is collected in the out hole 501, it will be a profit for the game store, and one of the winning ball devices 502, 503, 504.
The back mechanism is configured so that a predetermined number of prize balls can be refunded when the player wins a prize ball device of 505/506, tulip 508/509, or other prize ball device described later. To explain the characteristic point, in the case of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 6, when the special winning hole 520 as the special ball winning area is won in the process of playing the game as described above, the variable winning device 530 is, for example, 10. It is controlled to open for 2 seconds. Since this variable winning device 530 is an extremely large hitting ball winning device, a large number of prize balls will be returned to the player once it is opened, so that the variable winning device 530 is a special starting point. The high or low of the winning rate with respect to the winning hole 520 has a great relation to the profit of the player, and if the player is in a gaming state in which it is easy to win the special winning hole 520, the player's profit is increased, and conversely, the special winning hole 520.
If the player is in a game state where it is difficult to win the prize, the profits of the player will decrease. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 6, the probability of winning in the special winning hole 520 can be adjusted according to the state of the hitting ball winning device 540 provided in the middle of the flow path through which the launched pachinko ball reaches the special winning hole 520. I am trying.

FIG. 7 shows a special winning hole 520 which is a starting point for opening the variable winning device 530, and the special winning hole 5
It is an enlarged view of the relationship of a hitting ball winning device 540 for controlling the winning probability to 20. To be more specific, ball hitting prize 5
40 has a vertically long winning hole 541 formed substantially in the center of a board for attaching itself to a game board surface 400 of a pachinko gaming machine, and a spindle 542 fixed to both sides of the winning hole 541.
Each of the triangular movable blades 543 is swingably supported. An obstacle piece 544 is integrally formed with the movable wing piece 543 at the lower end of the outer side edge of the pair of movable wing pieces 543, and a swingback piece 545 is formed at the lower end of the inner side edge of the movable wing piece 543. Are formed integrally with the movable wing piece 543.

Each of the movable wing pieces 543 swings left and right around the support shaft 542 due to the weight of the pachinko ball, and the hammered pachinko balls flow down along the game board surface 400 so that the movable wing pieces 543 located on both sides of the pachinko ball 543 move. When flown inward, the movable wing pieces 543 swing outwardly around the support shaft 542 due to the weight of the pachinko ball, and stop when they open and close approximately 60 degrees. Further, when a pachinko ball wins in the movable wing piece 543 while the movable wing piece 543 is open to the left and right in this way, the movable wing piece 543 is closed by the momentum when the pachinko ball collides with the swingback piece 545. To do.

Further, below the hitting prize tool 540,
Obstacle nails 550 are arranged in a funnel shape so as to guide the pachinko balls that have flowed in below the hitting prize device 540 to the special winning hole 520.

When the ball hitting prize device 540 is closed, most of the pachinko balls that flow down to the side of the ball hitting prize device 540 are repelled by the obstacle piece 544, and obstacle nails 550 arranged in a funnel shape. Since it flows down to the outside of the special prize hole 520, almost no prize is won in the special prize hole 520.
0 rarely opens. On the other hand, when the hitting ball winning device 540 is in the open state, the pachinko balls that flow down to the side of the hitting ball winning device 540 have a high probability of being inside the obstacle nails 555 arranged along the outer side of the obstacle piece 544. The pachinko ball that flows into the inside of the obstacle nail 555 in this way enters the special winning hole 520, and the variable winning device 53
0 also opens for 10 seconds, for example, every time a pachinko ball wins the special winning hole 520.

Therefore, if the nail adjustment is performed so that the winning probability to the ball hitting prize tool 540 is extremely low, the ball hitting prize tool 540 is obtained.
As long as the ball is closed, the variable prize device 530 rarely opens, but once the ball hitting prize tool 540 is opened, the variable prize device 530 will be opened with an extremely high probability thereafter, which is extremely emissive. It will be a strong pachinko machine. Therefore, in the case of this type of pachinko gaming machine, not only the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, or the number of replenishing balls is transmitted to the control system side, but in addition to these pieces of information, the state of the hitting winning prize 540 and If the information indicating the state of the variable winning device 530 can be transmitted, the game store will be able to perform more accurate management. Therefore, in order to detect this kind of information, the following method is adopted in this embodiment.

As is well known, in a pachinko gaming machine, the pachinko balls that have won one of the winning ball devices are finally collected in a winning ball collecting gutter (not shown) on the back surface of the gaming machine, and this winning ball collecting gutter It is counted by a winning ball detector provided near the exit of. In addition, if the winning ball device is some kind of accessory, in order to detect the pachinko ball winning the prize, the winning pachinko ball should pass through a predetermined sensor before reaching the winning ball collecting gutter. Good.

In the case of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, as the information indicating the factors involved in the occurrence of the gaming state in which the profit of the player fluctuates rapidly, there is a hit ball winning device 540.
The number of times that the game state has been opened to enter the special winning hole 520, and the number of times of winning in the special winning hole 520 that triggers the opening of the variable winning device 530 are listed. In order to detect the number of times of winning in the special winning hole 520, which is a key to the opening of the variable winning device 530, as shown in FIG. 7, a micro switch, a photoelectric sensor or the like is provided inside the special winning hole 520. The detector 521 may be provided.

On the other hand, in order to detect the number of times that the hitting ball winning device 540 has been opened and entered the special winning hole 520 in a game state where it is easy to win, it is only necessary to detect the pachinko ball winning in the hitting ball winning device 540. Instead, it is necessary to detect the pachinko ball that has won the hitting ball winning device 540 when the hitting ball winning device 540 is closed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the flow path through which the pachinko ball that has won the hitting ball prize 540 reaches the prize ball collecting gutter (not shown) is branched into the first flow path 546 and the second flow path 547, and this first flow path 546 is provided. A game state detector 548 for detecting a flowing down pachinko ball is provided, and a branching rod 549 swinging integrally with the movable wing piece 543 is closed when the movable wing piece 543 is closed. When the movable wing piece 543 is opened and the 547 is closed, the first
It is projected in the vertically long winning hole 541 so as to close the flow path.

Therefore, the pachinko ball that has won the hitting ball winning device 540 when the movable wing piece 543 is closed is the first flow path 5
Although the gaming state detector 548 is turned on after passing through 46, the pachinko ball won in the hitting ball winning device 540 while the movable wing piece 543 is opened passes through the second flow path 547, so that the gaming state detector 548 is displayed. Does not work. Therefore, if the number of times the game state detector 548 is turned on is counted, the movable wing piece 5
You can see how many times 43 was opened.

Incidentally, the sensors arranged in the vicinity of the accessory in this way, that is, the detector 521 and the game state detector 548.
In order to incorporate the above into the transmission circuit, for example, the signal lines of the switches S1 and S2 in FIG. 4 may be connected to the switchboard 210. Further, in the present embodiment, even when the information collected in the conventional system such as the number of winning balls, the number of out balls, and the number of replenishing balls is transmitted to the control system 100, the sensor S1 of FIG. The transmission line 202 and the accumulating memory 160 corresponding to the transmission line 202 may be added for each piece of information in addition to the addition of the same portion as S2. Further, if a margin is provided in advance for the number of addresses of the accumulating memory 160 and the number of output bits of the decoder 111, it is possible to cope with the expansion of the pachinko gaming machine simply by adding the terminal designation line 201.

In the above description, two examples of the pachinko gaming machine with an accessory are shown and explained, but the present invention is such that the profit of the player greatly fluctuates due to the fluctuation of the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine. It is widely applicable to various types of pachinko game machines.

As explained above, according to the present invention, each pachinko machine is delivered to a pachinko gaming store on the premise of a pachinko gaming machine in which the profit of the player greatly fluctuates according to the game result of another game means. The transmission line can be easily formed by connecting the gaming machine to the centralized management device on the gaming shop side through the output terminal board provided in each pachinko gaming machine. Through the transmission path, another game control signal relating to the operation of another game means and the detection output from the specific game state detecting means can be transmitted to the central control device side so that the jackpot occurrence ratio or the like for each gaming machine can be calculated. Therefore, by performing arithmetic processing on the side of the central management device, it is possible to easily calculate management information such as the jackpot occurrence probability of another gaming means that the pachinko gaming shop needs for nail adjustment, and based on this data. It is possible to provide a fine-grained services to have the player. Also, the electric accessory circuit on the pachinko gaming machine side and the centralized control device side are connected via a relay provided on the output terminal board, and because the circuit is not directly closed, the lines with different operating voltages are erroneously connected. However, the expensive accessory circuit on the pachinko gaming machine side is prevented from being damaged. In addition, since the output terminal board is provided, wiring processing can be centralized, and connector disconnection and incorrect connection are reduced.
Connection work with the central control device side becomes easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of a pachinko gaming machine having an electric accessory.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an electric accessory control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the transmission system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a CRT display screen.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine having other accessories.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 100 Control system 200 Line 160 Accumulation memory 311 CRT 410 Game device 440 Variable winning device 420 Specific ball winning area

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game board in which a game area is formed, a variable winning device which is provided in the game area and can be converted into a first state which is disadvantageous to the player and a second state which is advantageous to the player, On the condition that there is a specific game state detecting means for detecting that another game result by another game means provided on the game board has reached a preset specific game state, and a detection output from the specific game state, The variable prize winning device control means for converting and driving the variable prize winning device into the second state, the different game control signal relating to the operation of the different game means, and the detection output from the specific game state detecting means, of the gaming machine. An output terminal board for transmitting to a centralized control device side of a pachinko game store so that the jackpot occurrence ratio and the like can be calculated, and the output terminal board, at least for the plurality of pieces of information, connects an electric accessory circuit and a closed circuit. Eggplant A data transmission point and a data reception point forming a closed path with the central control device side are arranged in association with each other for each type of information, and a relay is provided at each data reception point corresponding to each data transmission point. A pachinko game machine characterized by being connected via an intermediary.