JPH07598A - Combinational game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the interest of a combinational game machine to be more interesting than ever. CONSTITUTION:In the combinational game machine, one time of game is finished by shooting 16 game balls on a game panel, and the next game can be transferred after processing of delivering a prize ball in accordance with a score acquired in one round of game by shooting the 16 game balls, etc., is executed. In step S200, it is judged whether or not a state is the one just before the game is transferred to the next game. In such a case, when affirmative judgment is made to the effect that the game is ended, processing to read in the value of the value of a prize pattern in accordance with the value of random number of a memory M1 previously stored in the succeeding step 210 is performed. The combination of numeral patterns to establish the score at every game is changed. In this way, a dominant effect to versatily change the score acquired in one round of game at every game and to display the superior effect of the combinational game machine to be more interesting than ever can be obtained even when the ball enters in the same chucker.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention establishes one game by firing a predetermined game ball, and a predetermined combination of display means which is turned on when the fired game ball enters. The present invention relates to a combination-type gaming machine that gives a score corresponding to a combination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional combination-type gaming machine, 16 chuckers (winning holes) are arranged in a row in the lower edge of the gaming board, and a 4 × 4 matrix-shaped winning is formed in the central portion of the gaming board surface. Those equipped with an indicator lamp are known. This combination-type gaming machine lights a prize display lamp corresponding to the chucker when a game ball enters the chucker, and the lighting state of the prize display lamp vertically shoots 16 game balls during one game. In addition, a predetermined score is given when they are aligned in a horizontal or diagonal row, and award balls according to the score are paid out after the game is over. Also, a row of prize display lamps in a row corresponding to the row of 16 chuckers on the bottom edge of the game board is provided below, and a combination is given when four of these prize display lamps are lit next to each other. Type gaming machines are also known. An invention relating to this combination type gaming machine is
"Pachinko type game machine" shown in No. -23552 is known.

[0003]

The combination type game machine is different from a normal pachinko machine in that not only a game ball is thrown into the prize hole but also a game ball is thrown into the prize hole during one game. There is the interest of getting the highest score possible. However, there is also a problem that it is predetermined that which of the prize indicator lamps should be turned on when the player is to enter which chucker, and the establishment of the combination is simple. In view of this problem, the combination type gaming machine of the present invention has been made for the purpose of providing a more interesting combination type gaming machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In the combination type gaming machine of the present invention, a plurality of chuckers are provided below the game board and the display means is turned on in response to a ball entering the chucker, and the turned-on display means forms a predetermined combination. In the combination-type gaming machine in which a predetermined score is given to the game board and a predetermined number of game balls are shot on the game board surface to complete one game, a predetermined combination of the display means is set for each predetermined number of games. It is characterized in that a combination changing means for changing is provided. Here, the display means
Anything can be used as long as it lights up in response to entering a plurality of chuckers below the game board, such as a liquid crystal display, a fluorescent lamp, and C.
It is conceivable to use various display bodies and lamps such as RT display bodies, LEDs and lamps. Further, the combination changing means may be any means that changes a predetermined combination of the display means every time a predetermined number of games have passed, and the display means is arranged in a matrix and the numbers arranged in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal line. The design is changed and displayed every time a predetermined game passes, or the number design to be displayed is fixed and the number design that makes a combination is lit up and displayed in different colors, and the lighting place is changed every time the predetermined game progresses. Things can be considered.

[Action]

In the combination type gaming machine of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when a shot game ball enters a plurality of chuckers below the game board, a predetermined position of the display means is turned on and a predetermined combination is generated. When the game is established, a score is given and the game balls are paid out, but the combination that gives the score is changed every time a predetermined number of games have passed. Thus, even if the player enters the same chucker, the predetermined positions of the display means that light up serve as different combinations of elements.

【Example】

Next, preferred embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings in order to further clarify the constitution of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a game board 2 on which various game components are mounted is attached to the upper portion of the opening of the main body frame 1, and the main body frame 1
A metal frame 3 in which glass is fitted and a front plate 4 are vertically adjacent to each other at one end portion of the front surface of the and are pivotally mounted so as to be rotatable forward. An upper ball tray 5 is attached to the front surface of the front plate 4 for receiving game balls and prize balls dispensed during the game, and a prize overflowing from above the upper ball tray 5 is attached to the front surface near the lower end of the main body frame 1. A lower ball receiving tray 6 for receiving balls is attached, and upper and lower ball receiving trays 5 and 6 are respectively provided with ball removing levers 5a and 6a for taking out a prize ball. At the upper right end of the upper ball saucer 5, there is a shot number indicator 7 for displaying the number of game balls shot on the surface of the game board 2. On the front plate 4 above the upper ball saucer 5, the upper ball saucer 5 has a game. There is embedded an overdose indicator 8 which lights up when the ball is full. The handle 9 is operated to launch a game ball onto the game board 2, and the score indicator 10 displays the score obtained when a combination of symbols is established, and the game board 2 has a 16-point mark at the bottom.
The entrance ball opening 11 is arranged, the prize symbol display 12 is provided under the 16 entrance ball opening 11, and the game ball enters 16
The number corresponding to the entrance of the continuous entrance 11 is turned on. The 16 continuous ball entrance 11 has 16 winning detection switches 11a to 11p for detecting a ball, and the handle 9 has a handle touch switch 9a for detecting that the player is touching. There is.

On the back side of the body frame 1, as shown in FIG.
An electronic control unit 20 for controlling various operations throughout the game, such as starting and ending a game, controlling the launch of game balls, calculating the number of effective launch balls, displaying prizes, calculating prize scores, paying out prize balls, etc. A ball cut detection switch 21 for detecting that the amount of prize balls discharged to the player is insufficient, and an excessive amount detection switch 22 for detecting that the prize balls discharged to the player side are filled in the gutter are respectively assembled.

On the game board 2, as shown in FIG. 3, a liquid crystal display screen 30 is provided in the upper part of the central part of the board surface, and a pattern display device 31 composed of three 7-segment LEDs under the liquid crystal display screen 30, this pattern display device. Two gates 32 and 33 on the left and right of 31, a character working port 34 under the symbol display device 31, two ball entrances 35 and 36 on the left and right of the character working port 34, and two on the left and right of the liquid crystal display screen 30. Lamp windmills 37 and 38, 2 at the left and right edges of the board
One windmill 39 and 40, multiple obstruction nails 4 partially shown
1 etc. are provided. The liquid crystal display screen 31 is 4 x 4
It is configured in a matrix of 4 16 squares, which will be described in detail later, but 16 types of numerical symbols 1 to 16 are displayed in the 16 squares. Incidentally, the gates 32 and 33, the accessory working port 3
4, game balls that pass through or enter the ball entrances 35 and 36 are ball detection switches 32a and 33 built in each.
a, 34a, 35a and 36a respectively.

The electronic control unit 20, as shown in FIG.
Focusing on the CPU 20a as a microcomputer, the CPU 20a, the ROM 20b, the RAM 20c,
The external input circuit 20d, the external output circuit 20e, and the liquid crystal controller 20f are connected as a logical operation circuit by a bus 20g. This electronic control unit 20
The external input circuit 20d includes a touch switch 9 described above.
a, the winning detection switches 11a to 11p, the out-of-ball detection switch 21, the excess amount detection switch 22, the same ball detection switches 32a to 36a, etc. are connected. External output circuit 2
In 0e, the number of shots indicator 7, the score indicator 10, the winning symbol indicator 11, the induction symbol indicator 31, the electromagnetic solenoid 34b for opening and closing the accessory working port 34, which are also described above.
Lamp windmills 37 and 38 are connected to each other. or,
A liquid crystal display screen 30 is connected to the liquid crystal controller 20f. In this embodiment, when the game ball passes through the gate 32 or 33, the three-digit symbol displayed on the symbol display device 31 fluctuates for a predetermined time, and when the stopped symbols are the same three digits, the so-called "big hit" state is achieved. The object operating port 34 is opened, and when the game ball enters the opened accessory operating port 34, the predetermined numeral symbols on the liquid crystal display screen 30 are lit at four places, but since this technology is well known in the art, it will be described in detail. Omit.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above structure will be described.
The control of the liquid crystal display screen 30 will be mainly described according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. This Fig. 5-8
The process shown in the figure represents only the process related to the control of the liquid crystal display screen 30 among the various processes performed by the electronic control device 20, and is periodically executed by a technique such as a hard interrupt. Here, the "winning symbol random number updating routine" shown in FIG. 5 will be described first. C
When the process executed by the PU 20a shifts to this routine, the value of the random number Rd is incremented (step S
100), and it is then determined whether or not the value of the incremented random number Rd is "5" or more (step S110).
Here, if an affirmative determination of "5" or more is made, the random number Rd
The process of returning the value of 0 to zero is performed (step S120), and thereafter, or when a negative determination that the value of the random number Rd is less than “5” is made in step S110, the process exits to “return”. By executing the processing shown in the processing steps S100 to S120, the value of the random number Rd is repeatedly created as five values of 0 to 4 for each interrupt. The random number R
The value of d is cleared to zero in the initial state when the power is turned on.

In the "display random number storage routine" shown in FIG. 6, the CPU 20a first executes a process of scanning the input states of the ball detection switches 32a and 33a via the external input circuit 20d (step S150). By this scanning process, when an affirmative judgment that the game ball has passed the gate 32 or 33 on the surface of the game board 2 is made (step S1).
60), using the value of the random number Rd described above as the memory M1 and RA
The process of storing in M20c is performed (step S17).
0), after this, or in step S160, the gate 32
Alternatively, if a negative determination is made that the game ball has not passed in 33, the process exits to "return" and the process of this routine ends. By performing the processing shown in steps S150 to S170, the value of the random number Rd that is constantly updated is stored in the RAM 20c as the memory M1 every time the game ball passes through the gate 32 or 33. In addition, each processing shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 described above is periodically executed in every 2.048 ms in this embodiment.

Next, the "winning symbol display routine" shown in FIG.
When the process executed by the CPU 20a shifts to step S20, it is first determined whether or not the game is final (step S20).
0). In the combination type game machine, 16 game balls are provided on the game board 2
1 game is completed by firing on the surface, 16
After the game balls are fired and the prize balls corresponding to the points obtained in one game are paid out, the process moves to the next game. It is determined in step S200 whether or not it is just before moving to the next game.
Here, if an affirmative decision is made that the game is final, then in a succeeding step S210, a process of reading the value of the table of numerical symbols corresponding to the value of the stored random number Rd of the memory M1 is performed. In this example, as shown in the following table,
When the value of the random number Rd stored in the memory M1 is zero, the table 1 is shown. When the value of the random number Rd is 1, the table 2 is shown. When the value of the random number Rd is 2, the table 3 and the value of the random number Rd are shown. In case of 3, the value in table 4 is read, and in case the value of random number Rd is 4, the value in table 5 is read. This column is 4,
Tables 1 to 5 having 4 rows correspond to the liquid crystal display screen 30 configured in a matrix of 4 × 4 described above, and the numbers shown in the table are numerical symbols displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 30 as they are. When the value of any one of the tables 1 to 5 is read in step S210, the CPU 20a performs a process of displaying the read numerical symbol on the liquid crystal display screen 30 by the liquid crystal controller 20f (step S220).
After this, or when a negative determination is made in step S200 that the game is not the final, the process directly returns to "return".

In the "winning symbol lighting routine" shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 20a constantly scans the 16 winning detection switches 11a to 11p (step S250), and if there is a winning ball, it is displayed on the winning symbol display device. A process of displaying (turning on) the numerical design on the liquid crystal display screen 30 corresponding to the number is reversed (step S260). The CPU 20a executes each process shown in each of the above-described routines for each interrupt. However, when an affirmative judgment that the game is over is executed, each process shown in the "score calculation routine" shown in FIG. 9 is executed.

It is judged that the game here is over (see FIG. 9).
(Step S300), "winning symbol display routine" of FIG.
Different from the last of the game described above, it means immediately after the 16th game ball is detected by the prize detection switches 11a to 11p. "The game is over" in step S300
If the affirmative judgment is made, then it is judged whether or not all the numerical symbols in any of the columns or rows are lined up (step S310), and it is affirmed that all of them are lined up. When the determination is made, a process of adding the score T by 1 is performed by the number of the lit columns (step S32).
0). That is, if the number of columns in which the numerical symbols in the vertical or horizontal rows are lined up and all of them are 2, the score T is +2, and if it is 5, the score T is +5. In a succeeding step S330, it is determined whether or not all the numbered symbols in the diagonal rows are lined up, and if an affirmative determination is made that they are lit, the score T is incremented by 3 for each number of the rows that are lit. A process of adding is performed (step S320). That is, the score T is +3 if all the right diagonal or left diagonal numerical symbols are lined up, and the score T is +6 if both columns are lined up and all illuminated. In this embodiment, the highest score in one game is 1
It is set to 0 point, and the limiting process is performed so that it is not added even if the number of lights is more than that. After executing the process shown in the "score calculation routine" of FIG. 9, the CPU 20a externally outputs the prize ball corresponding to the score to the player to output the prize ball.
A process of driving the solenoid via e to shift to the next game is executed.

According to the present embodiment described in detail above, the combination of numerical symbols for achieving a score changes for each game. As a result, even if a ball entrance that is easy to enter or a ball entrance that is difficult to enter is determined by the arrangement of the obstacle nails on the game board 2 in the 16-game entrance 11 on the game board 2, one game The score obtained in the above can be variously changed for each game, and the excellent effect of making the combination-type gaming machine more entertaining is achieved. Moreover, in the present embodiment, since the combination of the numerical symbols is determined by the random number, there is an effect that the player can have a higher expectation. In addition, in the present embodiment, the combination of the numerical symbols that establish the score according to the random number is changed for each game, but the configuration may be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, when a three-digit identical so-called "big hit symbol" is displayed on the symbol display device 31 in which the symbol displayed by passing through the gate 32 or 33 changes, the score is established only during the predetermined number of games. It is also conceivable to display a combination of easy numerical symbols on the liquid product display screen 30.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, the combination-type gaming machine of the second embodiment assigns numbers 1 to 9 to the winning symbol display unit 50, that is, a predetermined entrance of the 16 consecutive entrances 11 The same numbers are given to the numbers 1 to 9, the liquid crystal display screen 51 is arranged in a matrix of 3 × 3 vertically and horizontally, and the combination of the numerical symbols displayed on the liquid crystal display screen is changed for each game.
Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment. In the combination-type gaming machine of the second embodiment, the vertical row, the horizontal row, and the diagonal row are composed of three numeral symbols, so that the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained and the score can be more easily established. It has the effect that

Further, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the combination-type gaming machine of the third embodiment is established by launching nine game balls for one game with the bottom entrance 60 of the game board 2 as nine consecutive entrances. , Numbers 1 to 9 are attached to the winning symbol display 61, and the liquid crystal display screen 62 is configured as a matrix of 3 × 3 vertically and horizontally to change the combination of numerical symbols displayed on the liquid crystal display screen for each game. The structure is the same as that of the first embodiment. The combination-type gaming machine of the third embodiment is advantageous in that the same score as in the first embodiment can be more easily achieved, and the elapsed time of one game can be shortened to further speed up the game. Produce the effect.

As described above, in the combination-type gaming machine of the present invention, the combination of numerical symbols for achieving a score changes for each game. As a result, even if a player enters the same chucker, the score obtained during one game changes variously for each game, and an excellent effect of making the combination-type gaming machine more entertaining is achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a combination-type gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a back view showing the back surface.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the game board 2.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic control unit 20.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of a “winning symbol random number updating routine”.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process of a “display random number storage routine”.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a process of a “winning symbol display routine”.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process of a “winning symbol lighting routine”.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing of a “score calculation routine”.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a game board 2 according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing the game board 2 of the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 game board 11 16 continuous ball entrance 12 winning symbol display device 20 electronic control device 30 liquid crystal display screen 31 symbol display device 32, 33 gate

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A score determined when a plurality of chuckers are provided below a game board and a display means is lit in response to a ball entering the chucker, and the lit display means establishes a predetermined combination. In a combination-type gaming machine in which one game is established by giving a predetermined number of game balls to the game board surface, a combination changing means for changing the predetermined combination of the display means for each of the predetermined number of games is provided. A combination-type gaming machine characterized by that.