JPH08103538A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a pachinko game machine which is attractive for a player, by increasing the value which can be acquired in a big hit game condition. CONSTITUTION: A part of premium balls to be paid out by an awarding ball having received by ball receiving members 27a, 27b upon start awarding operation before occurrence of a big hit game condition is stored in memory and credited, and thus credited premium balls are paid out when such a term that the big hit game condition is completed at the final opening and closing cycle is satisfied. With this arrangement, in addition to a number of premium balls which can be acquired in a normal big hit game condition, a number of credited premium balls are paid out, and accordingly, an extremely large number of premium balls can be obtained at one time, it is possible to draw the attractiveness of a player.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention drives a ball receiving member of a variable winning ball device to open and drive in a predetermined first mode when a starting game state based on winning of a ball hitting a starting winning port is established. When the hit ball received during the opening drive enters the specific winning area provided in the variable winning ball device, the ball is in a specific game state and the ball receiving member is opened and driven in a predetermined second mode. It is about machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a ball receiving member of a variable winning ball device is driven to open and close once or twice when it is in a starting game state based on winning of a ball hitting a starting winning opening, and it is accepted during the opening and closing drive. When a ball hits a specific winning area provided in the variable winning ball device, a specific game state is established and the ball receiving member is set to 1
Opening / closing drive (hereinafter, this opening / closing operation is referred to as opening / closing cycle) is carried out until 10 winning balls are generated before reaching the opening / closing operation 8 times or before reaching the opening / closing operation 18 times, and it is accepted during the opening / closing cycle. There have been proposed many ball game machines in which a continuation right is established when a hit ball hits a specific winning area and the opening / closing cycle is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times). In such a ball game machine, the value that the player can obtain (finally the number of prize balls) is almost constant in a specific game state in which the opening / closing cycle is repeated.

[0003]

For this reason, there is a problem that the player's interest cannot be attracted because the value that can be obtained to the maximum is found even in the specific game state. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine capable of attracting a player's interest by increasing the value that can be acquired during a specific game state. It is in.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a ball receiving member of a variable winning ball device when in a starting game state based on winning of a ball hitting a starting winning opening. When the opening drive is performed in the predetermined first mode, and the hit ball received during the opening drive wins the specific winning area provided in the variable winning ball device, the ball is in the specific game state and the ball receiving member is predetermined. In the ball game machine which is driven to open in the second mode, a value storage means for storing a value generated by a winning ball generated before the occurrence of the specific game state, and the value memory when the state becomes the specific game state And a value giving means for giving the value stored in the means.

As a preferred mode, the winning balls generated before the occurrence of the specific game state are winning balls received by the ball receiving member of the variable winning ball device during the starting game state,
It is considered that the value is a part or all of the prize balls paid out by the prize balls, and the value adding means operates only when a predetermined condition in the specific game state is satisfied. It is possible that

[0006]

[Function] Since the value generated by the winning balls generated before the occurrence of the specific game state is stored in the value storage means, and the stored value is given when the specific game state is achieved,
When the specific game state is entered, in addition to the value normally obtained in the specific game state, the value stored in the value storage means is added and added, so that the value that can be acquired when the specific game state is reached is relative. It will become bigger and more attractive to the players. It should be noted that what is stored in the value storage means is originally given when a prize ball is generated, and is not a newly created value. Does not give a loss to.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 6, a configuration of a game board 1 of a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine to which the variable winning ball device 20 according to the embodiment is applied will be described. FIG. 6 is a front view showing the configuration of the front of the game board 1. In the figure, on the front of the game board 1, a guide rail 2 is formed in a substantially circular shape.
Is planted, and the inside of the guide rail 2 is used as a game area 3. The game area 3 has a variable winning ball device 2 in the center thereof.
0 is arranged. The variable winning ball device 20 is a game board 1
Ball receiving members 27a, 27b for receiving hit balls falling in the game area 3 and winning balls, and the ball receiving members 27a, 27b
The winning space 26 in which the winning balls received by the player flow down, the character members 43a and 43b having the foot members 49a and 49b provided in the winning space 26 and affecting the flowing down state of the winning balls, and the specific game state. And a specific winning area 30 that can be generated. The detailed configuration of the variable winning ball device 20 will be described later.

Below the game area 3, a plurality of (3
Start winning openings 4, 5a, 5b are arranged. Each of the starting winning prize holes 4, 5a, 5b has a built-in starting winning prize detector 6, 7a, 7b for detecting a hit ball.
Further, a chucker lamp 8 is provided between each of the starting winning openings 4, 5a, 5b.

[0009] Explaining the game state when the ball hits the above-mentioned start winning port 4, 5a, 5b, first,
When the hit ball wins the center start winning opening 4, the ball receiving members 27a and 27b of the variable winning ball device 20 open and close twice. Further, when the ball hits the right and left starting winning openings 5a, 5b, the ball receiving members 27a, 27b perform the opening / closing operation once. The state in which this opening / closing operation is performed is expressed as the starting game state. Then, the winning balls accepted by the variable winning ball device 20 by the opening / closing operation in the starting game state are the specific winning area 3
When 0 is won and a specific winning ball detector 37, which will be described later, is turned on, a specific game state (generally called a jackpot game state) is entered. In addition, in the present embodiment, at the time of the starting game state and the big hit game state, the ball is the starting winning opening 4, 5a,
When the prize is won in 5b, the prize is stored, and thereafter, when the starting game state and the big hit game state are released, the starting game state is set based on the memory. However, the number of memories is limited to a predetermined number (for example, 4).

When the big hit game state, ball receiving member 27
a, 27b perform opening / closing operations a predetermined number of times (eg, 18 times), or opening / closing operations until a predetermined number (eg, 10) of winning balls are generated during the opening / closing operations of the predetermined number of times (hereinafter referred to as opening / closing cycle That is). Then, when the winning balls received during the opening / closing cycle are guided to the specific winning area 30 again, the continuation right is established.
When the continuation right is established, after the opening / closing cycle described above is completed, a predetermined pause time is set and the next opening / closing cycle is started. That is, in the present embodiment, the establishment of the continuation right is stored once, and waits for the set opening / closing cycle to be completed before proceeding to the next opening / closing cycle. This is different from immediately ending the opening / closing cycle of the current time and shifting to the next opening / closing cycle. Therefore, it is highly possible that the number of prize balls generated in each opening / closing cycle is 10 as compared with the conventional one, so that the number of prize balls that can be acquired in the jackpot gaming state can be increased. Further, the above-described opening / closing cycle is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times) on condition that the continuation right is established. Therefore, when the big hit game state is reached, a large amount of winning balls can be acquired in a short time. As in the conventional case, the opening / closing cycle may be immediately terminated when the continuation right is established, and the next opening / closing cycle may be started.

By the way, in the present embodiment, the number of prize balls paid out by the winning balls received by the ball receiving members 27a and 27b in the big hit game state is, for example, 15
The number of prize balls paid out by the prize balls received by the ball receiving members 27a and 27b in the starting game state is basically the same. But,
Part of the number of prize balls paid out by the prize balls received by the ball receiving members 27a, 27b in the starting game state is stored in the storage means and is actually paid out.
This is the number of remaining prize balls that cannot be remembered. For example, out of 15, 10 are stored, and 5 are paid out when a winning ball is generated. Of course, all the prize balls may be stored. When the big hit game state occurs, the stored number of prize balls is added to the number of prize balls that can be normally acquired in the big hit game state and is paid out. This will be described later in detail.

In the game area 3, in addition to the variable winning ball device 20 and the starting winning openings 4, 5a, 5b, a windmill lamp 9 is provided.
a, 9b, winning openings 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, side lamps 14a, 14b, an outlet 15, a windmill and obstacle nails (both are not numbered) and the like are provided. Winning mouth 10
a, 10b are arranged on the left and right sides of the variable winning ball device 20, have built-in shoulder lamps 11a, 11b, and the winning holes 12a, 12b are arranged on the left and right upper parts of the starting winning holes 5a, 5b, The sleeve lamps 13a and 13b are incorporated therein. The shoulder lamps 11a and 11b and the sleeve lamps 13a and 13b are controlled in a predetermined manner in a starting game state or a big hit game state together with side lamps 14a and 14b arranged at the center side end of the game area 3. It is a thing. Further, as the display-controlled lamps, a rail decoration lamp 16 surrounding the outer periphery of the game area 3,
There is a game effect lamp (not shown) provided on the upper portion of the front frame of the pachinko game machine to which the game board 1 is attached.
Further, the pachinko gaming machine is provided with a speaker (not shown) for notifying a sound effect according to the gaming state. In addition, in front of the game board 1, two glass plates 1
7a and 17b (see FIG. 2) are arranged. The out port 15 is provided at the bottom of the game area 3 so as to collect out balls that have not been won.

The structure of the game board 1 has been described above. Next, the variable winning ball device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.
The configuration of will be described. FIG. 1 shows a variable winning ball device 20.
2 is a cross-sectional view of the variable winning ball apparatus 20, FIG. 3 is a perspective view in which a part of the variable winning ball apparatus 20 is cut away, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are winning spaces. Character members 43a, 43b and movable plate 32 provided in
It is a perspective view which shows operation | movement of a, 32b. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the variable winning ball device 20 has a mounting substrate 21 mounted on the surface of the game board 1. The mounting board 21 is formed in a plate shape in which the entire vertically long part bulges sideways, and a normal winning opening 22 is formed on the front surface of the upper part thereof. In addition, a rectangular winning opening is formed in the center of the mounting board 21, and a winning space 26 surrounded by a peripheral wall is formed behind the winning opening.

An obstacle protrusion 23 is provided on the front surface of the attachment board 21 along the upper opening edge of the winning opening, and an upper decorative plate 24 is fixed to the front surface of the obstacle protrusion 23. Further, a pair of ball receiving members 2 are provided below both ends of the obstacle protrusion 23.
7a and 27b are provided so as to be openable and closable. The ball receiving members 27a, 27b are engaged with a well-known link mechanism and connected to the ball receiving member solenoids 28a, 28b (see FIG. 2), and the ball receiving member solenoids 28a, 28b are turned on / off.
Following F, the opening and closing operation is performed. Below the above-mentioned ball receiving members 27a and 27b, there is provided a winning ball receiving frame 29 projecting along the lower left and right edges and the lower edge of the opening edge of the winning opening. A specific winning area 30 is formed at the center of the upper part of the winning ball receiving frame 29, and the winning balls passing through the specific winning area 30 are detected by a specific winning ball detector 37 provided on the back surface of the game board 1. There is. The right and left of the specific winning area 30 are the normal winning areas 31a and 31b.
It is said. A lower decorative plate 36 is fixed to the front surface of the prize winning frame 29 and covers the front of the specific prize area 30 and the normal prize areas 31a and 31b. The specific winning area 30 and the normal winning areas 31a and 31b are formed so as to face the lower end of the lower ball rolling plate 51, which will be described later.

By the way, the above-mentioned normal winning area 31a,
31b, as shown in FIG.
Movable plates 32a and 32b having the are provided. The movable plates 32a and 32b are connected to the movable plate solenoid 34 via a link mechanism as shown in FIG. 2, and when the display result of the variable display 41, which will be described later, becomes a specific display result, in the starting game state. And it is slid in the front-back direction during the opening and closing cycle of the big hit game state. Then, the movable plates 32a, 3
In a normal state in which 2b is moving forward, as shown in FIG. 4, the hit ball rolling on the lower ball rolling plate 51 is the passing hole 33.
a, 33b can be passed, and the hit ball passed therethrough is guided to the back surface of the game board 1 and processed as a normal winning ball, but the movable plates 32a, 32b are moving backward. In the state, as shown in FIG. 5, the passage holes 33a, 3a
Since a part of 3b is hidden under the lower ball rolling plate 51, the hitting balls rolling on the lower ball rolling plate 51 are passed through the through holes 33a,
The movable plates 32a and 32b cannot pass through 33b.
Falls in the space formed between the front of and the lower decorative plate 36. Since this space forms a communication portion 35 that communicates with the specific winning area 30, the ball hitting the space has consequently won the specific winning area 30.
The specific winning ball detector 37 is turned on. That is, as the movable plates 32a and 32b slide in the front-rear direction, the winning rate in which the ball is guided to the specific winning area 30 changes.

As described above, the winning opening is formed on the mounting substrate 21.
Obstacle projection 23 and ball receiving members 27a, 2 projectingly provided on the front surface of the
Since it is surrounded by 7b and the winning ball receiving frame 29,
The hit ball falling in the game area 3 does not win in a normal state. However, when the ball receiving members 27a, 27b are opened, the ball hitting the game area 3 is received by the ball receiving members 27a, 27b and guided to the inside of the winning opening to reach the winning space 26 and finally. It becomes a prize ball. It should be noted that the ball receiving members 27a, 27b are not in a state in which no ball is won when the ball receiving members 27a, 27b stand up.
It is also possible to form a gap through which the hitting ball passes between 7b and the obstacle protrusion 23 so that it is difficult to win the prize. Prize space 26
The upper prize space 26a and the lower prize space 26 are formed by the upper ball rolling plate 38 which is inclined downward toward the rear.
It is divided into b and. Then, at the rear end of the upper ball rolling plate 38, drop ports 39a, 39b are formed on the left and right sides thereof,
The winning balls that have rolled on the upper ball rolling plate 38 are dropped downward. The drop openings 39a, 39b are provided with prize winning ball detectors 40a, 40b so as to detect passing prize winning balls. This prize ball detector 40a, 40b
Is for counting the number of winning balls received by the ball receiving members 27a, 27b during one opening / closing cycle when the big hit game state is reached, and at the time of the starting game state, the ball receiving members 27a, 27b. The number of winning balls accepted by the player is counted and the variable display operation of the variable display 41 is stopped to derive the display result. The variable indicator 41 is provided on the rear wall of the upper rear part of the upper ball rolling plate 38, but normally, the variable indicator 41 always performs a variable display operation.
The ball is a starting game state and the hit ball is a winning ball detector 40a, 40
When b is passed, the variable display operation is stopped to derive the display result, and when the big hit game state is reached, the number of times the opening / closing cycle is repeated and the number of winning prizes are displayed. Around the variable display 41, a memory number display LED 42 for displaying the cumulative number of prize balls stored in the starting game state is provided. The number of stored memory display LEDs 42 shown in the figure is 10, but the number of stored prize balls is 50.
Each time the number of LEDs increases, one LED is turned on, and when 500 or more are stored, all the stored-number display LEDs 42 are controlled to blink. It should be noted that the number of memories may be displayed by a display device that displays the numerical value.

Character members 43a and 43b are provided in the center of the lower prize space 26b. The character members 43a and 43b are provided with a design that allows men and women to walk while holding hands, and a motor 47 (see FIG. 2) is provided on the back side of each character member 43a and 43b.
Rotating members 44a, 4 that rotate within a predetermined angle range by
4b is provided. The rotating members 44a, 44b are stored at the storage gutters 45a, 45b for storing hit balls that have passed through the winning ball detectors 40a, 40b and at the downstream ends of the storage gutters 45a, 45b. Stoppers 46a and 46b for stopping the hitting are formed. A design of the hand is given to the stopper portions 46a and 46b.

In the normal state, the rotating member 44a,
In 44b, the stoppers 46a and 46b are lowered so that the upper ends of the storage gutters 45a and 45b are the prize winning ball detectors 40a and 40a.
Since it faces the substantially central position of the passage hole of 40b, a part of the hitting ball that has passed through the winning ball detectors 40a, 40b is guided to the storage gutter parts 45a, 45b, and the stopper part 46.
a, 46b, and a predetermined number (one storage gutter part 45a
Alternatively, 45 b) is stored at 45 b. On the other hand, when the rotating members 44a and 44b respectively rotate inward, the stoppers 46a and 46b rise and the storage gutters 45a and 45b incline downward toward the inside of the winning space 26. The hit balls flow out and are discharged between the character members 43a and 43b. The ball discharged from between the character members 43a and 43b rolls on the lower ball rolling plate 51 toward the downstream side from between the leg members 49a and 49b described below as shown by the arrow in FIG. To do. In the stored state, all of the hit balls passing through the winning ball detectors 40a and 40b are not guided to the storage gutters 45a and 45b, but a part thereof collides with the upper ends of the storage gutters 45a and 45b. Is guided between the character members 43a and 43b to roll the lower ball rolling plate 51. Further, a cam switch 48 is provided in the vicinity of the motor 47 to detect the storage state and the non-storage state described above.

The character members 43a and 43b are provided with foot members 49a and 49b. The foot members 49a and 49b are the foot solenoids 50a and 50a shown in FIG.
When the foot solenoids 50a and 50b are driven to move up and down by the 50b, the foot members 49a and 49b are in the raised position, and when the foot solenoids 50a and 50b are turned on, the foot member 49 is in the raised position.
The positions a and 49b are lowered. Then, when the foot members 49a and 49b are in the raised position, as shown in FIG. 1, the width L1 of the lower ball rolling plate 51 on which the hit ball rolls is wide, and the foot members 49a and 49b are in the lowered position. , The width L2 of the lower ball rolling plate 51 on which the hit ball rolls
Becomes narrower. Therefore, the winning rate of hitting balls in the specific winning area 30 changes between the positions where the foot members 49a and 49b are moved upward and downward. In the present embodiment, the foot members 49a, 49b are controlled to be driven during the starting game state and the opening / closing cycle of the big hit game state when the display result of the variable display 41 becomes a specific display result. Has become.

The structure of the prize winning space 26 of the variable winning ball device 20 is approximately the above-mentioned structure, but the variable winning ball device 20 has a large number of decorative LEDs 52 (see FIG. 1).
Is provided. The decorative LED and the wiring of the solenoid, the detector, etc. are provided on the rear surface of the variable winning ball device 20 as shown in FIG.
3 are collectively connected.

The structure of the game board 1 of the pachinko game machine including the variable winning ball device 20 has been described above. The game device provided on the game board 1 is controlled by the game control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a block configuration of the game control circuit formed on the control board, which is controlled by a basic circuit 60 including an MPU, ROM, RAM, and an input / output circuit. Then, the basic circuit 60
Is a start winning prize ball detector 6, 7 via the switch circuit 61.
a, 7b, specific winning ball detector 37, winning ball detector 40
Detection signals from a, 40b and the cam switch 48 are input, and a chip select signal is given from the address decoding circuit 63 to the basic circuit 60 and the switch circuit 61. Further, when the power is turned on, the initial reset circuit 64 gives a reset signal to the basic circuit 60, and the periodic reset circuit 65 gives a periodic reset signal to the basic circuit 60 at predetermined time intervals. In the present embodiment, a setting switch 62 for changing and setting the probability that the variable display 41 displays a specific symbol in a plurality of steps (three steps in the illustrated embodiment) is connected to the switch circuit 61. There is.

On the other hand, the basic circuit 60 provides control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, an audio signal is given to the speaker via the sound circuit 66, and a drive signal is output to the information circuit 67 which derives big hit information, effective start winning information, and the like. In addition, the rotary member 4 is connected via the motor circuit 68.
A drive signal is given to the motors 68 of 4a and 44b, and the variable display 41 and the stored number display LED 4 are supplied via the LED circuit 69.
2, and the display control signal is given to the decorative LED 52, and the foot solenoids 50a, 50 are passed through the solenoid circuit 70.
b, movable plate solenoid 34, and ball receiving member solenoid 2
A drive signal is given to 8a and 28b. Further, via the lamp circuit 71, the chucker lamp 8 and the windmill lamp 9
a, 9b, shoulder lamps 11a, 11b, sleeve lamps 13a,
A display control signal is sent to 13b, side lamps 14a and 14b, and rail decoration lamp 16. Further, power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 72 to the above-described devices and circuits. The LED circuit 69 is connected to a set numerical value display 73 for displaying the set value set by the setting switch 62. The set numerical value display 73 is, for example, integrally provided on the control board so that the player cannot visually recognize it.

Next, the operation of the variable winning ball device 20 controlled by the basic circuit 60 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 13. First, referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, the operation of the variable winning ball device 20 in the starting game state will be described. FIG. 8 is a time chart showing the operation at the time of once opening, and FIG. 9 is a time chart showing the operation at the time of opening twice.

In FIG. 8, when a hitting ball is won in one of the starting prize winning openings 5a and 5b and a starting signal S1 is derived from the starting winning prize detectors 7a and 7b, a predetermined time (2.000 seconds) is derived from the derivation. ) After a while, the ball receiving members 27a and 27b (indicated as a special winning opening) are opened for a short time (0.500 seconds). Further, the foot members 49a and 49b (indicated as feet) are moved up and down a plurality of times until the ball receiving members 27a and 27b are released after the start signal S1 is delivered, thereby informing that there is a start winning. Also, after receiving the start signal S1, the ball receiving members 27a, 27
The period until the end of the opening of b (about 2.500 seconds) is the start storage period. In this start-up memory period, any ball hit at any of the start winning openings 4, 5a, 5b during that period is stored as a start winning a prize. In the illustrated time chart, it takes time for the winning balls flowing down the winning space 26 to reach the specific winning area 30 even after the ball receiving members 27a and 27b are closed.
The effective operating time of the accessory continuous operation device of a fixed time (4,000 seconds) after closing a and 27b is recognized. The winning accessory continuous operating device operating valid time may be set in order to recognize that the winning is valid because the winning balls that have won just before the ball receiving members 27a and 27b are closed may win the specific winning area 30. It's time.

When the hitting ball is received by the ball receiving members 27a and 27b and becomes a winning ball during the operation effective time of the accessory continuously operating device described above and is detected by the winning ball detectors 40a and 40b, the variable display 41 is provided. Variable display operation is stopped, and the display result is the specific display result (for example, "7").
If not, the movable plates 32a and 32b and the foot member 49
Although the a and 49b are not driven, the ball receiving member 27
Predetermined time (1.000 seconds) from the end of opening a and 27b
Later, the stopper portions 46a of the rotating members 44a, 44b,
46b (displayed as a hand; hereinafter referred to as a hand member) is moved up and down at a predetermined cycle (2.000 seconds), and a predetermined time (1.0
(00 seconds) It is moved up and down again with an interval. this is,
This is for surely releasing the accumulated state of the hit balls received by opening the ball receiving members 27a, 27b. In addition, 2
Even if the hit ball that has been released from storage due to the up and down movement of the second time is guided to the specific winning area 30, the specific game state is not caused because the accessory continuous action device operation valid time has elapsed.

On the other hand, when the display result of the variable display device 41 is the specific display result, as shown by the portion surrounded by the broken line in FIG. 8, the movable plate 32a has been operated since the variable display device 41 (display and symbol) was stopped. , 32b and foot members 49a, 49b are operated a plurality of times (4 times in the case shown; total operation time is 2 seconds). As a result, the hit balls received by the ball receiving members 27a and 27b are highly likely to be guided to the specific winning area 30, so that the jackpot gaming state is highly likely to be achieved. Since the hand members 46a, 46b of the rotating members 44a, 44b also start driving at the same time as the stop of the symbols, the movable plates 32a,
The hitting ball is not stored in the storage gutters 45a and 45b while the 32b and the foot members 49a and 49b are being driven.

When the ball hits the starting winning openings 5a, 5b again within the starting memory period and the starting signal S2 is derived, the starting signal S2 is stored and the ball receiving members 27a, 27b based on the memory. Is opened after a lapse of a predetermined time (2.000 seconds) after the opening of the ball receiving members 27a and 27b based on the start signal S1. In addition, when there is such a start memory, the movable plates 32a and 32b and the hand members 46a and 46b when the above-mentioned specific display result is not obtained.
The operation may not be performed, or may be performed. Further, the operation based on the starting memory may be controlled to be another operation. For example, the same operation as the derivation of the specific display result may be executed regardless of the display result of the variable display 41.

Next, in FIG. 9, the ball receiving members 27a and 27b are opened twice even when a hitting ball enters the starting winning opening 4 and the starting signal S3 is derived from the starting winning ball detector 6. Except for this, it is almost the same as the case of the single opening shown in FIG. Therefore, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the ball receiving member 27 of the variable winning ball device 20 has a ball hitting in the starting game state.
The variable display 4 is received by the a and 27b.
1 derives the display result, and when the display result of the variable display 41 is the specific display result, the movable plates 32a and 32b and the foot members 49a and 49b as the winning rate changing mechanism are driven to the specific winning area 30. Since the winning rate of the ball is changed, if there is a ball hitting the variable winning ball device 20 in the starting game state, there is a chance that the winning rate of the ball hitting the specific winning area 30 changes every time, and the player's winning rate is changed. It can attract interest and excite the entertainment of games.

Next, referring to FIG. 10, the operation during the opening / closing cycle of the big hit game state will be described. FIG. 10 shows the timing operation of the first opening / closing cycle. In the figure, the continuous object operating device shows a winning state in the specific winning area 30, that is, a passing state of a hit ball of the specific winning ball detector 37. First, the operation in the first opening / closing cycle will be described based on FIG. When the accessory continuous operation device 37 operates and the continuation signal Rn (n = 1 to 15) is derived, the continuation signal R
Ball receiving member 27 after a fixed time (4.500 seconds) from n
a and 27b start the opening / closing cycle. In this opening / closing cycle, the opening time of 0.800 seconds and the closing time of 0.300 seconds are alternately performed. Further, when the end condition of the opening / closing cycle is reached, the accessory effective operating device operation effective time (4.0000 seconds) is set as described above.
Of course, in the final opening / closing cycle, the effective working time of the accessory continuous actuator is not set. Also,
After the continuation signal Rn is derived, the movable plates 32a and 32b and the hand members 46a and 46b are driven to open the ball receiving members 27a and 27b before the opening and closing operations of the ball receiving members 27a and 27b are started.
The movable plates 32a, 32b
Is stopped. Also, the hand members 46a, 46b
Even if the opening / closing operation of the ball receiving members 27a and 27b is started, the storage state and the release state are repeatedly performed. Further, the foot members 49a and 49b do not operate.

On the other hand, as the opening / closing cycle progresses, the ball receiving member 2
Prize winning ball detectors 40a, 4 accepted by 7a, 27b
When the number of winning balls detected by 0b reaches 9,
Alternatively, when the sixteenth opening of the ball receiving members 27a, 27b is completed, the hand members 46a, 46b shift to the storage state, and the storage state reaches a predetermined time (1.000) after the end condition of the opening / closing cycle is reached. Seconds) elapses. Then, when the opening / closing cycle reaches the end condition (10 or 18 times) and a predetermined time has passed, the hand members 46a, 4a
The storage state of 6b is released, and thereafter, the movable plates 32a and 32b are moved back and forth twice before and after the end of the effective working time of the accessory continuous operation device, and the hit balls released from the storage by the hand members 46a and 46b are moved to the movable plate 32a. , 32b make it easy to guide the player to the specific winning area 30.

That is, in the operation of the opening / closing cycle in this embodiment, the movable plates 32a, 32b and the foot members 49a, which have a function of increasing the winning rate to the specific winning area 30.
49b is a hand member 46 that is not driven and has a storage function.
Only a and 46b repeatedly move up and down. Then, the movable plate 32 is moved to the end of the effective working time of the accessory continuous operation device.
The a and 32b are moved back and forth twice to complete the operation. However, compared to the starting game state, ball receiving members 27a, 27b
There are many ball hits that are accepted by
It is easier to get the winning right to the continuation right. When the ball hits the specific winning area 30 in the middle of the opening / closing cycle to derive the continuation signal Rn + 1, the continuation signal Rn
+1 is stored, and after the opening / closing cycle ends, the next opening / closing cycle starts after a predetermined interval time (corresponding to the effective working time of the accessory continuous operation device).

By the way, in this embodiment, a part of the number of prize balls paid out by the winning balls received by the ball receiving members 27a, 27b in the starting game state is stored, but these operations are performed. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing a memory operation based on winning of a ball at the starting winning opening 4, 5a, 5b, and FIG. 12 shows an opening control operation of the ball receiving members 27a, 27b based on the starting winning memory. FIG. 13 is a flow diagram, and FIG. 13 is a flow diagram showing a storage operation of the number of prize balls based on winning balls in the starting game state and a payout operation for paying out the stored number of prize balls.

In FIG. 11, it is determined in step 10 whether or not it is during the start memorizing time which is the start game state and the big hit game state, and when it is determined that it is not during the possible time, the subroutine is ended. When it is determined that the start memorizing time is in progress, in step 11, SC for counting the number of hits at the start winning openings 5a and 5b
ST that counts the number of winnings at T1 and the starting winning opening 4
It is determined whether or not the sum with C2 is smaller than "4",
When it is determined that it is equal to or greater than "4", the subroutine is ended, and when it is determined that it is smaller than "4", it is determined in step 12 whether or not the start winning prize ball detectors 7a and 7b are turned on. If it is turned on, step 1
In S3, "1" is added to SCT1 to end the subroutine. On the other hand, when it is determined that the starting winning prize detectors 7a and 7b are not turned on, in step 14, the starting winning prize detector 6 is turned on. It is determined whether or not, and if it is ON, in step 15, "1" is added to SCT2 to end the subroutine, and if the starting winning ball detector 6 is not ON,
Finish the subroutine.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the winning of the ball hitting the starting winning opening 4, 5a, 5b is stored, and the opening / closing operation of the ball receiving members 27a, 27b can be performed based on the stored information. Since this is done, it is possible to reduce the number of wasted balls in the starting prize as compared with the conventional one which is not stored. In addition, in the subroutine of FIG.
Although it is shown that the start winning award is not stored unless it is during the start storable time, it may be stored once at all times (step 10 is omitted). In addition, it is assumed that the value is stored until the total value of STC1 and STC2 reaches “4”.
Even if the upper limit (for example, 2) that can be stored in 1 and the upper limit (for example, 2) that can be stored in SCT2 are set so that the sum of the respective upper limit values is equal to or less than a predetermined value (for example, 4). good.

Next, the opening operation of the ball receiving members 27a and 27b in the starting game state will be described with reference to FIG. In step 20, it is determined whether or not SCT1 is "0". If it is not "0", in step 21 the ball receiving member 2
The short opening operation of 7a and 27b is performed once, and then, in step 22, "1" is subtracted from the value of SCT1 and the subroutine is ended. On the other hand, in step 20, SCT1
When it is determined that the value of is 0, step 2
In S3, it is determined whether or not SCT2 is "0", and "0" is determined.
Otherwise, in step 24, the short opening operation of the ball receiving members 27a and 27b is performed twice, and then in step 25, SC
"1" is subtracted from the value of T2, and the subroutine ends. In addition, the operation shown in FIG. 12 shows that the one-time opening is prioritized, but the two-time opening may be prioritized, and the opening / closing operation is performed in the order of winning the start winning openings 4, 5a, 5b. You can

Next, referring to FIG. 13, the operation of storing the number of prize balls in the starting game state and the payout operation of the stored number of prize balls will be described. First, in FIG. 13 (A), it is determined in step 30 whether or not the prize winning ball detectors 40a and 40b provided in the variable winning ball device 20 are turned on. If not, the subroutine is finished,
If it is ON, it is determined in step 31 whether or not it is a big hit, and if it is a big hit, 15 prize balls, which is the predetermined number of prize balls, are paid out as it is in step 32, and a big hit is being made. If not, only 5 out of 15 prize balls predetermined in step 33 are paid out as prize balls,
Numerical values corresponding to the remaining 10 are added to the storage counter CT, and the subroutine ends. The memory counter CT
The numerical value stored in the memory is displayed as described above.
It is designed to be displayed by D42.

Next, in FIG. 13B, step 4
0 is the big hit game state is the final round (15 times in this embodiment)
It is determined whether or not it has ended in the opening / closing cycle of No., and if it has not ended in the final round, the subroutine is ended without executing the following processing, and if it ends in the final round, step 4
At 1, the prize ball payout of all the prize balls stored in the memory counter CT is executed, and then it is determined whether or not the prize ball payout of the prize balls stored at step 42 is completed. The value of the counter CT is cleared.
In addition, the number of prize balls memorized when it does not end in the final round is carried over to the next big hit, so you can expect more increase and attract the interest of the player, but the increase is excessive Considering that, the memory counter CT may be partially or entirely cleared when the jackpot gaming state ends.

As described above, in the present embodiment, a part of the number of prize balls paid out by the winning balls received by the ball receiving members 27a and 27b before the occurrence of the big hit game state is stored and credited, Since the number of credited prize balls is paid out when the condition that the jackpot gaming state ends in the final opening / closing cycle is satisfied,
If that condition is met, in addition to the number of prize balls that can be obtained in the normal jackpot gaming state, the number of credited prize balls is also paid out, and an extremely large amount of prize balls can be acquired at a time, so the player's interest can be increased. Can be attracted. Further, in the present embodiment, the winning balls to be credited are the ball receiving members 27a in the starting game state,
Since the number of prize balls accepted by 27b is limited, the number of prize balls that can be credited is not excessively stored, and the increase in prize balls paid out in the big hit game state can be suppressed to an appropriate increase. Of course, in order to increase the number of prize balls that can be credited, the prize balls won in other prize holes (for example, the start prize holes 4, 5a, 5b and all the prize holes on the game board 1) are credited. It may be used as a target winning ball. In addition, the predetermined condition for paying out the credited gift balls may be set differently from the above-described embodiment, or without setting, all the gift balls credited when the jackpot gaming state is entered. You may pay it out. Further, the credited prize balls may be paid out in correspondence with a numerical value according to the number of times of completion of the opening / closing cycle in the big hit game state.

[0040]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the value generated by the winning balls generated before the occurrence of the specific game state is stored in the value storage means, and the stored value is specified. Since it is given when the game state is entered, when the specific game state is given, the value stored in the value storage means is added in addition to the value normally obtained in the specific game state. When the game state is entered, the value that can be obtained is relatively large, and the player's interest can be attracted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a variable winning ball device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view in which a part of a variable winning ball device is cut away.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an operation of a winning rate varying mechanism provided in a winning space.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an operation of a winning rate varying mechanism provided in the winning space.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a game board of a ball game machine provided with a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a block configuration of a game control circuit for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 8 is a time chart showing the operation of the variable winning a prize ball device at the time of starting by opening once.

FIG. 9 is a time chart showing the operation of the variable winning ball device at the time of double opening and starting.

FIG. 10 is a time chart showing the operation of the opening / closing cycle.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a starting storage operation.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation of the variable winning ball device based on starting memory.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a storing operation of a prize ball number based on a winning ball in a starting game state and a payout operation for paying out the stored prize ball number.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 game board 4,5a, 5b start winning a prize mouth 6,7a, 7b start winning a prize ball detector 20 variable winning a ball device 27a, 27b ball receiving member 30 specific winning area 31a, 31b normal winning area 37 specific winning a ball detector 40a, 40b prize ball detector 42 memory number display LED 60 basic circuit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A ball receiving member of a variable winning ball device is driven to open in a first predetermined mode when a starting game state based on winning of a ball hitting a starting winning opening is received, and is received during the opening driving. In the ball game machine for opening and driving the ball receiving member in a predetermined second state when the hit ball hits a specific winning area provided in the variable winning ball device, the specific game is performed. A value storage means for storing the value generated by the winning balls generated before the occurrence of the state, and a value giving means for giving the value stored in the value storage means at the time of the specific game state are provided. Ball game machine characterized by that. 2. The winning ball generated before the occurrence of the specific game state is a winning ball received by a ball receiving member of the variable winning ball device during the starting game state, and the value is paid out by the winning ball. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is part or all of the prize balls to be played. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the value adding means is operated only when a predetermined condition in the specific game state is satisfied.