JPH08206327A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent a game from being discontinued by a stop signal by allowing a pachinko machine to invalidate the stop signal when the stop signal is outputted from a management computer during the special game state. CONSTITUTION: When a drive ball enters start winning ports 11a-11c, digital indicators 9a-9c start a variable display. When a game player pushes a stop switch 12, the variable display state is stopped. When the stop display becomes a special game state, an opening/closing plate 31 for a big prize is opened for a prescribed period. When a winning ball, which enters while the opening/ closing plate 31 is opened, turns on a premium continuous operation device the opening/closing plate 31 is again opened. These actions are repeated as long as the winning balls turn on the premium continuous operation device. When a stop signal is sent from a management computer during the special game state, a pachinko machine 1 invalidates the stop signal so that the special game state can be continued.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine equipped with a continuous accessory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko machine equipped with a continuous accessory that operates during a special game state, that is, a pachinko machine or a normal pachinko machine that can provide a large amount of prize balls to a player in a short time in the special game state. In a pachinko machine, if the number of difference balls between the game player's hit ball and the prize ball exceeds a certain number, stop means (so-called hit stop) that stops the supply of power to the firing motor, etc. It is known to provide a device). Therefore, in a pachinko machine equipped with this stopping means, regardless of the gaming state of the pachinko machine, the game is ended when the difference between the number of hit balls and the prize ball reaches a certain number. Was there.

[0003]

By the way, in a pachinko machine equipped with the above-mentioned stopping means, in a normal pachinko machine, a large amount of winning balls are not generated in a short time, and therefore, There is no problem even if the game cannot be continued in any game state, but in the case of a pachinko machine equipped with continuous winning objects, a stop signal from the management computer is sent during the special game state. When the stop means is activated, there is a problem in that the player cannot continue playing the game in the middle of the special game state, which leaves a great dissatisfaction with the player. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine in which a game does not end in the middle of a special game state when the game is in a special game state. is there.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is a pachinko machine equipped with a continuous accessory that operates in a special game state, and a stop signal is output from the management computer in the special game state. When this is done, a configuration is adopted in which invalidation means for invalidating this stop signal is provided.

As a result of adopting the above-mentioned configuration, the present invention, in the special game state, even if a stop signal is output from the management computer during the special game state, the stop is caused by the pachinko machine. Since the invalidation processing of the signal is performed, it is possible to give the player a sense of satisfaction without being unable to continue the game in the middle of the special game state.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a pachinko machine to which a winning device including a continuous winning component according to an embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine with a game board removed, and FIG.
It is a rear view of the game board. In the figure, a front frame 2 of a pachinko machine 1 includes a metal frame 3, a glass door frame 4 having a glass plate,
A front plate 5 and the like are attached, and a game board 6 is detachably attached to the back surface of the front frame 2.

A guide rail 8 for guiding a hit ball and partitioning and forming a game area 7 is planted in a substantially circular shape on the game board 6. A combination display device 10 having a plurality of digital displays 9a to 9c is provided substantially in the center of the game area 7. This combination display device 10 is a game board 6
The variably displayed digital displays 9a to 9c are started by hitting the start winning openings 11a to 11c provided in the player, and the player presses the stop switch 12 provided on the upper portion of the lower plate 18 described later. Or after a certain period of time, the variable state is automatically stopped.

A variable winning device 30 is attached below the game area 7. In this variable winning device 30,
An opening / closing plate 31 that is opened / closed by a solenoid that is an electric drive source is provided. The opening / closing plate 31 is opened / closed under predetermined conditions depending on the combination mode of the combination display device 10. Specifically, when all the digital displays 9a to 9c display "7", it becomes a big hit (special game state), and the opening / closing plate 31 passes for 30 seconds, or 10 pieces. The winning balls are opened until the winning balls are generated, and the winning balls that win the open / close plate 31 during the opening are the VSW32 as the accessory continuous operation device.
When the switch is turned on, the opening / closing plate 31 is opened again for 30 seconds or until 10 winning balls are generated, and the winning balls are won in the accessory continuous operation device and VSW 32 is turned on.
It can be repeated up to 10 times as many times as possible. After repeating up to 10 times, the stop means to be described later operates and the game cannot be continued. In addition,
Inside the variable winning device 30, a 10-count switch 33 for counting the winning balls received by the opening / closing plate 31 is provided.

Furthermore, the game area 7 is provided with win wheel lamp-equipped winning openings 13a and 13b, jackpot lamps 14a and 14b, and an out opening 15, respectively.

On the surface of the front plate 5, an upper plate 16 for storing the dispensed prize balls and supplying a hit ball to the launch position.
Is fixed to the front surface of the front frame 2 below the upper plate 16,
An operation handle 17 for adjusting the resilience of a hit ball and a lower plate 18 for storing the prize balls that cannot be stored are attached to the upper plate 16.

On the back surface of the game board 6, a prize winning ball collecting cover plate 19 which is a kind of prize winning ball collecting cover plate is attached so that it can be easily attached and detached. This prize ball protection plate 19
Is selected to be large enough to cover the passages of all winning balls discharged from various winning devices provided on the game board 6, and the wiring from those winning devices and decoration devices (lamps, etc.) It has a role to protect by putting it in. Therefore, the winning ball aggregate protection plate 19 is formed to have a depth width slightly longer than the diameter of the pachinko balls, and the side walls are integrally formed except for the lower side.

On the back surface of the game board 6 above the prize-ball gathering protection plate 19, a relay board 20 for relaying wirings from the above-mentioned various prize-winning devices and decoration devices is attached. A notch 19a is formed on the upper side wall of the plate 19 so that the wiring can pass therethrough.

The game board 6 constructed as described above is detachably attached to the game board attachment frame 21 fixed to the back surface of the front frame 2. That is, in the game board mounting frame 21,
Through-holes 2 in which fastening pins 22a to 22d are provided at appropriate positions and the fastening pins 22a to 22d are formed in the game board 6
Fixtures 25a to 25 that are fixed to a mechanism plate 24 that is openably and closably provided on the back surface of the game board 6 through 3a to 23d.
The game board 6 and the mechanism plate 24 are simultaneously fastened and fixed to the front frame 2 by being engaged with and fastened with d (however, 25d is not shown). The game board 6 and the mechanism plate 24 may be fastened and fixed to the game board mounting frame 21 by separate fixing tools.

On the front side of the mechanism plate 24, which faces the game board 6, a prize ball collecting concave portion 26 is formed which is slightly smaller than the game board 6 and larger than the prize ball collecting protection plate 19. A window opening 27, which is slightly smaller than the surface area of the prize ball collecting protection plate 19, is provided in the collecting recess 26.
The prize-ball collecting recessed portion 26 is formed to have a depth width slightly longer than the depth width of the prize-ball collecting protection plate 19. In addition, on the rear surface side of the mechanism plate 24, a known part for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to one winning ball,
A device, a mechanism, or the like is provided.

Next, the stopping means for disabling the continuation of the game will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

In step S10 to step S90, when the ball hits the start winning openings 11a to 11c provided on the game board 6, the digital displays 9a to 9c start variable display, and the stop switch 12 is pressed by the player. It means that the variable state is automatically stopped after a certain period of time.

More specifically, in FIG. 4, when the power is turned on, various numerical values in the microcomputer are initialized (step S10), and then the start counter is checked (step S20). In addition, the value of the start counter is that the hit ball is the starting winning opening 11a.
Every time a prize of 11 to 11c is won, "1" is incremented by one, and a maximum of 4 can be stored, and further starting prizes are invalidated. Then, the start winning holes 11a to 11c, VS
W32 and variable winning device 9 (10 count switch 3
The check of the winning of the hit ball to 3) is performed together with the dynamic lighting display control of the digital displays 9a to 9c in a regular interrupt routine (not shown).

When it is determined in step S20 that the value of the start counter is not "0", "1" is subtracted from the value N of the start counter (step S3).
0), the timer t1 (for example, 5 seconds) is set (step S40), and thereafter, the display of the digital displays 9a to 9c of the combination display device 10 is variably rotated (step S40).
50). Then, the variable rotation of the digital displays 9a to 9c is performed until the timer t1 times out or the player presses the stop switch 12 (step S60), and one of the stop signals is derived. Then, the timer t2 is set this time (step S7
0), after that, the display of the digital displays 9a to 9c is stopped (step S80). The timer t2 prevents the transition to the next variable display immediately when the value of the start counter is not "0", and the digital display 9a
~ 9c is an interval time taken to allow the player to sufficiently recognize the symbol (number) when stopped, and for example, about 2 seconds is set. When it is determined that the timer t2 has timed out (step S90), the process proceeds to the next step S100.

In step S100, it is determined whether or not the display of the digital displays 9a to 9c is, for example, a combination of big hits displaying "7", that is, whether it is a big hit in a special game state. If it is determined that the combination is not a big hit, the solenoid that drives the opening / closing plate 31 is turned off to maintain the reliability of the operation (step S110), and then the process returns to step S10.

In case of a big hit, step S120 of FIG.
As shown in step S260, the opening / closing plate 31 is opened until 30 seconds elapse, or until 10 winning balls are generated, and the winning balls that win the opening / closing plate 31 during the opening are the accessory continuous operation devices. When the VSW 32 is turned on, the opening / closing plate 31 is opened again for 30 seconds or until 10 winning balls are generated. As long as the winning balls are turned on the VSW 32, this operation is the upper limit number of times. 1
It indicates that the process is repeated up to 0 times.

More specifically, the above step S1
When it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit in 00, "1" is added to the value of the upper limit number counter (step S1).
20), the timer T, which is the opening time of the opening / closing plate 31, is set (step S130), the 10-count counter is initialized (step S140), and the solenoid is turned on to open the opening / closing plate 31 of the variable winning device 30. (Step S150).

When the solenoid is turned on and the opening / closing plate 31 is opened, it is first determined whether or not the winning ball that has won the opening / closing plate 31 has entered the accessory continuous operation device to turn on the VSW 32 (step S160). , ON, the V winning is stored (step S170). Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the 10-count counter that counts the number of winning balls won while the opening / closing plate 31 is open has reached "10" (step S180), and if not "10", It is determined whether or not the timer T has timed out (step S190). If the time has not expired, the process returns to step S150 and step S15.
0 to step S190 are repeated.

When it is determined in step S180 that the value of the 10-count counter has reached "10", or when it is determined in step S190 that the timer T has timed out, the timer t3 which is the interval time. (For example, 2 seconds) is set (step S200). Then, the solenoid is turned off (step S210), and the opening / closing plate 31 is closed. Then, until the opening / closing plate 31 is closed and the timer t3 is timed up, the prize winning ball wins the accessory continuous operation device and becomes V.
It is determined whether or not the SW32 is turned on (step S2
20) When turned on, the V winning is stored (step S230). This is to determine whether or not the prize ball that has won just before the opening / closing plate 31 closes has won the accessory continuous operation device, and the prize ball that has won just before the opening / closing plate 31 closes has won V. At this time, the open state can be repeated.

When the timer t3 has timed out (step S240), it is judged whether or not there is a V winning memory (step S250). If there is a V winning memory, the value of the upper limit number counter is "10". It is determined whether or not there is (step S260). The value of the upper limit counter is "1.
If it is not "0", that is, if the repeated opening operation is performed only less than the upper limit number of times, the process returns to step S120.
Steps S120 to S260 are repeated. If it is determined that the value of the upper limit counter is “10”,
The process proceeds to steps S270 to S300 showing the operation process of the stop means.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S250 that there is no V winning memory, the jackpot state ends and the process returns to the first step S10. Strictly speaking, the contents initialized when returning to step S10 are different from the contents initialized after the power is turned on. Further, if it is determined in step S250 that there is no V winning memory, that is, if the repetition is completed halfway without reaching the allowed upper limit number of times, the process returns to step S10 again, and the game immediately after that. When the jackpot is hit again, the jackpot will be repeated the maximum number of times, which causes a relatively large number of prize balls to be obtained by the player, resulting in a large loss on the amusement hall side. Sometimes. Therefore, even if the special game state ends in the middle of the number of repetitions, instead of returning from step S250 to step S10 as described above, the process proceeds to later-described step S280 to perform the game-disabled mode process. Good.

After repeating up to 10 times, the stop means shown in steps S270 to S300 is activated and the game cannot be continued. That is, first, the timer t4
After is set (step S270), processing of an unplayable state is performed to disable continuation of the game (step S280). Here, the timer t4 in step S270 sets a time during which the game is disabled, and for example, a time of about 10 minutes is set. Step S
In the case of this embodiment, the impossible mode referred to as 280 is, even in the case where a hit ball is won in the starting winning holes 11a to 11c provided on the game board 6, the starting winning holes 11a to 11c.
It means that the digital displays 9a to 9c do not start the variable display even when there is a so-called starting memory related to winning the prize for c. To cancel the disabled state in step S280,
This is done by operating the reset switch of the game hall attendant in step S290 or by increasing the time of the timer t4 in step S300.

As is apparent from the above description of the operation, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment is in the special game state and the stop means does not operate until the upper limit number of times is reached by the operation of the accessory continuous operation device. Therefore, it is possible to give the player a sense of satisfaction without interrupting the continuation of the game in the middle of the special game state. In addition, even if the stop means is activated, the stop period will automatically return after a certain period of time by the timer, so even if the pachinko machine is busy during business hours You can do business with confidence without forgetting.

Further, in the above embodiment, the processing for the stop signal derived from the management computer installed in the game hall is not included, but such a signal is sent to the pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment. When issued, the game state at the time of the issue is the special game state,
That is, when the jackpot is in the big hit state, it is processed so as to be invalid, and when it is in the normal gaming state, it is controlled so as to be valid. This is illustrated in FIG. That is, it is determined in step S400 whether or not there is a stop signal from the management computer. If there is no stop signal, the subroutine processing is ended. If there is a stop signal, it is determined in step S410 that a big hit is in progress. Is determined. If it is determined that there is a big hit, step S4
In step 20, the stop signal is processed as invalid, while if it is determined that the big hit is not in progress, the stop processing is performed in step 430.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when a big hit occurs, even if a stop signal is output from the management computer during the big hit, the pachinko machine performs invalid processing for the stop signal. The player can be satisfied without being unable to continue the game during the big hit.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the maximum number of times of the jackpot state is repeated until the hit is stopped, so that the number of prize balls that the player has won by the time of the jackpot is obtained by the jackpot. Since the number of prize balls is added, as a result, the number of prize balls obtained by the player varies, and as a result, compared to the one that is uniformly stopped by the number of difference balls between the hit ball and the prize ball, There is a unique effect that you can enjoy the thrill of not being able to predict the total number that you will be able to win, and thus boost your interest.

In the above embodiment, the fluctuation of the digital display is stopped as the stopping means, but another method, for example,
Known stopping means such as stopping the supply of power to the firing motor and stopping the supply of game balls to the hammer can be applied.

As described above, the so-called type 1 continuous winning object type pachinko machine for generating a special game state by the combination display device 10 has been described as an example, but a hit ball is won at a special winning opening provided in the variable winning device. The same applies to other continuous role-type pachinko machines, such as so-called type 2 continuous role-type pachinko machines, which generate special game states.

[0033]

The present invention, in the special game state,
Even if a stop signal is output from the management computer during the special game state, the stop signal is invalidated by the pachinko machine, so that the game cannot be stopped during the special game state. , Can give the player satisfaction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine viewed from the back side with the game board removed.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the game board.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing game contents.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a continuation of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process for a stop signal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 30 Variable winning device 31 Opening / closing plate 32 VSW (feature continuous operation device)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine equipped with a continuous accessory that operates in a special game state, wherein when a control signal is output from a management computer in the special game state, invalidation means is provided for invalidating the stop signal. A pachinko machine characterized by that.