JPH08252364A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a period in which a player specially can play a game in an advantageous state to improve the interest of the game by laying a variable prize device into a first state when a variable display result is a predetermined specified display result, and controlling the fluctuating time of a variable display device so as to be shorter than in usual when a prescribed condition is established. CONSTITUTION: A special prize device 30 is arranged in substantially the center of a game area 3 on the inside of the partitioning rail 2 of a game board 1. The special prize device 30 comprises respective special and general pattern display parts 40a, 40b, 41 and a pair of ball receiving members constituting a variable prize ball device. When the display result of the special pattern display parts 40a, 40b is a predetermined specified display result, and a shot ball is guided to a special area 45 to turn ON a special prize detector 24, a right generated state is caused. During the time from the input of a power source to the generation of a first big hit, or at a big hit in '7.7', the fluctuating time of the general pattern is shortened, for example, to 5 seconds.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine equipped with a variable display device for variably displaying information when a ball has passed a specific passage area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a ball game machine is provided with a variable winning ball device that can be changed into a first state that is advantageous to a player and a second state that is unfavorable to the player. What can generate a right generation state directly or indirectly based on the hitting ball (this is commonly called the third type), the starting passage area, the first state where the hitting ball is easily accepted and the hitting ball. A ball receiving member that can be changed to a second state that is unacceptable or difficult to accept, and a variable winning ball device having a specific winning area, and the ball receiving member is based on that a hitting ball has passed in the starting passing area. In a first state in a predetermined first mode, when the winning ball received during the first state is guided to the specific winning area, the ball receiving member is in a predetermined second state as a specific game state. In this mode, the operation of setting the first state is continued a predetermined number of times ( There is referred to colloquially second kind). Third
It has been proposed that a kind of ball game machine is provided with a variable display device that brings the variable winning ball device into a first state when the display result becomes a predetermined specific display result, and Among the two types of ball game machines, one provided with a variable display device for determining whether or not to generate the starting game state directly or indirectly based on a display result has been proposed.

[0003]

However, in each of the third and second types of ball game machines provided with the conventional variable display device as described above, the variation time of the variable display device is uniform over a relatively long time. Was set to. For this reason, the variation results of the variable display device are also uniformly derived and do not give a special added value to the progress of the game. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to shorten the fluctuation time of the variable display device as compared with the normal time due to the establishment of a predetermined condition, so that the player is in a particularly advantageous state. It is an object of the present invention to provide a second-type and a third-type ball game machine in which a period during which the game can be played can be provided and the interest of the game can be further improved.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, in the structure according to the first aspect of the present invention, the starting passage area, the first state advantageous to the player and the second disadvantageous state. It is possible to directly or indirectly generate a right generation state based on a ball hitting the first variable winning ball device, which is provided with first and second variable winning ball devices that can be changed to a state. In the ball game machine that sets the second variable winning ball device to the first state based on the fact that the hitting ball has passed in the starting passage area during the right generation state, while displaying the information variably, A variable display device that brings the first variable winning ball device into the first state when the display result becomes a predetermined specific display result, and the variation time of the variable display device is set to be longer than the normal time by the establishment of a predetermined condition. And a fluctuation shortening control means for shortening control. The one in which the features.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the ball which can be changed between the starting passage area and the first state in which the hitting ball is easily accepted and the second state in which the hitting ball is not accepted or is difficult to accept. A variable winning ball device having a receiving member and a specific winning area, and the ball receiving member in a first state in a predetermined first aspect based on the ball has passed the starting passage area, When the winning ball received during the first state is guided to the specific winning area, the operation of setting the ball receiving member in the first state in the predetermined second mode as the specific game state is continued a predetermined number of times. In a possible ball game machine, a variable display device that determines whether or not the ball receiving member is brought into the first state in the first mode directly or indirectly based on a display result, and a predetermined condition. The change time of the variable display device And variation reduction control means for shortening the control than constantly is characterized in that it comprises a.

[0006]

According to the structure of the first aspect, the information is variably displayed, and the first variable winning ball device is brought into the first state when the display result is a predetermined specific display result. Since the display device and the fluctuation shortening control means for controlling the fluctuation time of the variable display device to be shortened as compared to the normal time by the satisfaction of the predetermined condition are provided, the fluctuation time of the variable display device is shortened as compared with the normal time by the satisfaction of the predetermined condition. Can be shortened,
As a result, it is possible to provide a third type ball game machine that can further enhance the interest of the game.

Further, according to the configuration of claim 2,
A variable display device that determines whether the ball receiving member is directly or indirectly set to the first state in the first mode based on the display result, and the variation time of the variable display device is normally set according to the establishment of a predetermined condition. Since the variation shortening control means for controlling the time shorter than the time is provided, it is possible to control the variation time of the variable display device to be shorter than the normal time by the establishment of the predetermined condition, which can further improve the interest of the game. It is possible to provide a second-type ball game machine.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a configuration of a game board 1 of a pachinko game machine as a ball game machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a game area 3 of the game board 1. In FIG. 1, the inner side of a partition rail 2 provided in a substantially circular shape of the game board 1 is configured as a game area 3, and a special winning device 30 including the main part of the present embodiment is arranged substantially in the center of the game area 3. Has been done. Special prize device 30
Includes the special and ordinary symbol display portions 40a, 40b, 41 constituting the variable display device 39 and the pair of ball receiving members 53a, 53b constituting the variable winning ball device 52, and the special symbol display portion 40a. When the display result of 40b becomes a predetermined specific display result and the hitting ball is guided to the specific area 45 described later to turn on the specific winning ball detector 25, the right generation state which is a kind of the specific game state is displayed. It is designed to be able to occur. The structure of the special winning device 30 will be described later in detail.

Further, in the game area 3, a plurality of winning holes 4
5, 7, 9, 10, 14a, 14b, 16a, 16b
, Passage gate 12, and windmills 18a and 18b with lamps,
A wind turbine 23, side lamps 20a and 20b, an outlet 24, an obstacle nail (only part of which is shown), and the like are provided. First, among the plurality of winning openings, the winning openings 4 and 5 are integrally arranged on one attachment plate on the upper part of the special winning device 30, and the lower winning opening 5 is formed by the electric solenoid 6. A tulip-shaped electric winning device 5 (variable winning ball device according to claim 1 of the present invention) that is opened and closed is configured so that a winning ball 4 is prevented by a top winning port 4 located in a closed state. It has become. By the way, in the electric prize winning device 5, the normal symbol display portion 41 of the variable display device 39 has a specific display result determined in advance by the ball hitting or passing through the operation winning port 10 and the operation passing port 12 which will be described later in detail. When it becomes a winning symbol, it is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds), and the winning balls received during the opening are guided to the special winning device 30. Also, since the winning hole 4 is also configured to guide the received winning balls to the special winning device 30, the right can be generated (big hit) without winning the electric winning device 5, which will be described later. Even if the normal symbol display section 41 is in a normal fluctuation (29.5S), it is possible to avoid the player from stopping the ball.

The winning opening 7 arranged below the special winning device 30 is called a starting winning opening 7 and has a built-in starting winning ball detector 8. Then, when the ball hits the starting winning opening 7 and the starting winning ball detector 8 is turned on during the above-mentioned right generation state, the ball receiving member constituting the variable winning ball device 52 provided in the special winning device 30. 53a ・ 53
It is opened until a predetermined time (for example, 9.8 seconds) elapses in b, or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are generated until the predetermined time elapses. In addition,
When the ball hits the starting winning opening 7 while the right is not being generated, it is treated as a simple winning.

Here, briefly explaining the contents of the game in the right generation state, as described above, the special symbol display section 4
When the display result of 0a and 40b becomes a predetermined specific display result and the hitting ball is guided to the specific area 45 and the specific winning ball detector 25 is turned on, the right generation state (for control, a special device operates. Then say). Then, when the right generation state continues, if a hitting ball wins the starting winning opening 7 and the starting winning ball detector 8 is turned on, the ball receiving member 53a.
53b performs the opening operation described above. Then, such an opening operation is repeated every time a ball hits the starting winning port 7, as long as the right generation state continues. However,
Continuation of the right generation state, the display result of the special symbol display portions 40a and 40b again becomes the specific display result during the right generation state, and the ball is guided to the specific area 45 and the specific winning ball detector 25.
When it is turned on, or when a predetermined number (for example, 16) of hit balls are won in the starting winning opening 7, the process is finished.

For the winning in the starting winning port 7, up to "predetermined number-1" winning balls are stored, and the ball receiving members 53a and 53b are opened based on the stored value. When the right generation state has disappeared, the opening operation at the time when the predetermined number has been reached (even if the opening operation is 16 times or less) is completed, and thereafter, the subsequent opening operation is not performed. Therefore, it is desirable that the winning of the starting winning opening 7 and the opening operation of the ball receiving members 53a and 53b are alternately performed, but in the present embodiment, the ball receiving members 53a and 53b.
When the 3b is opened, the ball receiving members 53a, 53 in the opened state
Since b is designed to prevent the hitting ball from flowing down toward the starting winning opening 7, the winning at the starting winning opening 7 and the ball receiving member 53
It is highly possible that the opening operations of a and 53b are alternately performed.

One side of the above-mentioned starting winning opening 7 (left side in the drawing)
The winning opening 10 arranged on the side is called an operation winning opening 10, and has a symbol operation detector 11 built therein. Then, when the ball hits the operation winning opening 10 and the symbol operation detector 11 is turned on, the ordinary symbol display portion 41 of the variable display device 39 is started to change, and when a certain period of time elapses. , The display result is derived. The operation passing port 12 is arranged above the operation winning port 10 as having the same function as the operation winning port 10. The symbol operation detector 13 is also built in the operation passage opening 12, and even when the symbol operation detector 13 is turned on, the normal symbol display unit 41 is made to derive the display result. The operation passing port 12 is for releasing the passed ball to the game area 3 again, but it may be formed as a winning port, or the operating winning port 10 is formed as a passing port. May be.

The winning openings 14a, 14b provided on the left and right sides corresponding to the upper part of the special winning apparatus 30 are called shoulder winning openings 14a, 14b, and shoulder lamps 15a, 15b are built therein. ing. The winning openings 16a and 16b provided on the left and right sides of the lower part of the special winning device 30 are
These are called sleeve winning openings 16a and 16b, and sleeve lamps 17a and 17b are built therein. In addition, the winning opening 9 arranged on the other side (right side in the figure) of the starting winning opening 7
Is a normal winning opening 9 for simply hitting a ball.

Among the windmills provided in the game area 3, the windmill 23 is a normal windmill that simply changes the flow direction of the hit balls, but the windmills with lamps 18a provided on the left and right sides of the sky winning port 4 are provided. 18b has windmill lamps 19a and 19b for illuminating the windmill portion, and the shoulder lamps 15a and 1 described above are provided.
5b, sleeve lamps 17a and 17b, and side lamps 20a and 20b provided at both ends of the game area 3 are controlled to be displayed in a predetermined manner during a right-generating state. Although not shown, a rail decoration lamp 21 (only symbols are shown in FIG. 3) for decorating the outer periphery of the game area 3 as having the same function as those lamps, and a game effect lamp 22 (for displaying the upper portion of the ball game machine) 3 is also provided).

At the lowermost part of the game area 3, there is provided an outlet 24 for collecting out balls that have not been won in any of the winning openings or winning devices. On the other hand, on the back surface of the game board 1, there are provided detectors 25 and 26 for detecting the winning balls won in the specific area 45 of the special winning device 30 and the ball receiving members 53a and 53b forming the variable winning ball device 52. There is. That is, the specific winning ball detector 25 that detects the winning ball that has won the specific area 45 and derives the signal of the occurrence and disappearance of the right generation state, and the winning ball that is received while the ball receiving members 53a and 53b are open. The prize-winning ball detector 26, which is detected for counting, is fixed to the back surface of the game board 1. Although not shown, the ball game machine is also provided with a speaker 27 (only symbols are shown in FIG. 3) for producing a sound effect produced in accordance with the progress of the game.

Next, the structure of the special winning device 30 arranged in the center of the game area 3 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the special winning device 30. In the figure, the special winning device 30 has a mounting substrate 31 mounted on the surface of the game board 1, and a variable display device 39 and a variable winning ball device 52 are integrally formed on the mounting substrate 31. By the way, a substantially circular enclosure 32 that includes the variable display device 39 and the specific area 45 therein is provided on the mounting substrate 31, and a ball that has entered the electric winning device 5 is provided on the enclosure 32. The ball entrance 33 for receiving is notched.

The ball inlet 33 is arranged so as to face a rotating body 34 which is rotated by a drive motor 35 (only symbols are shown in FIG. 3). The rotating body 34 has a receiving portion for receiving a hitting ball falling from the ball inlet 33, and the ball received by the receiving portion falls downward at a half-turn position. Further, the rotating body 34 is rotationally driven at a constant cycle after the power is turned on, but when the symbol stop detector 37 described below is turned on, the cycle is controlled to be long. Further, a stop position detector 36 (only symbols are shown in FIG. 3) is provided to detect whether or not the receiving portion of the rotating body 34 is facing upward. When a plurality of hitting balls are guided to the ball entrance 33 while the electric winning device 5 is open, the leading ball is dropped downward by the rotation of the rotating body 34 and the receiving portion is moved to the upper position again. Until the arrival, the next-highest ball waits between the ball entrance 33 and the ball entrance and the lower end of the electric prize winning device 5.

The hitting ball which is dropped downward by the rotation of the rotating body 34 is a symbol stop detector 3 in the dropping process.
Pass 7. When the symbol stop detector 37 is turned on, the variable display operation of the special symbol display portions 40a and 40b that are always variably displayed among the variable display devices 39 described below (hereinafter,
Fluctuation) stops and the display result is derived. When the display result of the special symbol display portions 40a and 40b is a predetermined specific display result (big hit symbol), the induction solenoid 47 that drives the induction member 46 that opens and closes the specific region 45 is turned on for a predetermined time. The rotating body 34 and the symbol stop detector 37 are covered with a decorative plate 38 on the front surface thereof.

Below the symbol stop detector 37, on the surface of the mounting substrate 31, a variable display device 39 is arranged so as to face it. This variable display device 39 is composed of special symbol display portions 40a and 40b and a normal symbol display portion 41, and the left and right special symbol display portions 40a and 40b are stop-controlled based on the detection signal of the symbol stop detector 37. The central normal symbol display portion 41 is the symbol actuation detector 11.
Fluctuation control is performed on the basis of 13 detection signals.

Below the variable display device 39, there is provided a rotating body 42 for receiving the ball hitting the symbol stop detector 37. The rotating body 42 is rotationally driven by a drive motor 43 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 3)
Normally, the concave portion for receiving the hitting ball faces upward, and after the detection signal of the symbol stop detector 37 is derived, the rotation is started with a slight delay, and the rotation is stopped after one rotation. A stop position detector 44 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 3) is provided to detect the stop position (the position where the concave portion faces upward). It should be noted that, while the rotating body 42 makes one rotation, the hit balls received in the recess naturally fall downward.

Below the rotating body 42, there is formed a normal area 49 in which a hitting ball is normally won.
A specific region 45 is provided between the rotary unit 42 and the rotating body 42. The normal area 49 is formed in the lowermost part of the surrounding frame 32, and leads the hit ball received by the lowermost surrounding frame 32 from the opening provided in the mounting substrate 31 to the back surface of the game board 1. It is composed.

Further, the specific region 45 is also formed as an opening opened substantially in the center of the mounting substrate 31. Therefore, in order to guide the hitting ball to the specific area 45, a guide member 46 that is slidable in the front-back direction in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the mounting substrate 31 is provided. This guide member 46
Normally, the induction solenoid 47 when the tip portion of the special symbol display portions 40a and 40b displays the specific display result by immersing the tip in the same plane as the mounting substrate 31 and closing the specific area 45. Is driven for a certain period of time, and the guide member 46 is projected forward. Therefore, when the special symbol display portion 40a, 40b displays the specific display result,
The hit ball dropped from the rotating body 42 is received by the guide member 46 and wins the specific area 45, and the specific winning ball detector 25 is turned on. On the other hand, special symbol display section 4
When 0a and 40b do not display the specific display result,
Since the guide member 46 is immersed, the hit ball dropped from the rotating body 42 is guided to the normal area 49 therebelow and treated as a simple winning ball. In addition, the mounting substrate 31,
The specific area forming protrusions 48a and 48b are provided so as to prevent the hitting ball dropped on the protruding guide member 46 from spilling to the left and right.

By the way, when the hitting ball is guided to the specific area 45 and the specific winning ball detector 25 is turned on, either the right generation state is caused or the right generation state is ended, as described above. However, in the case of causing the right generation state, the special symbol display portions 40a and 40b
After the specific display result is displayed,
The right generation state may be set only when the regular game procedure of N has been performed, or the right generation state is generated even when the regular game procedure of only the specific winning ball detector 25 being turned on is not performed. You may make it become. However, when only the specific winning ball detector 25 is turned on,
An output for executing a predetermined process is derived from a basic control circuit 60 described later.

By the way, indicators 50 and 51 composed of 7-segment LEDs are provided on both inner central sides of the surrounding frame 32 projecting from the mounting substrate 31. On the other hand, the indicator 50 on the left side (the left side in the figure) is called the number-of-opening display LED 50, and is used for ball receiving members 53a and 53 during the right generation.
The number of times b is released is displayed. The other (right side in the figure) display 51 is called the winning number display LED 51, and is a ball receiving member 53a / 53b based on the starting winning.
The number of winning coins received during one opening of is displayed.

The number-of-opening display LED 50 blinks and displays the number "6" when the right generation state occurs, and sequentially blinks each time the open state of the ball receiving members 53a and 53b ends. The number is counted down to blink "0", and the number of the lighting state of "9" to "1" is counted down each time the open state of the ball receiving members 53a and 53b is completed. That is, the blinking state of the number displays the ones digit of the two-digit number, and the lighting state of the number displays the ones digit of the one-digit number. Thereby, the remaining number of opening times of the ball receiving members 53a and 53b can be easily understood.

A pair of ball receiving members 53a and 53b forming the variable winning ball device 52 are provided on both sides of the lower portion of the mounting substrate 31. The ball receiving members 53a and 53b are open / close solenoids 54 connected via a well-known link member or the like.
It is driven to open and close (only symbols are shown in FIG. 3). Then, when the opening / closing solenoid 54 is turned on, the ball receiving members 53a and 53b are opened, the ball hitting the game area 3 is received by the receiving frame 55, and the ball is taken into the winning opening 56 provided in the mounting substrate 31 to win the winning ball. The winning ball is detected by the winning ball detector 26 shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the ball receiving members 53a and 53b constituting the variable winning ball device 52 are provided integrally with the special winning device 30. However, the ball receiving members 53a and 53b are separately provided to form the game board 1 It may be placed in. Similarly, the variable display device 39 may be configured and arranged separately from the special winning device 30. In addition, a memory display 57 composed of four LEDs is provided above the winning opening 56 which constitutes the variable winning ball device 52. The memory indicator 57 sequentially displays (lights up) the number of winning or passing to the operation winning port 10 or the operation passing port 12 within a range of four. of course,
The lighting display is sequentially turned off each time the normal symbol display portion 41 is variably displayed. In this example,
Special symbol display section 40a, 40b, normal symbol display section 41,
And the special winning device 30 integrally provided with the variable winning ball device 52 is shown, but the invention is not particularly limited to such a configuration, and a special symbol display unit, an ordinary symbol display unit, and a variable winning ball device are provided. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which they are separately provided on the game board.

The structure of the game board 1 of the ball game machine including the special winning device 30 has been described above, but these game devices are controlled by the game control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing the game control circuit in a block configuration, which is controlled by a basic control circuit 60 including an MPU, ROM, RAM, and an input / output circuit. Then, the basic control circuit 60, through the detection circuit 61, the specific winning ball detector 25, the starting winning ball detector 8, the winning ball detector 26, the stop position detector 36/44, the symbol operation detector 11/13. , And a detection signal from the symbol stop detector 37, and a chip select signal is given from the address decoding circuit 62 to the basic control circuit 60 and the detection circuit 61. Further, when the power is turned on, a reset signal is given from the initial reset circuit 63 to the basic control circuit 60, and a regular reset signal is given from the regular reset circuit 64 to the basic control circuit 60 at every predetermined time.

On the other hand, the basic control circuit 60 gives control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, an audio signal is given to the speaker 27 via the speaker control circuit 65, and the drive motors 35 and 43 are supplied via the motor drive circuit 66.
A drive signal is applied to. In addition, a symbol display unit (described as a variable display device in FIG. 3) via the LED control circuit 67
40a, 40b, 41, the winning number display LED 51, the number of times of opening display LED 50, and the decoration LED 57 are given display control signals, and the rail decoration lamp 21, the windmill lamps 19a, 19b, the side lamps 20a, 20b are supplied via the lamp control circuit 68. , Game effect lamp 22, sleeve lamp 17a
Display control signals are sent to 17b and the shoulder lamps 14a and 14b. Further, a drive signal is given to the electric solenoid 6, the induction solenoid 47, and the opening / closing solenoid 54 via the solenoid drive circuit 69. Further, the basic control circuit 60 outputs information common, big hit information, effective starting information, and shortened variation information to the outside (hall computer, calling lamp, etc.) through the information output circuit 70.
Electric power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 71 to the devices and circuits described above.

Each information output from the above information output circuit 70 is as shown in the list chart of FIG. 4 and the timing chart of FIG. That is, the information common is a power source output for driving a relay or the like and is continuously output after the power is turned on. The big hit information is output from when the special device is activated until the end of opening the special winning opening due to the end of the action. Valid start information is normally once when the symbol fluctuation stops (0.500 seconds)
Is output. In addition, the shortening variation information is from the time when the special device is operated with the symbol which becomes the shortening variation to the end of the opening of the special winning opening due to the end of the operation of the special device, or although not shown, from the time when the power is turned on until the operation of the special device ends It is output until the end of opening the special winning opening. Regarding the shortened fluctuation information, it is sufficient to know that the hall side is not in the normal gaming state, so that information is output even during the big hit operation to rationalize the computer processing of the information on the hall side.
As shown below the broken line in FIG. 5, the information output may correspond to the shortening variation.

Next, the left and right special symbol display portions 40a
The variation of the special symbol by 40b will be described with reference to the time charts and explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS. 6 to 9. First, the random number used for the changing motion of the special symbol will be described. In the special symbol display portions 40a and 40b, FIG.
3 types of random numbers as shown in are used, and these random numbers are WCRND1 for jackpot determination,
WCRND for displaying special symbols on the left special symbol display section 40a
2 and WC for displaying special symbols on the right special symbol display portion 40b
And RND3. WCRND1 is
198 numerical values from "0 to 197" are added one by one every 0.002 seconds, and thus change every moment. W
The CRND2 changes every moment by adding 14 values of "0 to 13" to the remaining time of the interrupt processing, and the WCRND3 changes from 14 to "0 to 13".
The numerical values are incremented by one at the time of carry of WCRND2 and are changed every moment. Also, the left and right special symbols displayed in the special symbol display portion 40a, 40b,
As shown in FIG. 7, 14 of "0-9 UAC F"
Each of the left and right symbols is provided with a corresponding random number of the WCRND 2 and 3 respectively. In addition, the combination of the big hit symbols is a combination in which the left and right symbols are all the same symbols of "3", "5", and "7", and this combination is WCRND1.
It is decided based on a random number of.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, WCRND1
If the value extracted from is any of "3", "5", and "7" and it is determined to be a big hit, the symbol to be a big hit is determined by the data of WCRND1. That is, if the value of WCRND1 is "3", it is "3.3", and if it is "5", it is "5.5".
If "7", "7/7" is displayed as a big hit symbol on the left and right special symbol display portions 40a and 40b. On the other hand, WCR
When a value other than “3”, “5”, and “7” is extracted in ND1 and is determined to be out, a symbol corresponding to each extracted value from WCRND2.3 is removed as a symbol and the left and right special symbol display portions 40 are displayed.
It is displayed on a.40b. In addition, when each extracted value from WCRND2.3 coincidentally with the big hit symbol,
“0 · 0” is displayed as a deviation pattern.

Next, the operation of various components relating to the change of the special symbol will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG. In FIG. 9, the rotating body 34 normally makes one rotation in a constant cycle time T1. Specifically, one rotation is performed at a cycle time T1 in which the waiting time T2 is added to the time for which the rotating body 34 makes one rotation. By the way, the normal symbol display unit 41 derives the winning symbol based on the ON of the symbol operation detectors 11 and 13, and thereby the electric winning device 5 is opened and two hitting balls enter the electric winning device 5. Assuming that the first ball is the rotating body 3.
It is made to fall downward by the rotation of 4, and thereby the symbol stop detector (described as a symbol stop switch in FIG. 9) 37 is turned on and the passage signal Q1 is derived. Then, when the passing signal Q1 is derived, the special symbol display portion 4
The fluctuation of 0a and 40b is stopped, and the stop symbol is displayed.
In the illustrated embodiment, a "4/8" symbol that is not a jackpot symbol is displayed. Further, after the passage signal Q1 is derived, the rotator 42 starts to rotate slightly later, and rotates while holding the hit ball that has fallen from the rotator 34 and received. In this case, the variation of the special symbol display portions 40a and 40b is stopped until the rotating body 42 is completely restored to the original state, and the variation is started after the restoration. Further, if the upper rotating body 34 rotates before the rotating body 42 returns to the original state, the succeeding ball cannot be placed on the lower rotating body 42. The rotation of is also stopped.
That is, when the symbol stop detector 37 is turned on, the cycle time T3 of the rotating body 34 is added to the time required for the lower rotating body 42 to make one rotation in T1 time. Since the big hit symbol is not displayed by the passing signal Q1 described above, the guiding member 46 (indicated as a specific area guiding device in the drawing) is not driven, and thus the rotating body 42 is rotated to drop downward. The balls are guided to the normal area 49 and processed as winning balls.

On the other hand, the head hitting ball is processed as described above, and the subsequent hitting balls waiting in the concave portion of the rotating body 34 are dropped downward by the rotation of the rotating body 34, and the symbol stop detector 37. Is turned on to derive the passing signal Q2, and then the passing signal Q2 is placed on the rotating body 42 below. Further, when the special symbol selected at the time of deriving the passage signal Q2 is the big hit symbol "3.3", the guiding device 46 immediately projects for a certain period of time. This fixed time is set to have a sufficient margin until the ball hitting the symbol stop detector 37 reaches the specific region 45 via the rotating body 42 below. Then
The hitting ball dropped by the rotation of the lower rotating body 42 is guided by the guide member 46 and guided to the specific area 45, and the specific winning ball detector 25 (shown as the specific area SW in the figure) is turned on. The right generation signal R1 is derived. Right generation signal R
As soon as 1 is derived, the special device is activated and the right is generated. Although the predetermined time T4 is set after the passage signal Q2 is derived, when the right generation signal R1 is not within the predetermined time T4, it is determined that the right generation state is not established by the regular game procedure. Then, a predetermined output is derived.

Next, the variation of the normal symbol by the normal symbol display section 41 will be described with reference to the time charts and explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS. First, the random number used for the variable motion of the normal symbol will be described.
In the normal symbol display portion 41, two types of random numbers as shown in FIG. 10 are used, and these random numbers are
WCRND4 for hit determination and WCR for normal symbol display
And ND5. WCRND4 is "0
The value changes from moment to moment by adding 11 numerical values from 10 to 10 ”every 0.002 seconds. WCRND
The number 5 changes every moment by adding six numbers of "0 to 5" to the remaining time of the interrupt process. Further, the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display portion 41 is "0, 2, 4, 6, 8, F" as shown in FIG.
The WCRND5 random number is provided corresponding to each of these symbols. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, when the value extracted from the WCRND 4 is "3" and it is determined that the hit is a hit, "F" is displayed on the normal symbol display portion 41 as a hit symbol and the electric prize winning device 5 is predetermined. Open time. On the other hand, WCRND4
If a value other than “3” is extracted and it is determined that there is a deviation,
The symbol corresponding to the extracted value from CRND5 is displayed on the normal symbol display unit 41 as a deviating symbol. In addition, WCRND5
If the value extracted from accidentally matches the winning design,
"0" is displayed as a deviation pattern.

Next, the variation operation of the normal symbol in the above-mentioned normal symbol display portion 41 will be described based on the time charts of FIGS. 13 and 14. First, in FIG. 13, when the symbol operation detectors 11 and 13 are turned on, at the same time as this, WCRN
D4 is extracted and stored. After that, when a predetermined time (0.002 seconds) has passed from turning ON of the symbol operation detectors 11 and 13, the stored WCRND4 is read out and determined, and after 0.002 seconds, the variation of the ordinary symbol is started. Then, the fluctuation is stopped after a predetermined time (29.5 seconds) from turning ON of the symbol operation detectors 11 and 13. Note that FIG.
(1) In the present embodiment, at the time of shortening fluctuation (in this embodiment, from power-on to the first big hit occurrence, or "7.7")
At the time of big hit), the variation time of the ordinary symbol is reduced to 5 seconds, and when there are three or more starting memories of the ordinary symbol at the time of shortening variation, which is the condition 2 shown in FIG. 13, the variation time of the ordinary symbol is Is shortened to 2 seconds. Then, when the normal symbol that is stopped and displayed in the normal state is a winning symbol, as shown in FIG. 14A, the electric winning device (in FIG. 14) after a predetermined time (0.500 seconds) from the time when the normal symbol is stopped. 5 is opened for 0.500 seconds. After that, if there is a passing memory to the symbol operation detectors 11 and 13, it is 0.00 from the closing of the electric winning device 5.
After 2 seconds, the stored WCRND4 is read and determined, and 0.002 seconds later, the fluctuation of the normal symbol is started again. The opening operation of the electric winning device 5 at this time is for 0.500 seconds, but if one winning ball is inserted, the opening is completed at that time even if the time is not reached.

On the other hand, when the normal symbol stopped and displayed at the time of shortening variation is a winning symbol, as shown in FIG. 14B, the normal symbol is stopped for a predetermined time (0.500).
2 seconds), the electric prize winning device 5 is opened for 2.900 seconds, and after an interval of 2.000 seconds, 2.
Open for 900 seconds. After that, the symbol operation detector 11.1
When there is a passage memory to 3, the stored WCRND 4 is read out and determined 0.002 seconds after the electric prize winning device 5 is closed, and the regular symbol starts to be changed again 0.002 seconds later. In addition, the opening operation of the electric winning device 5 at this time repeats 2.900 seconds twice.
If three winning balls enter each opening, the opening will end at that time even if it is less than the time.

Next, the above-mentioned normal symbol shortening variation operation will be specifically described as a first embodiment. In the first embodiment,
From the time of turning on the power of the gaming machine to the first big hit occurrence, and when the special symbol is a big hit with a predetermined specific symbol (in this embodiment, "7.7"), the next from the end of the big hit. Until the big hit occurs, the variation time of the normal symbols is controlled to be shortened compared to the normal time. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, from the time of power-on until the first big hit occurs at "3.3", the variation time of the normal symbol is shortened, and when the big hit occurs at "3.3" Returned to variable time. After that, when you hit big with "7.7", the normal symbol is shortened and changed from the end of this big hit to the next big hit occurrence. After that, similarly, with the big hit occurrence in "7.7", the shortening variation of the normal symbol is performed until the big hit occurs in other than the following specific symbol (in this embodiment, "5.5"). Therefore, in this embodiment, the period during which the predetermined condition for shortening the variation time of the normal symbol is included from the power-on of the gaming machine to the first hit, in this case, from the opening of the pachinko parlor. When playing a game, since the variation time of the normal symbol is short, the number of times the electric prize winning device 5 is opened can be increased and the game contents can be advantageous for the player. Therefore, the pachinko parlor will improve the customer acquisition rate at the time of opening. You can do it. Also, as long as you continue hitting with "7.7", the game will be in a continuous advantageous state, and the player may be able to obtain more game balls,
It is possible to further increase interest.

In the above-described first embodiment, the shortening variation determination symbol is set to "7.7", but the invention is not limited to this, and the shortening variation determination symbol may be changed when a predetermined condition is satisfied during the game ( For example, changing from "7.7" to "5.5"), or changing the set number of shortening fluctuation determination symbols when a predetermined condition is satisfied during the game (for example, "7.
It is also possible to change from one symbol of "7" to two symbols of "7.7" and "3.3"). Further, in the present embodiment, the time period during which the predetermined condition for changing the normal symbol is shortened is set from the time the power of the game machine is turned on to the first hit and the end point of the big hit with the predetermined shortened fluctuation determination symbol (special symbol). However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. The details will be described later with reference to FIG.

Next, the function and configuration of the game board of the second embodiment according to claim 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. In the second embodiment, members having the same functions as those of the above-described first embodiment are given the same names, and detailed description thereof will be omitted for convenience. First, the configuration of the game board 81 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 16, an electric prize winning device 83 is arranged substantially in the center of a game area 82 defined on the surface of a game board 81, and a rotating body that is constantly rotated by a drive motor (not shown) below the electric winning device 83. 85
A distribution device 84 including the above is arranged. A plurality of grooves for receiving hitting balls from the electric winning device 83 are provided on the peripheral portion of the rotator 85 at intervals equally dividing the entire circumference into five, and one of the plurality of grooves is the other. The specific groove 85a is provided with a notch longer than the groove, and the four grooves with other notches are provided as normal grooves 85b. Further, in the distribution device 84, a normal winning opening 86 that processes a hit ball received in the normal groove 85b as a normal winning ball and a hitting ball received in the specific groove 85a are guided to a specific winning opening 88 described later. And a specific guide port 87. A specific winning opening 88 including a specific ball detector 89 is arranged below the specific guiding opening 87, and when the hit ball guided from the specific guiding opening 87 wins, the specific winning opening 88 is set. Is detected by the specific ball detector 89 to generate the right generation state. A ball introducing member 90 including two ball inlets 90a and one ball outlet 90b is arranged above the electric winning device 83, and the ball introducing member 90 is received at the ball inlet 90a. By discharging the hit ball from the ball exit 90b, it is possible to win the hit ball to the closed electric win device 83. In addition, at the upper end of the ball introducing member 90, the winning opening 90c
Is provided.

On the left side of the distribution device 84, an operation passage opening 91 having a symbol operation detector 92 built therein is arranged, and the operation passage opening 91 detects the passing ball passing through the symbol operation detector. By detecting at 92, a normal symbol display device 9 described later
3 is made to derive a display result. Further, on the diagonally lower left side of the sorting device 84, a normal symbol display 93 including two 7-segment LEDs capable of variably displaying numbers "0-9" (normal symbols) is arranged. The normal symbol display device 93, when a predetermined specific display result (doublet of the same symbol) is derived for each LED, controls the electric winning device 83 to be opened for a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) in response to this. It is like this. A winning opening 94 is provided at the upper end of the normal symbol display 93.

On the other hand, on the upper right side of the distribution device 84,
The rotating body 95 is arranged. The rotating body 95 is a game board 8
1 has a mounting plate to be mounted on the surface thereof, and a circular surrounding frame is provided on the surface of the mounting plate so as to be rotationally driven by a motor (not shown) inside the surrounding frame. A ball receiving concave portion 95a for receiving one ball is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body 95, and the rotating body 95 rotates to receive a ball hitting from a starting winning opening 96 formed on the upper part of the surrounding frame. It is like this. The hit ball received in the ball receiving recess 95a is guided to the rear surface of the mounting plate from a winning hole formed in the mounting plate, passes through a passage formed on the rear surface of the mounting plate, and detects a starting ball provided below the passage. Detected by the device 97. The start ball detector 97 detects an impact ball during the right generation state to derive an ON signal to a solenoid of a variable winning ball device 98 described later, and based on this, an opening / closing piece 100a of the variable winning ball device 98 described later.・ Open drive 100b.

A variable winning ball device 98 is provided below the rotary member 95. The variable winning ball device 98 is
A variable winning a prize port 99 and a pair of left and right opening and closing pieces 100a and 100b provided at the upper end of the variable winning a prize port 99 are provided, and the opening and closing pieces 100a and 100b are the game board 8 respectively.
It is movable between a tilted position and a vertical position based on the drive of a solenoid (not shown) arranged on the back surface of 1. Due to the positional relationship between the opening / closing pieces 100a and 100b and the obstacle nail 101 provided above the opening / closing pieces 100a and 100b, when the solenoid is turned on, the opening / closing pieces 100a and 100b are in a tilted state in which the variable winning port 99 is opened, while when the solenoid is turned off. , It becomes a vertical state in which the variable winning port 99 is closed. Also,
In the variable winning ball device 98, the number-of-opening display LED that displays the number of open cycles of the opening / closing pieces 100a and 100b described later.
102 and a winning number display LED 103 for displaying the number of winning balls to be won in the variable winning port 99 during one opening cycle of the opening / closing pieces 100a and 100b. The operation of displaying the number of winning balls by the winning number display LED 103 is performed by the winning ball detector 1 arranged on the rear surface side of the game board 81.
04 is performed based on the operation of detecting a winning ball guided from the variable winning port 99.

When the ball hits the ball receiving concave portion 95a of the rotating member 95 and the starting ball detector 97 is turned on during the above-mentioned right generation state, the opening / closing piece 10 of the variable winning ball device 98 is opened.
0a and 100b are opened until a fixed time (for example, 9.5 seconds) elapses, or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are generated until the fixed time elapses. In addition, when the right is not being generated, the hit ball is the rotating body 9
When a prize is received in the No. 5 ball receiving recess 95a, it is treated as a simple prize.

Here, briefly explaining the game contents in the right generation state, the opening of the electric winning device 83 or the ball introduction member 90 accompanying the display of the winning symbol on the normal symbol indicator 93.
When the ball is introduced into the sorting device 84 based on the introduction of the ball into the sorting device 84 and is received in the specific groove 85a of the sorting device 84, the ball is hit from the specific guiding port 87 to the specific winning port 8
8 leads to the right generation state. Then, when this right generation state continues, when the hitting ball wins the ball receiving recess 95a of the rotating body 95 and turns on the starting ball detector 97, the opening / closing pieces 100a and 100b of the variable winning ball device 98. Performs an opening operation. Then, such an opening operation is repeated every time a ball is hit into the ball receiving recess 95a of the rotating body 95 as long as the right generation state continues (opening cycle). However, the right generation state is continued when the ball is guided to the specific winning port 88 again during the right generation state (this is generally called a puncture), or a predetermined number (for example, 16 pieces) is set in the starting ball detector 97. ) The ball is ended when the ball is detected.

Side lamp decorations 105a and 105b are respectively arranged at the left and right ends of the game area 82, and the side lamp decoration 105b on the right side has a variation time of the normal symbol display 93 as compared with the normal time. A determination pattern display 106 of a two-color light emitting 7-segment LED for determining whether or not to perform shortening control is provided. The determination symbol display device 106 starts changing the number (determination symbol) of “0 to 9” in accordance with the occurrence of the right generation state, and stops and displays one of the determination symbols after the elapse of a predetermined time, When the determination symbol that is stopped and displayed is either "3" or "7", the normal symbol is shortened and changed. In addition, such a shortened variation of the normal symbol is repeatedly performed until any one of the determination symbols “1”, “4”, and “9” is derived. In addition, in order to prevent the above-mentioned puncture, it is returned to normal fluctuation during the right generation state. Further, among the determination symbols displayed on the determination symbol display device 106, “3”, “7” are colored in red, “1”, “4”, “9” are colored in green, and others are colored in orange (red + green). Is displayed. As a result, it is possible to make it easier to visually recognize the type of the determination symbol (the symbol or the like that determines the shortening variation).

Next, the action of the shortening variation of the ordinary symbol in the configuration of the above-mentioned second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, as described above, based on the display result of the determination symbol (“3” or “7”), the shortening fluctuation is started from the end point of the big hit this time, and then “1”, “4”, “9” It is designed to be repeated until one of the determination symbols is derived. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 17, after the change of the determination symbol due to the occurrence of the big hit, when the determination symbol of “7” is derived, the shortened change of the normal symbol is started from the end time of this big hit. . After that, when the second big hit occurs, at the same time, the normal fluctuation time is once returned. Further, when the determination symbol of "5" is derived by the variation of the determination symbol associated with the second big hit occurrence, the shortening variation of the normal symbol is performed again from the end of the second big hit. When the determination symbol of "4" is derived by the variation of the determination symbol associated with the occurrence of the third big hit, the shortening variation of the normal symbol as described above is ended. Therefore, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, there is a possibility that the shortening variation will be continuously performed, and in this case, the expectation for winning a game ball above the normal jackpot will increase, and the game playability will be improved. It can be further improved.

In the second embodiment, the determination symbol (shortening variation determination symbol) for determining the shortening variation of the normal symbol is "3" or "7", but during the game as in the first embodiment. It is also possible to change the shortening variation determination symbol when the predetermined condition is satisfied, change the set number of the shortening variation determining symbol, or change the determination symbol for ending the shortening variation of the normal symbol.

As described above, in each of the first and second embodiments according to claim 1 of the present invention, the specific winning is directly specified by the ball hitting the variable winning ball device (electric winning device 5.83). A ball game machine of the third type for generating the right generation state by turning on the ball detector 25 or the specific ball detector 89 is shown, but not limited to this, for example, a ball hitting a variable winning ball device is Even if it is a third-class ball game machine, when only special symbols are changed and special symbols are aligned in a predetermined pattern (a big hit), immediately the right generation state is indirectly generated regardless of the hit ball. Good.

Next, the function and configuration of the game board according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 18 to 21. First, a pachinko game machine as a ball game machine to which the variable winning ball device 140 according to the third embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a game board 111 of the pachinko gaming machine. In the figure, on a game board 111 of a pachinko game machine, a guide rail 112 is planted in a substantially circular shape.
A game area 11 where the area surrounded by 2 falls
Make up three. At approximately the center of the game area 113, a variable winning ball device 140 that constitutes a main part of this embodiment is arranged. As will be described in detail later, the variable winning ball device 140 is a normal symbol display 145 composed of 7-segment LEDs 145a and 145b, and a pair of ball receiving members 155a and 15
5b, a winning space 157 in which the winning balls received by the ball receiving members 155a and 155b flow down, and a winning ball guided by a lower ball rolling plate 158 forming the bottom surface of the winning space 157 is guided. It has a plurality of winning areas 149, 150a, 150b including a winning area 149, when a hit ball is detected by the starting winning ball detector 117, 121,
Alternatively, the ball receiving members 155a and 155b are opened and closed in the left-right direction when a big hit game state (also referred to as a specific game state) described later is easily received. The variable winning ball device 140 will be described later in detail.

Below the variable winning ball device 140, a starting winning device 114 made of an electric accessory is arranged. The starting winning device 114 has a starting winning port 115 and an upper end portion of the starting winning port 115. A pair of left and right opening / closing pieces 116 provided on the
a. 116b and a start winning ball detector 117 for detecting a hit ball that has won the starting winning opening 115. The opening / closing pieces 116a and 116b are movable between a tilted position and a vertical position based on the drive of a solenoid 118 (see FIG. 20) arranged on the back surface of the game board 111. Due to the positional relationship between the opening / closing pieces 116a and 116b and the obstacle nail 119 provided above the opening / closing pieces 116a and 116b, when the solenoid 118 is turned on, the opening / closing pieces 116a and 116b are in a tilted state in which the starting winning opening 115 is opened, while the solenoid 118 is turned off.
When it is done, it will be in a vertical state in which the start winning port 115 is closed. The opening operation of the opening / closing pieces 116a and 116b is performed when a predetermined specific display result (a winning symbol) is derived on a normal symbol display device 145 described later. The start prize winning ball detector 117 detects a prize ball into the start winning hole 115 to allow the ball receiving members 155a and 155b of the variable winning ball device 140 to have a predetermined time (for example,
The opening operation of 0.6 seconds) is performed twice. In addition, on the right and left sides of the starting winning device 114, the starting winning opening 120 having the built-in starting winning ball detector 121, respectively.
Is arranged, and when a hit ball is won in the starting winning opening 120, the starting winning ball detector 121 detects it and the ball receiving members 155a and 155 of the variable winning ball device 140 are arranged.
The opening operation for b is performed once for a predetermined time (for example, 0.3 seconds). The state in which the ball receiving members 155a and 155b perform the opening operation in accordance with the winning detection of the starting winning ball detectors 117 and 121 is referred to as a starting game state.

Further, on the left side of the variable winning ball device 140, the operation passage opening 1 in which the symbol operation detector 123 is incorporated
22 is arranged, and the operation passage port 122 is designed to cause the normal symbol display 145 to derive the display result by detecting the passing ball at the symbol operation detector 123. In addition to the above-described configuration, the game area 113 has a regular winning opening 124 and a tulip-type winning opening 12
5, a wind turbine 126 with a lamp, a wind turbine (no reference numeral), and the like are provided. The winning opening 124 is a variable winning ball device 140.
It is arranged on the right side of the device, has a built-in shoulder lamp 127 inside, and the tulip type winning opening 125 is a variable winning ball device 1
It is arranged at the lower side of 40 and the sleeve lamp 128 is provided inside thereof.
Is built in. Further, side lamps 129 are also arranged at both ends of the center of the game area 113. These shoulder lamps 127, sleeve lamps 128, and side lamps 12
Reference numeral 9 is for turning on or blinking at the time of winning a start or during a big hit game state to notify the player of that fact. Further, at the lowermost part of the game area 113, there is formed any of the above-mentioned winning openings, or an out opening 130 for taking in the hit balls which have not been won in the variable winning ball device 140. Although not shown, in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a rail decoration lamp 131 arranged along the outer periphery of the guide rail 112 and a game effect lamp 132 (both shown in FIG. 20 is provided with a symbol only), and a speaker 133 (only the symbol is shown in FIG. 20) for producing a sound effect produced in accordance with the progress of the game is also provided.

Next, the variable winning ball device 140 including the main part of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the variable winning ball device 140. In FIG. 19, the variable winning ball device 140 has a mounting board 141 mounted on the surface of the game board 111. A vertically long window opening 147 is formed substantially in the center of the mounting substrate 141, and an inverted “U” -shaped upper frame 142 is provided to project along the upper edge of the window opening 147. This upper frame 142
The upper side is formed as a guide portion so as to guide the hitting ball, and the hitting ball received by this guiding portion is attached to the mounting substrate 14
The normal winning opening 143 formed in No. 1 is to be won. Further, on the front surface of the upper frame 142, the upper decorative plate 1
44 is attached to the upper decorative plate 144, and
A normal symbol display 145 consisting of two 7-segment LEDs 145a and 145b capable of variably displaying the number "9" (normal symbol) is provided. Also, the normal symbol display 14
On both sides of 5, a plurality of (four) passing memory display LEDs 14 are provided.
6 is provided. This passing memory display LED 146
Indicates that the number of hit balls passing through the operation passage opening 122 is sequentially stored and displayed (lighted) within a range of four. Of course, the lit display is normally turned off every time the symbol display 145 is variably displayed.

By the way, the normal symbol display 145 is associated with each LE in accordance with the ball hit detection operation by the symbol operation detector 123.
The change of the normal symbol in D145a and 145b is started, and the stopped symbol is displayed after the elapse of a predetermined time.
When a predetermined specific display result (doublet of the same symbol) is derived on the EDs 145a and 145b, the opening / closing pieces 116a and 116b of the starting prize winning device 114 are controlled to be opened in a predetermined manner in response thereto.

Further, an upward "U" -shaped lower frame 148 is projectingly provided along both side edges and a lower edge of the window opening 147. A specific winning area forming member 149 composed of a pair of projecting pieces is projectingly provided on the lower portion of the lower frame 148.
The specific winning area 149 is formed in the center of the No. 8, and the normal winning areas 150a and 150b are formed on the left and right of the specific winning area 149. Then, the hit balls that have won the specific winning area 149 are guided to the specific winning ball detector 151 (see FIG. 18) provided on the back surface side of the game board 111, and when the specific winning ball detector 151 is activated, the big hit game is performed. Then, as will be described in detail later, the ball receiving members 155a and 155b are opened and closed to enter a gaming state in which a large number of winning balls are generated. Also,
Movable pieces 152a are formed on both ends of the upper part of the specific winning area 149.
The 152b is adapted to appear and disappear in the front-rear direction. The details of the movable pieces 152a and 152b will be described later. In addition, the specific winning area 149 and the normal winning area 15
The winning balls that have won the 0a and 150b are the winning ball detectors 153 (only the symbols are shown in FIG. 20) provided on the back side of the game board 111.
After being guided to (1), the winning ball detector 153 is operated to display the winning number on a winning number display LED 164. Further, a lower decorative plate 154 is fixed to the front surfaces of the specific winning area 149 and the normal winning areas 150a and 150b, and the variable winning ball device 14 is provided.
The lower part of 0 enhances the decorative effect.

A pair of ball receiving members 155a, 155b is provided between the upper frame 142 and the lower frame 148 so as to be openable and closable in the left-right direction. Ball receiving members 155a and 155b
Is an open / close solenoid 156a via a well-known link mechanism.
When the opening / closing solenoids 156a and 156b are turned on, the ball receiving members 155a and 155b are opened and the upper frame 14 is connected to the upper frame 14
A large gap through which ball hitting can pass is formed between the two end portions of the two, which is a first state advantageous for the player. on the other hand,
When the opening / closing solenoids 156a and 156b are turned off, the ball receiving members 155a and 155b are in an upright state, the tips of which are opposed to both ends of the upper frame 142 so that a hitting ball does not pass through. It is in a second state, which is disadvantageous to us. In the second state, which is unfavorable to the player, a state in which it is difficult to win a prize in which there is formed an interval through which one ball can pass between the tips of the ball receiving members 155a and 155b and the both ends of the upper frame 142 is set. May be included.

More specifically, the opening / closing solenoid 156a.1
Explaining the drive control of 56b, the opening / closing pieces 116a / 11 associated with the hit display of the normal symbol display 145.
In the opening operation of 6b, when a ball hits the starting winning opening 115 and the starting winning ball detector 117 is turned on, the opening / closing solenoids 156a and 156b are turned on twice, and accordingly, the ball receiving members 155a and 155b. Opens and closes twice. Further, when a ball hits the starting winning opening 120 and the starting winning ball detector 121 is turned on, the opening / closing solenoid 1
56a and 156b are turned on once, and accordingly, the ball receiving members 155a and 155b are opened and closed once. Then, when the winning balls received during the opening / closing operation of the ball receiving members 155a / 155b enter the specific winning area 149 and turn on the specific winning ball detector 151, the jackpot game state is entered, and the opening / closing solenoids 156a / 156b are turned on.・ Repeat the OFF state. Therefore, the ball receiving members 155a and 155b are also configured to repeat the opening / closing operation continuously. Then, the number of such repetitions is set to a maximum of 18 times, and when 10 winning balls are generated during the operation of 18 times, the opening / closing solenoids 156a and 156b are turned ON / O at that time.
The FF operation is also completed (hereinafter, such an opening / closing operation is referred to as an opening / closing cycle). Further, when a winning ball is won in the specific winning area 149 again during the opening / closing cycle, the continuation right is established and the opening / closing cycle is immediately interrupted, and after the elapse of the predetermined time interval time, the next opening / closing cycle is started. Transition. Then, the allowable number of continuation of the opening / closing cycle is allowed to be 15 times.

As described above, the variable winning ball device 140 of this embodiment has a structure in which a large number of winning balls are generated in a short time when the big hit game state is reached, but the big hit game state is revealed. In order to do so, the ball receiving member 155a ・ 15
The winning balls guided to 5b must be won in the specific winning area 149 of the plurality of winning areas described above.
Then, in the illustrated embodiment, the winning balls finally flow down through the lower ball rolling plate 158 through the winning space 157 formed behind the window opening 147 and the plurality of winning regions 14 are formed.
It will reach 9 ・ 150a ・ 150b. Therefore, the structure of the winning space 157 will be described below.

The winning balls received by the above-mentioned ball receiving members 155a and 155b reach the upper and lower partition plates 159 lying on the approximate center of the window opening 147. The upper and lower partition plates 159 are inclined downward toward the rear so as to guide the winning balls received by the ball receiving members 155a and 155b to the rear. A lower ball rolling plate 158 is arranged below the upper and lower partition plates 159. This lower ball rolling plate 158 is
It constitutes the bottom surface of the prize space 157, and is provided so as to incline downward from the rear to the front of the prize space 157. The lower end of the lower ball rolling plate 158 faces the plurality of winning regions 149, 150a, 150b.

A storage member 160 is arranged in the center of the prize space 157 to store a part of the prize balls falling from the rear end of the upper and lower partition plates 159 during the opening / closing cycle, and then in the latter half of the opening / closing cycle. It is designed to be opened. The storage member 159 is driven by the drive motor 161.
The stop position detector (not shown) is attached to the drive motor 161 in order to detect the storage state and the open state thereof by being driven by (only reference numerals are shown in FIG. 20). When the winning balls stored in the storage member 160 are released, the movable pieces 152a and 152b to be described below are projected forward by the solenoid 162 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 20), and therefore, when the winning balls are not projected. It is easier to win the specific winning area 149 compared to. Movable pieces 152a and 152b configured to project and retract from below the lower ball rolling plate 158 to both upper ends of the specific winning area 149.
Is provided at a position slightly higher than the upper edge of the specific winning area 149, and the upper surface thereof is formed in a tapered shape so as to be inclined inward, so that the solenoid 162 is provided.
Is driven, the normal winning areas 150a and 150
The winning range of b is reduced, and it is easy for the hit ball to win the specific winning area 149.

Although the main structure of the variable winning ball device 140 has been described above, in addition to the above-described structure, a display for displaying numerical values related to the game and the variable winning ball device 140.
There is also provided a decorative LED, a lamp or the like for decorating the light with light. Specifically, as a display, the variable winning ball device 1
Opening number display LED 163 that displays the number of times the open / close cycle is being executed during the big hit game state on the left and right of the center of the mounting board 141 of 40, and the number of winning prizes that displays the number of winning balls accepted during one open / close cycle. A display LED 164 is provided. In addition, on the rear wall of the prize space 157, a fluctuation residual consisting of two 7-segment LEDs for displaying the fluctuation count of the normal symbol display device 145 as the number of expirations of a predetermined number of times (50 times in this embodiment). A number indicator 165 is provided. The fluctuation remaining number display device 165 starts displaying the fluctuation remaining number up to 50 times of the normal symbol each time at the end of the big hit game state, and the fluctuation time of the normal symbol from the start to the end of the remaining number display. At normal time (for example, 30 seconds)
It is designed to be shortened and changed (for example, 5 seconds) as compared with. Also, accessory LEDs 166 and the like provided on both sides of the rear surface of the ball receiving members 155a and 155b are provided as decorative LEDs and lamps. Since the number-of-opening display LED 163 is composed of one 7-segment LED, when displaying a two-digit numerical value,
The digit of one's place blinks, or the color is changed and displayed when it reaches two digits. However, the accessory lamp 166 is
When the allowable number of continuations increases, the function of the number-of-opening display LED is also used. In this case, when the allowable number of times increases, all accessory lamps 166 are lit or blinked to notify that effect, and then the lights are once turned off to display the number of continuous executions, and then the open / close cycle is executed. It is sufficient to turn on one by one. Alternatively, the state is kept lit and the accessory lamp 166 corresponding to the open / close cycle being executed is blinked, or the allowable number of continuations and the number of execution continuations are displayed in different colors, and the like is notified. It may be done.

The structure of the game board 111 of the ball game machine including the variable winning ball device 140 has been described above, but these game devices are controlled by the game control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 20 is a circuit diagram showing the game control circuit in a block configuration, which is controlled by a basic control circuit 170 including an MPU, ROM, RAM, and an input / output circuit. Specifically, the basic control circuit 170 is a specific winning ball detector 151, a winning ball detector 153, a symbol operation detector 123, and a starting winning ball detector 117/12 via the detection circuit 171.
The address decoding circuit 1 receives the detection signal from
A chip select signal is given from 72 to the basic control circuit 170 and the detection circuit 171. Further, when the power is turned on, a reset signal is given from the initial reset circuit 173 to the basic control circuit 170, and the periodic reset circuit 174 is provided every predetermined time.
From the above, a regular reset signal is given to the basic control circuit 170.

On the other hand, the basic control circuit 170 gives control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, an audio signal is given to the speaker 133 via the speaker control circuit 175, and the drive motor 16 is supplied via the motor drive circuit 176.
A drive signal is given to 1. In addition, the LED control circuit 17
Display the number of winning prize LED 164 and the number of times of opening L via 7.
ED163, normal symbol display 145, remaining variable display 1
65, and a display control signal is given to the passing memory display LED 146, and the windmill lamp 1 is supplied via the lamp control circuit 178.
26, game effect lamp 132, rail decoration lamp 13
1, the display control signal is sent to the accessory lamp 166, the side lamp 129, the shoulder lamp 127, and the sleeve lamp 128. The lamps surrounded by the same frame in the figure are synchronously driven and displayed. Further, each solenoid 118, 156a, 156 is connected via a solenoid drive circuit 179.
The drive signal is given to b 162. In addition, the basic control circuit 170 outputs a drive signal to a big hit information output circuit 180 which outputs a big hit signal to the outside. Note that power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 181 to the above devices and circuits.

As described above, the variable winning ball device 1 according to the third embodiment.
Although the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine provided with 40 has been described, the action of the shortening variation of the ordinary symbol of the third embodiment will be described below. In the third embodiment, as described above, from the end of the big hit to the cumulative total of 50 times the starting number of normal symbols from that time point, the shortening variation of the normal symbol is performed. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 21, when the first big hit ends, the remaining number display on the remaining number of fluctuations indicator 165 is started from this point, and the shortened fluctuation of the normal symbol is started. . After that, before the second big hit occurs, the cumulative total number of starting the normal symbols becomes 50 times, and when the remaining number display on the fluctuation remaining number display 165 ends, the normal symbol returns to the normal fluctuation time from this point. Be done. Then, when the second big hit occurs and this big hit ends, the remaining number display on the fluctuation remaining number display 165 and the shortened fluctuation of the normal symbol are started, as at the end of the first big hit. Further, when the third big hit occurs during the continuation of the remaining number display on the remaining number display 165 and the shortening fluctuation of the ordinary symbol due to the end of the second big jackpot, the ordinary symbol at the normal variation time at this point. Returned to. Then, at the time when the third big hit ends, the shortening fluctuation of the normal symbol is started, and the remaining number display on the fluctuation remaining number indicator 165 is in the initial state (starting cumulative number 50
Times). By the way, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, during the shortening variation after the big hit, the player can derive the variation result of a large number of ordinary symbols with a smaller number of hit balls than usual. Therefore, the number of times the starting prize winning device 114 is opened is increased, and the winning prize balls per unit time are increased. That is, immediately after the big hit, the possibility of a big hit increases again, and by extension, it is possible to reduce the player's stand-off (stopping the game) after the big hit.

In the third embodiment, the shortening variation of the normal symbol is carried out during the remaining number display period on the remaining number display 165 of the variation immediately after the end of the big hit, but according to such remaining number display, The effect may be notified by voice output. Further, in the present embodiment, the remaining variable display 165 is composed of 7-segment LEDs, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the remaining remaining display can be an LED, LCD, or lamp other than 7 segments. May be configured.

In the third embodiment, the normal symbol display device 145 is provided with two left and right 7-segment LEDs 145a-1.
It consists of 45b, 7 segment LED1 on the left side
It is also possible to make a normal symbol shortening variation by configuring the normal symbol display 145 only by 45a and using the right 7-segment LED 145b as the determination symbol display as in the second embodiment. Hereinafter, such a configuration will be described as a fourth embodiment.

In the fourth embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 22, a determination symbol display (7 segment LED) 145b
, Fluctuates the determination symbol of "0-9" at the time of occurrence of the jackpot gaming state, and immediately after that when the determination symbol stops at "3" or "7", the shortened variation of the ordinary symbol from the end point of this jackpot It is started and then repeated until one of the determination symbols of "1", "4", and "9" is derived. For example, the shortening variation of the ordinary symbol is, after the variation of the determination symbol accompanying the big hit occurrence, when the determination symbol of "7" is derived, the shortening variation of the normal symbol is started from the end point of this big hit. After that, when the second big hit occurs,
At the same time, the normal fluctuation time is once returned. Also, 2
"5" depending on the fluctuation of the judgment pattern accompanying the occurrence of the big hit
When the determination symbol of is derived, the shortening variation of the normal symbol is performed again from the end of the two big hits. When the determination symbol of "4" is derived by the variation of the determination symbol associated with the occurrence of the third big hit, the shortening variation of the normal symbol as described above is ended.

Therefore, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not to shorten the ordinary symbol based on the determination of the determination symbol associated with the occurrence of the big hit, so the determination operation of the shortened variation of the normal symbol occurs. It can be an additional game that accompanies the game, which in turn can improve the interest of the game. In addition, the determination symbol display 145b of the fourth embodiment is a two-color light-emitting 7 segment L
Even if it is configured by ED, the judgment symbols "3" and "7" are displayed in red, "1", "4" and "9" are displayed in green, and the others are displayed in orange (red + green). Good. This allows
It is possible to make it easier to visually recognize the type of the determination symbol (the symbol for determining the shortening variation). Further, in addition to such color-coded display of the determination symbols, it is also possible to notify the derivation result of the determination symbols by voice output. Further, in the fourth embodiment, the determination symbol (shortening variation determination symbol) for determining the shortening variation of the normal symbol is set to "3" or "7", but the predetermined condition during the game is similar to the second embodiment. It is also possible to change the shortening variation determination symbol when established, change the set number of the shortening variation determining symbol, or change the determination symbol for ending the shortening variation of the normal symbol.

As described above, in the third and fourth embodiments according to claim 2 of the present invention, it is indirectly based on that the display result of the ordinary symbol display device 145 becomes a predetermined hit symbol. The ball receiving member 155a, 155b is a second type of ball game machine for generating a big hit game state by making it easy to receive hit balls, but is not limited to this, for example, the display result of the normal symbol display device 145 It may be a second-type ball game machine in which the ball receiving members 155a and 155b are directly operated to generate a big hit game state when a predetermined hit pattern is obtained.

The first to fourth embodiments described above are
The present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, in addition to the above, as the normal symbol shortening variation condition, as shown in FIG. 23, various combinations of start conditions such as a big hit and power-on, and end conditions such as a big hit and power-off But it is possible.
In addition, the entire gaming machine is configured with a display device such as an LCD display, that is, the gaming machine is configured by displaying the constituent members such as "hit balls" and "variable winning ball device" on the display in a pseudo manner. Is also possible. In this case, the payout of prize balls may be performed on behalf of points. Further, in the present embodiment, the special symbol and the normal symbol are displayed on separate symbol display devices, but the invention is not particularly limited to this, and the special symbol and the normal symbol are the same symbol display device. It may be configured to be displayed in.

[0071]

As is apparent from the above description, in the configuration according to claim 1 of the present invention, when the information is variably displayed and the display result is the predetermined specific display result, Since the variable display device for bringing the one variable winning ball device into the first state and the fluctuation shortening control means for controlling the fluctuation time of the variable display device to be shortened as compared with the normal time when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the predetermined condition is satisfied. By the establishment of the above, it is possible to control the variation time of the variable display device to be shorter than that in the normal time, and it is possible to provide a third-type ball game machine which can further enhance the interest of the game.

Further, in the configuration according to claim 2 of the present invention, a variable that determines directly or indirectly whether or not to bring the ball receiving member into the first state in the first mode based on the display result. Since the display device and the fluctuation shortening control means for controlling the fluctuation time of the variable display device to be shortened as compared to the normal time by the satisfaction of the predetermined condition are provided, the fluctuation time of the variable display device is shortened as compared with the normal time by the satisfaction of the predetermined condition. It is possible to provide a second-type ball-and-ball game machine that can be shortened and that can further enhance the interest of the game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game board according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a special winning device provided on the game board.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls a game operation.

FIG. 4 is a list diagram showing output contents of various information.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing output contents of various information.

FIG. 6 is a list of various random numbers used for variation of special symbols.

FIG. 7 is a list showing a relationship between special symbols and WCRND2.3.

FIG. 8 is a simple flowchart for explaining an operation of determining a special symbol hit / miss by a selected random number.

FIG. 9 is a time chart showing a game operation related to the special winning device.

FIG. 10 is a list view of various random numbers used for variation of a normal symbol.

FIG. 11 is a list chart showing the relationship between ordinary symbols and WCRND5.

FIG. 12 is a simple flowchart for explaining an operation of determining a normal symbol hit / miss by a selected random number.

FIG. 13 is a time chart showing a variation operation of a normal symbol associated with the detection operation of the symbol operation detector.

FIG. 14 (A) is a time chart showing an opening operation of the electric winning device when a normal symbol is a normal winning symbol, and FIG. 14 (B) is a normal symbol winning symbol during a shortening variation. It is a time chart which shows the opening operation of the electric winning device when it becomes.

FIG. 15 is a time chart showing a shortening variation operation of a normal symbol according to a game state of the first embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing the game board according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a time chart showing a shortening variation operation of a normal symbol according to a game state of the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a front view showing the game board according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a front view showing a variable winning ball device provided on the game board.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls a game operation.

FIG. 21 is a time chart showing a shortened variation operation of a normal symbol according to a game state of the third embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a time chart showing a shortening variation operation of a normal symbol according to a game state of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a list chart showing start conditions and end conditions for controlling the shortening fluctuation of the normal symbols.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 game board 5.83 electric winning device (first variable winning ball device) 7.96 starting winning opening (starting passing area) 10 working winning opening 12.91 working passing opening 25 specific winning ball detector 26 winning ball detector 30 special winning device 39 variable display device 40a / 40b special symbol display unit 41 ordinary symbol display unit 45 specific area 49 normal area 52/98 variable winning ball device (second variable winning ball device) 53a / 53b ball receiving member 57 memory Display device 60/170 Basic control circuit (variation shortening control means) 84 Sorting device 86 Normal winning opening 88 Specific winning opening 93/145 Ordinary symbol display device (variable display device) 95 Rotating body 106 Judgment symbol display device 114 Starting winning device 115/120 Start winning opening (starting passing area) 122 Actuating opening 140 Variable winning ball device 145a / 145b 7 segment LED 49 specific winning regions 150a · 150b normal winning region 157 winning space 165 varies the remaining number indicator

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A start passing area, and first and second variable winning ball devices each of which can change between a first state advantageous to a player and a second state disadvantageous to the player, It is possible to directly or indirectly generate the right generation state based on the ball hitting the variable winning ball device, and the second ball is generated based on the fact that the ball has passed the starting passage area during the right generation state. In the ball game machine that puts the variable winning ball device in the first state, the information is variably displayed, and when the display result becomes a predetermined specific display result, the first variable winning ball device is set to the first A ball game machine comprising: a variable display device to be brought into a state, and a fluctuation shortening control means for controlling a fluctuation time of the variable display device to be shorter than a normal time when a predetermined condition is satisfied. 2. A variable winning ball having a start passing area, a ball receiving member that can be changed into a first state in which ball hitting is easily accepted and a second state in which ball hitting is not accepted or is difficult to accept, and a specific winning area. The device, and, the ball receiving member in a first state in a predetermined first aspect based on the ball passing through the starting passage area, the winning ball received during the first state In a ball game machine capable of continuing a predetermined number of times the operation of bringing the ball receiving member into the first state in a predetermined second mode as a specific game state when being guided to the specific winning area, A variable display device for directly or indirectly determining whether or not to bring the ball receiving member into the first state in the first mode, and a change time of the variable display device is normally set according to the establishment of a predetermined condition. With a fluctuation reduction control means for controlling the speed shorter than time Pinball game machine characterized by comprising a.