JPH08266736A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent incorrect detection to be caused by clogging of balls or feed-out delay of ball from occurring by measuring a specified period from finishing of a specified playing condition and to invalidate incorrect judgement by incorrectness-judging means when the measurement of the specified period is not finished. CONSTITUTION: When a hit ball is entered as a prize into a hole 20 of a specified ball detecting tool, changes of patterns in specified pattern displaying parts 43-45 in a special variable display apparatus 40 are displayed, and when the combination of patterns during stopping the display of changes becomes a specified combination, it is made as a right-generating condition. Then, by detecting a hit ball by a prize-winning detecting tool 21, a special variable prize ball apparatus 15 is driven to make a switching plate 19 open and the first condition being favorable to a player is realized. In this instance, when a specified playing condition is not detected and a prize ball is detected by means of the prize- winning detecting tool 21, this is judged to be incorrect, but during a specified period after a specified playing condition is finished is measured, incorrect judgement is prevented from occurring by controlling so as to invalidate the judgement of illegality.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a specific game state generating means capable of generating a specific game state when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and a disadvantage to a player when the specific game state is generated by the specific game state generating means. The present invention relates to a ball game machine provided with a variable winning ball device that can change from a second state to an advantageous first state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a pachinko game machine as a ball game machine, when a specific game state is generated by displaying a big hit symbol on a variable display device, a variable winning ball device is set in a predetermined mode based on this. There are a lot of things that open control is provided to give the player a chance to generate a large number of winning balls in a short time. In addition, in such a pachinko gaming machine, it is proposed to individually detect the occurrence of a specific game state and the winning balls won in the variable winning ball device in order to prevent the illegal opening action of the variable winning ball device due to a piano wire or the like. It had been. That is, the fraudulent activity is detected by detecting the winning ball to the variable winning ball device when it is not in the specific game state.

[0003]

However, in the structure for detecting fraud based on the detecting operation of the winning ball to the variable winning ball device in the non-specific game state as in the above-mentioned conventional case,
Even when a ball due to a ball jam, a delay in paying out a ball, or the like is detected as a winning ball for the variable winning ball device after the specific game state ends, this is erroneously determined to be illegal. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent erroneous fraud detection due to a ball jam, a ball payout delay, or the like, and a ball ball that enables more accurate fraud detection. Providing a gaming machine.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the configuration of the present invention, a specific game state generating means capable of generating a specific game state when a predetermined condition is satisfied,
In a ball game machine provided with a variable winning ball device capable of changing from a second state, which is disadvantageous to the player, to a first state, which is advantageous with respect to the occurrence of the specific game state by the specific game state generating means, Specific game state detection means for detecting the specific game state, winning ball detection means for detecting a winning ball to the variable winning ball device, and there is no detection of the specific game state by the specific game state detection means and the winning ball When the winning means is detected by the detecting means, the fraud determining means for determining this as fraudulent, the period measuring means for measuring a predetermined period from at least the end of the specific game state, and the period measuring means for measuring the predetermined period And a fraud determination invalidating means for invalidating the fraud determination by the fraud determination means when the processing is not finished.

Further, the specific game state generating means is constituted by a variable display device capable of generating the specific game state when a predetermined display result is derived, and the display result of the variable display device is derived a predetermined number of times. The period until the predetermined period measured by the period measuring means, or the period until the predetermined number of winning balls is detected by the winning ball detecting means is a predetermined period measured by the period measuring means You can

Further, when the fraud determination is made by the fraud determination means, the game is disabled based on the fraud determination, and the immobilization control means for releasing the immobilization after a predetermined time is provided, so that the fraudulent act is performed. This is advantageous in that it can be surely prevented.

[0007]

According to the above construction, the specific game state detecting means for detecting the specific game state, the winning ball detecting means for detecting a winning ball to the variable winning ball device, and the specific game state by the specific game state detecting means If there is no detection and the winning ball is detected by the winning ball detection means, the fraud determination means for determining this as fraud, the period measurement means for measuring a predetermined period from at least the end of the specific game state, and the period measurement means When the measurement for a predetermined period is not finished, the fraud determination invalidation means for invalidating the fraud determination by the fraud determination means is provided, so that the balls due to a ball jam, a ball payout delay, etc. after the end of the specific game state have a variable prize. Even if it is detected as a winning ball to the ball device, it is not erroneously detected as a fraudulent act, and as a result, more accurate fraud detection is possible.

[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 ball game machine (pachinko game machine in the figure) according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the game board 1.
In FIG. 1, on the surface of a game board 1, a guide rail 2 for guiding a shot hit ball is planted in a substantially circular shape, and a region partitioned by the guide rail 2 constitutes a game region 3. ing. At approximately the center of the game area 3, a special variable display device 40 that enables variable display (hereinafter, also referred to as variation) of identification information (hereinafter, referred to as special symbol) in each of the special symbol display portions 43 to 45 described later. It is arranged. The detailed configuration of the special variable display device 40 will be described later.

Below the special variable display device 40, a normal variable winning ball device 4 having a starting function for allowing the variation of the special symbol is arranged. This normal variable winning ball device 4,
The solenoid 5 is provided with a pair of movable wing pieces 6a and 6b that are movably controlled between a vertical (normal winning hole) position and a tilting (enlarged winning hole) position, and is configured as a so-called tulip type accessory, which is a normally variable winning prize. The ball device 4 is provided with a starting ball detector 7 for detecting a hit ball. Even when the movable wings 6a and 6b are in the vertical (normal winning opening) position, the normal variable winning ball device 4 can be won. Further, the variation of the special symbol based on the winning of the normal variable winning ball device 4 is stored up to a predetermined number of times (in this embodiment, four times) except for the variation, and a special symbol memory display to be described later. It is designed to be displayed by the LED 53.

On the left side of the special variable display device 40, an ordinary variable display device 8 is normally arranged. The ordinary variable display device 8 has a ball passing port 9 at the upper end thereof, and a passing ball detector 10 provided inside the ball passing port 9 detects the passing ball so that the variable display device 8 is provided below the ball passing port 9. The variation of the identification information (hereinafter referred to as a normal symbol) on the normal symbol display device 11 is allowed. In addition, normal symbol display 11
Is for controlling the opening of the movable wing pieces 6a and 6b of the normal variable winning ball device 4 when the normal symbol becomes a winning symbol, but the probability variation (hit determination probability is When a game state changed to a probability different from the normal time occurs, the opening time of the movable wing pieces 6a and 6b is set to be longer than the normal time. Further, the fluctuation of the normal symbol is stored up to a predetermined number of times (4 times in the present embodiment) excluding the fluctuation, and that effect is displayed by the normal symbol storage display LED 12 provided in the normal variable display device 8. It has become so. The special variable display device 4
On the right side of 0, a ball passage opening member 13 having the same outer shape as the normal variable display device 8 is arranged, and the ball passage opening member 13 corresponds to the arrangement position of the normal symbol memory display LED 12. Decorative LED 14 (hereinafter, decorative LED
-E) is provided.

Further, a special variable winning ball device 15 attached to the game board 1 via a substantially arcuate mounting substrate 16 along the guide rail 2 is arranged in the lower part of the game area 3. A special variable winning port 17 is provided in the center of the special variable winning ball device 15, and the special variable winning port 1
The solenoid 7 is controlled to open and close by the movement of the opening and closing plate 19 by the solenoid 18. Special variable winning hole 17
The inside of is divided into two parts on the left and right sides, of which the left side is the specific area and the right side is the normal area. In a specific area,
A specific ball detector 20 that can reopen the opening / closing plate 19 by detecting a winning ball is provided. In addition, a winning ball detector 21 is also provided in the normal area to detect winning balls. A decorative LED 22 (hereinafter referred to as a decorative LED-G) is provided on the rear wall of the special variable winning opening 17. Further, below the special variable winning opening 17, a 7-segment type number indicator 23 for displaying the number of opening / closing cycles of the opening / closing plate 19 accompanying the occurrence of the specific game state.
And a 7-segment type number display 24 for displaying the number of winning balls detected by the winning ball detector 21 and the specific ball detector 20. In addition, the mounting board 16
In each of the left and right sides of the special variable winning opening 17 in, the winning opening 25 and the decoration LED 22 (decoration LED-G) are provided respectively, and the left and right ends of the mounting substrate 16 are
The prize hole 26 and the decoration LED 27 (hereinafter, decoration LE
DF) and an attacker lamp 28 are provided. A ball passage 30 whose front is covered with an arc-shaped covering member 29 is formed between the respective winning openings 25 and 26.

However, the special variable winning ball device 15 constructed as described above operates as follows. That is, when the ball hits the normal variable winning ball device 4 and the starting ball detector 7 is turned on, the special variable display device 40 starts changing,
After a certain period of time, for example, the special symbols are confirmed in the order of left, right, and middle, and when the combination of the confirmed symbols becomes a predetermined jackpot combination (double stitch of the same symbol), a specific game state (jackpot) It is also called a game state). And
In this specific game state, the special variable winning ball device 15
The opening / closing plate 19 is set to open (open cycle) until a predetermined period (for example, 29 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are generated, and the game board 1 is opened during the opening. It is designed to catch hit balls falling on the surface. When the received hitting ball wins the specific area and the specific ball detector 20 is turned on, the above-mentioned opening cycle is repeated again after the end of the opening cycle, and the continuation right is established every time the winning ball wins the specific area. The open cycle can be repeated up to 16 times. On the surface of the game board 1 including the game area 3, in addition to the above-described configuration, the windmill 3 having the windmill lamp 31 built-in.
2, an out port 33, a back ball prevention member 34, and the like are provided. Also, the pachinko gaming machine, a game effect LED (not shown), a game effect lamp, and a speaker 3 for notifying the fact when the specific game state or the change of the special symbol occurs.
5 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 2) are provided.

By the way, in the ball game machine according to the present embodiment, when the left, middle, and right special symbols are stopped and displayed with a predetermined probability variation symbol (a symbol that changes probability after the big hit), the normal symbol The hit probability fluctuates from normal to high probability, and accordingly, the opening time of the normal variable winning ball device 4 as described above is set longer than the normal time. In addition, probability fluctuation, after changing to a high probability with the end of the specific game state occurrence in the probability variation pattern as a trigger, after returning to the probability of the normal time triggered by the occurrence of the specific game state other than the probability variation pattern, However, the present invention is not limited to this, and after the occurrence of the probability change, the big hit symbols may be stopped and displayed repeatedly until a total of two times. It should be noted that such a probability change may be similarly performed with a special symbol.

Next, the structure of the special variable display device 40 which constitutes the essential part of this embodiment will be described. The special variable display device 40 has a mounting board 41 mounted on the surface of the game board 1, and rectangular mounting window openings 43a, 44a, 45a are provided on the mounting board 41 at three positions: left, middle, and right. An opened drum cover member 42a is provided, and a transparent drum lens 42b that integrally covers these window openings 43a, 44a, 45a from the rear is provided. Further, in the rear of the drum lens 42b, the rotary drums 43b, 44b, 45b each having a special symbol drawn on the outer periphery thereof are arranged to configure the left, middle, and right special symbol display portions 43 to 45. There is. The special symbol display portions 43 to 45 are for displaying the three symbols of upper, middle, and lower, respectively. Further, the rotary drums 43b, 44b, 45b are rotationally controlled by the drum motors 43d, 44d, 45d (see FIG. 3), respectively, and the drum sensors 43e, 44e, 45e (see FIG. 3) for detecting the stop symbol.
Is provided. Furthermore, each rotary drum 43b ・ 44
In b and 45b, a left drum lamp 43f, a middle drum lamp 44f, and a right drum lamp 45f (see FIG. 3) for illuminating and decorating special symbols are attached, respectively, and these drum lamps 43f, 44f, and 45f are installed. Is
Each of them is connected to a drum lamp circuit 69, which will be described later, so that the blinking lighting operation thereof is controlled.

Further, above the special symbol display portions 43 to 45, a winning opening 46, a 7-segment type decorative symbol display 47 for variable display of decorative symbols, and a center lamp 4.
8 and decoration LEDs 49 to 52 (hereinafter, decoration L respectively
ED-A to D) are provided. On the other hand, below the special symbol display portions 43 to 45, a special symbol storage display LED for storing the fluctuation undigested portion of the special variable display device 40.
53 and a center lamp 54 are provided.

The structure of the game board 1 of the pachinko game machine including the special variable display device 40 has been described above, but these game devices are controlled by the game control circuits shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. 2 and 3 are circuit diagrams showing a block configuration of the game control circuit, MPU, ROM, RA
It is controlled by a basic circuit 60 including an M and an input / output circuit. Then, the basic circuit 60 is the switch input circuit 6
The detection signals from the starting ball detector 7, the passing ball detector 10, the specific ball detector 20, and the winning ball detector 21 are input via 1, and the address decoding circuit 62 inputs the basic circuit 60 and the switch input circuit 61. A chip select signal is given. When the power is turned on, the initial reset circuit 63 gives a reset signal to the basic circuit 60, and the clock reset pulse circuit 64 gives a clock reset signal to the basic circuit 60. By the way, the switch input circuit 61 is connected to a reset switch 61a arranged on the back side of the game board 1 so that the player cannot operate the reset switch 61a.
At the same time, based on the operation, the immobilization of the game at the time of fraud, which will be described later, is released. As such a reset switch, switches provided in the game area 3 of the game board 1 (for example, the winning ball detector 21)
It may be combined with the above, and the ON operation of the reset switch is ON for a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds).
The immobilization at the time of fraud may be canceled for the first time.

On the other hand, the basic circuit 60 provides control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, 7-segment LED
Through the LED lamp circuit 65, the number display 23, the number display 24, the special symbol memory display LED 53, the decorative symbol display 47, the normal symbol display 11, the normal symbol memory display LED
12, and control signals are given to the decorative LEDs-A to G, and the solenoids 5 and 18, the windmill lamp 31, and the center lamp 4 are supplied via the lamp / solenoid / information output circuit 66.
8 and 54 and the attacker lamp 28 are given a control signal, a sound signal is given to the speaker 35 via a sound circuit 67, and a drum motor 4 is sent via a motor drive circuit 68.
A drive signal is given to 3d, 44d, and 45d, and the drum lamps 43f, 44f, and
A control signal is applied to 45f. Further, the detection signal of the stop symbol by each of the drum sensors 43e, 44e, 45e,
It is input to the basic circuit 60 via the sensor input circuit 70. Further, a card reader input / output circuit 71 is connected to the basic circuit 60, and the prize ball number signal, the prize ball number signal common, the hit signal, and the hit signal common are connected to the outside (hall) through the card reader input / output circuit 71. Input / output from / to a computer (HCP) or the like. The lamp / solenoid / information output circuit 66 outputs information such as big hit information, effective start information, and lamp control data to the outside. A power supply circuit 7 in which an AC power supply 72a and a fuse 72b are connected to the above-described devices and circuits
Electric power having various voltages is supplied from 2.

Next, the operation associated with the occurrence of fraud (error) having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 4, first, it is determined whether or not the winning ball detector 21 of the special variable winning ball device 15 is ON, that is, whether the winning ball detector 21 detects the winning ball (S1: winning ball detecting means). When the winning ball detector 21 detects a winning ball in S1, it is then determined whether or not a special game (specific game state) is in progress (S2: specific game state detecting means). On the other hand, when the winning ball detector 21 does not detect a winning ball in S1, it is determined whether or not the specific ball detector 20 is ON, that is, whether or not the specific ball detector 20 detects the specific ball (S3: When the winning ball detecting means) and the specific ball detector 20 detect the specific ball, the process proceeds to S2.

If it is determined in S2 that the prize-winning ball detector 21 or the specific ball detector 20 has detected a prize-winning ball for the special variable winning ball device 15, it is not in the special game, and it is determined to be illegal. Judgment (illegal judgment means). Next, it is determined whether or not the start of the special symbol is within the 10th time from the end of the special game (S4: period measuring means). If it is determined that the start of the special symbol is the eleventh or more in S4, the game operation is stopped based on this, the error notification is output, and the information is output to the HCP as the immobilization of the game when the fraud occurs (S5: The game immobility control means) displays "E" on the number-of-times display 23 and "1" on the number-of-pieces display 24 (S6). In the above display, "E"
Is an abbreviation that represents an error, and "1" indicates the type of error (here, it means an illegal prize). On the other hand, if it is determined in S4 that the start of the special symbol is within the 10th time, the above S
The injustice determination in 2 is invalidated (invalidity determination invalid means), and the above process is terminated. When the game operation is stopped in S5, the game operation is stopped while the big hit operation is being performed while maintaining the game state at that time. Further, even during the probability change, the game operation is stopped while maintaining the probability change state. The stop of the game operation is the stop of the symbol fluctuation, the closing of the opening / closing plate 19 of the special variable winning ball device 15, the stop of the prize ball payout, the stop of the launch motor, etc., and the output of the error notification is the voice. Output, display output by lamp or image display (including character display), etc., and information output to HCP is information output to hall computer, island lamp, or the like.

After that, when the employee is informed of the above-mentioned fraud occurrence and a predetermined measure is taken, the process proceeds to S7 and it is determined whether or not the reset switch 61a is turned on by the employee. Then, in S7, the reset switch 61a
When is turned on, in order to cancel the immobilization of the game in S5, the return of the game operation, the cancellation of the error notification, and the HCP
Information is stopped (S8), and "0" (initial state) is displayed on the number-of-times display 23 and the number display 24 (S9).
However, in the case of immobilization during the big hit operation, the count display and the number display at that time are restored.

As described above, the ball game machine according to the present embodiment performs the winning ball detection operation in S1 and S3, and the special game (specific game state) detection operation in S2, and the specific game. If a winning ball is detected even though it is not in a state, it is determined to be illegal. Further, in the fraud determination, when the determination time is within ten times the start of the special symbol from the end of the specific game state, this fraud determination is invalidated. That is, in the present embodiment, the period from the end of the specific game state to the start of the special symbol up to the tenth time is measured, and the fraud determination made within this measurement period is invalidated. Therefore, even if a ball due to a ball jam, a delay in paying out a ball, or the like is detected as a winning ball for the special variable winning ball device 15 after the end of the specific game state, it is not erroneously detected as a fraudulent act. More accurate fraud detection becomes possible.

In the first embodiment, the measurement period for invalidating the fraud determination is the period from the end of the specific game state to the start of the special symbol a predetermined number of times (10 times in the embodiment). However, the measurement period is not particularly limited to this, a period from the end of the specific game state described below until a predetermined time elapses, until the detection of a predetermined number of winning balls from the end of the specific game state It is also possible to set it as a period or a period during probability change. Further, the measurement start time of the above-mentioned period is not limited to the end time of the specific game state, and for example, the generation start time of the specific game state may be set as the measurement start time.

First, referring to the flow chart of FIG. 5 as the second embodiment of the operation associated with the fraud occurrence in the structure in which the measurement period for invalidating the fraud determination is the period from the end of the specific game state to the elapse of a predetermined time And explain. In FIG. 5, first, the prize winning ball detector 21 of the special variable winning ball device 15 is shown.
Is turned on, that is, whether or not the winning ball detector 21 detects the winning ball (S11). When the winning ball detector 21 detects a winning ball in S11, it is then determined whether or not a special game (specific game state) is in progress (S1).
2). On the other hand, when the winning ball detector 21 does not detect the winning ball in S11, it is determined whether or not the specific ball detector 20 is ON, that is, whether or not the specific ball detector 20 detects the specific ball (S13). If the specific ball detector 20 detects a specific ball, the process proceeds to S12.

If it is determined in S12 that the prize-winning ball detector 21 or the specific ball detector 20 has detected a prize-winning ball for the special variable winning ball device 15, it is not in the special game, and this is determined to be illegal. judge. Next, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (60 seconds in FIG. 5) has elapsed since the end of the special game (S14). When it is determined that 60 seconds have passed in S14, the game operation is stopped, the error notification is output, and the information is output to the HCP as the immobilization of the game at the time of fraud (S15). "E" is displayed on the display, and "1" is displayed on the number display 24 (S16). On the other hand, if it is determined in S14 that the time is within 60 seconds, the fraud determination in S12 is invalidated and the above process is terminated. After that, the immobilization in S15 is canceled after a predetermined time (60 seconds in FIG. 5) by the timer process of S17 and S18 (S19), and "0" is displayed on the number-of-times indicator 23 and the number indicator 24. (initial state)
Is displayed (S20).

Next, the operation associated with the fraud occurrence in the configuration in which the measurement period for invalidating the fraud determination is the period from the end of the specific game state to the detection of a predetermined number of winning balls is shown as a third embodiment. This will be described with reference to the flowchart of No. 6. Figure 6
First, it is determined whether or not the winning ball detector 21 of the special variable winning ball device 15 is ON, that is, whether the winning ball detector 21 detects the winning ball (S21). When the winning ball detector 21 detects a winning ball in S21, it is then determined whether or not a special game (specific game state) is in progress (S).
22). On the other hand, when the winning ball detector 21 does not detect the winning ball in S21, it is determined whether or not the specific ball detector 20 is ON, that is, whether or not the specific ball detector 20 detects the specific ball (S23). If the specific ball detector 20 detects a specific ball, the process proceeds to S22.

If it is determined in S22 that the prize-winning ball detector 21 or the specific ball detector 20 has detected a prize-winning ball for the special variable winning ball device 15, but is not in the special game, it is determined to be illegal. judge. Next, it is determined whether or not a predetermined number (10 in FIG. 6) of winning balls have been detected since the end of the special game (S24). When it is determined in S24 that 11 or more winning balls have been detected, the game operation is stopped, error notification is output, and information is output to the HCP as immobilization at the time of fraud (S2
5) Then, "E" is displayed on the number-of-times display 23 and "1" is displayed on the number-of-pieces display 24 (S26). On the other hand, S24
If it is determined that the number of winning balls is 10 or less, the above S22
Terminate the above process by invalidating the fraudulent judgment in.

After that, when the employee is informed of the above-mentioned injustice and a predetermined measure is taken, the process proceeds to S27, in which it is determined whether or not the reset switch 61a is turned on by the employee, and the reset is performed. When the switch 61a is turned on, the process proceeds to S30 described below. On the other hand, if the reset switch 61a is not turned on in S27, then S28
And S29, a timer process for a predetermined time (60 seconds in FIG. 6) is performed, and after 60 seconds have passed, the process proceeds to S30. Then, in S30, the immobilization of the game in S25 is canceled, and thereafter, the number display 23 and the number display 24 display "0" (S31). In the configuration in which the fraud determination is invalidated by the detected number of winning balls, a predetermined number (for example, 170) of winning balls may be detected from the start of the occurrence of the specific game state.

Next, an operation associated with the occurrence of fraud in a configuration in which the measurement period for invalidating the fraud determination is a period during probability change will be described as a fourth embodiment with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 7, first, it is determined whether or not the winning ball detector 21 of the special variable winning ball device 15 is turned on, that is, whether the winning ball detector 21 detects the winning ball (S41), and the winning ball detector 21. When is detecting a winning ball, it is then determined whether or not it is in a special game (specific game state) (S4).
2). If it is determined that the special game is not in progress despite the fact that the prize ball detector 21 detects the special variable prize ball device 15 in S42, it is determined to be illegal and whether the probability is changing next. It is determined (S43). If it is determined that the probability is not fluctuating in S43, the game operation is stopped, the error notification is output, and the information is output to the HCP as the immobilization of the game when the fraud occurs (S44). "1" is displayed (S45). On the other hand, S
If it is determined in 43 that the probability is changing, the fraud determination in S42 is invalidated and the above process is terminated.

After that, when the employee is notified of the above-mentioned fraud and a predetermined measure is taken, the process proceeds to S46, where it is determined whether or not the reset switch 61a is turned on by the employee, and the reset is performed. When the switch 61a is turned on, the process proceeds to S49 described later. On the other hand, when the reset switch 61a is not turned on in S46, the next step S47 is performed.
And S48, a timer process for a predetermined time (60 seconds in FIG. 7) is performed, and after 60 seconds, the process proceeds to S49. Then, in S49, the immobilization of the game in S44 is canceled, and then "0" is displayed on the number display 24 (S).
50).

In the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention, the ordinary variable winning ball device 4 and the special variable winning ball device 1 are used.
5 and a ball game machine equipped with the special variable display device 40 (this is commonly called a first-class ball game machine) are illustrated, but the invention is not particularly limited to this and is illustrated below. The present invention can also be applied to a ball game machine of the second type or the third type. Further, in the determination of whether or not the special game in the first to fourth embodiments (FIGS. 4 to 7), it is to determine the jackpot gaming state described later in the second type ball game machine, The third type of ball game machine is to determine the right generation state described later. Further, when determining the right generation state with such a third-type ball game machine, only the predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) from the detection of the starting ball described later is not set, and the right generation period is not all the determination period. The invalidation of the fraud determination may be performed in each of the 16 rounds as the determination period.
As a result, it is possible to prevent fraud during the generation of rights.

First, the function and configuration of the game board of the second type of ball game machine to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10. First, in FIG.
On a game board 111 of a pachinko gaming machine, a guide rail 112 is planted in a substantially circular shape, and an area surrounded by the guide rail 112 constitutes a game area 113 where a hit ball falls. A variable winning ball device 140 is disposed at substantially the center of the game area 113. The variable winning ball device 140,
As will be described in detail later, 7-segment LED 145a.1
Ordinary symbol display 145 composed of 45b, a pair of ball receiving members 155a, 155b, and the ball receiving members 155a, 155
Prize space 1 in which prize balls accepted by b flow down
57, and the specific winning area 1 in which the winning balls guided by the lower ball rolling plate 158 forming the bottom surface of the winning space 157 are guided.
Multiple winning areas 149, 150a, 150b including 49
And a ball receiving member 155a when a hit ball is detected by the starting winning ball detector 117/121, or when a jackpot gaming state (also referred to as a specific gaming state) described later is entered.
The 155b is opened and closed in the left-right direction so that the ball can be 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 opening 115 and an upper end portion of the starting winning opening 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. 10) 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, as another configuration, the rail decoration lamp 1 arranged along the outer periphery of the guide rail 112.
31 and a game effect lamp 132 (both of which are shown only in FIG. 10) arranged on the upper front surface of the pachinko gaming machine, and a speaker 133 (FIG. 10) for producing a sound effect produced as the game progresses. Is also provided).

Next, the variable winning ball device 140 is shown in FIG.
Will be described with reference to. In FIG. 9, a variable winning ball device 1
40 has a mounting board 141 mounted on the surface of the game board 111. A vertically long window opening 147 is formed at substantially the center of the mounting substrate 141, and the window opening 147 is formed.
An upside-down “U” -shaped upper frame 142 is provided so as to project along the upper edge of the upper frame 142. The upper side of the upper frame 142 is formed as a guide portion so as to guide a hit ball, and the hit ball received by the guide portion is adapted to win a normal winning opening 143 formed on the mounting board 141. There is. In addition, the upper frame 14
An upper decoration plate 144 is attached to the front surface of the No. 2 and two 7-segment LEDs 145a. 1 capable of variably displaying numbers "0-9" (normal patterns) are attached to the upper decoration plate 144.
A normal symbol display device 145 composed of 45b is provided. In addition, a plurality of (4
One) passage memory display LED 146 is provided. The passage memory display LED 146 is used for the operation passage opening 122.
The number of passing ball hits 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, upward U-shaped lower frames 148 are provided so as to protrude along both side edges and lower edges 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 in the specific winning area 149 are guided to the specific winning ball detector 151 provided on the back side of the game board 111, and when the specific winning ball detector 151 is operated, a big hit game state is set, which will be described later. As described above, 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. In addition, specific winning area 1
Movable pieces 152a and 152b are projected and retracted in the front-rear direction at both ends of the upper portion of 49. This movable piece 152a
The details of 152b will be described later. In addition, the specific winning area 149 and the normal winning areas 150a and 150b
The winning balls that have won the prize are guided to the winning ball detector 153 provided on the back side of the game board 111, and then the winning ball detector 1
By operating 53, the winning number display LED described later
The number of winning prizes is displayed at 164. Furthermore,
Specific prize area 149 and normal prize areas 150a and 150
A lower decorative plate 154 is fixed to the front surface of b to enhance the decorative effect of the lower portion of the variable winning ball device 140.

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 open / close solenoids 156a and 156b are turned on, the ball receiving members 155a and 155b are opened and the upper frame 14 is connected to 156b (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 10).
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 amount 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 down in 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 ends 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.
A 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. 10). 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 numerals are shown in FIG. 10), 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. Further, as decoration LEDs and lamps, accessory lamps 165 and the like provided on both sides of the rear surface of the ball receiving members 155a and 155b are provided. In addition, the number of times of opening display LED 163 is one 7-segment L
Since it is composed of the ED, when displaying a two-digit numerical value, the ones digit is blinked, or when it becomes a two-digit numerical value, it is displayed in a different color. However, the accessory lamp 165 also serves as a function of the number-of-opening display LED when the allowable number of continuations increases. In this case, all the accessory lamps 16 when the allowable number of times increases
5 may be turned on or blinking to notify that effect, and thereafter, it may be turned off to display the number of continuous executions, and then turned on one by one as the open / close cycle is executed.
Alternatively, the state is kept lit and the accessory lamp 165 corresponding to the open / close cycle being executed is blinked, or the allowable continuous number and the continuous continuous number are displayed in different colors to notify that effect. 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. 10 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. The detection circuit 171 is provided with a reset switch 171a for canceling the immobilization of the game at the occurrence of fraud.

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.

Next, the function and structure of the game board of the third type of ball game machine to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14. First, in FIG. 11, on a game board 201 of a pachinko game machine, a guide rail 202 for guiding a shot ball is set up in a substantially circular shape, and an area defined by the guide rail 202 is a game area. It constitutes 203. A variable display device 250 that enables variable display (hereinafter, also referred to as “variation”) of identification information on each of the symbol display portions 258a to 258c, which will be described later, is arranged at approximately the center of the game area 203. The detailed configuration of the variable display device 250 will be described later.

A starting ball passing port 204 is arranged below the variable display device 250, and a hit ball passing through the starting ball passing port 204 is a starting ball detector 205 provided at the starting ball passing port 204. Detected by. Then, when the starting ball detector 205 detects a ball hit, the symbol display portions 258a to 258c of the variable display device 250 change, and when the display result is a winning symbol, the opening / closing piece 209a of the right generation device 206 described later. 209b is opened for a predetermined time. Note that the variable display device 250 changes based on the ON operation of the starting ball detector 205 a predetermined number of times (for example, 4 times).
Stored), and that effect is displayed by a storage display LED 264, which will be described later, provided on the variable display device 250.

The right generation device 206 is arranged on the left side of the variable display device 250.
Has a vertically elongated mounting substrate 207 mounted on the surface of the game board 201. A normal variable winning port 208 is provided on the upper side of the mounting substrate 207, and the normal variable winning port 208 has a pair of left and right opening / closing pieces 209a.
9b is provided. The opening / closing pieces 209a and 209b are
It is freely movable between a tilting position and a vertical position based on the drive of a solenoid 210 (see FIG. 13) arranged on the back surface of the game board 201, and above the opening / closing pieces 209a and 209b in the vertical position. There are usually variable winning openings 208
An obstacle nail 211 for preventing the hitting of the ball is provided. As a result, the opening / closing pieces 209a and 209b are normally variable winning opening 20 when the solenoid 210 is turned on.
8 is opened, while the solenoid 210 is turned off, the normal variable winning port 208 is normally closed.

On the other hand, a prize space 212 is provided in the lower part of the attachment board 207, and the prize space 21 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 12, the normal variable winning port 20
8, a C-shaped ball passage 213 communicating with the downstream end, a movable member 214 that holds only one winning ball from the ball passage 213 on the ball receiving surface 214a and can move in the vertical direction, The ball receiving surface 214a at the upper end position in the movement of the movable member 214
And a transfer path 215 for transferring the stopped ball in the right direction. A guide groove 216 for restricting the movement of the movable member 214 is provided on the surface of the game board 201 in the movement (up and down) direction of the movable member 214, and on the back surface side of the guide groove 216. A motor 217 (see FIG. 14) serving as a drive source of the movable member 214 is provided, and the drive shaft of the motor 217 is rotated by the movable member 21.
A cam (not shown) for converting the forward / backward movement of No. 4 is pivotally mounted. In addition, in the winning space 212, the ball passage 2
A surplus ball receiving port 219 is provided on the way of the route 13 in the guide groove 216.
Is formed below, and a specific ball receiving opening 221 is formed at the downstream end of the transfer path 215.
Further, in the winning space 212, in addition to the above-mentioned configuration, a front plate 222 made of a transparent material that allows the movement of winning balls in the winning space 212 to be visually recognized, and a decorative LED 223 (FIG. 13) for performing lighting decoration according to the content of the game. ), And the specific ball receiving port 221
A special ball detector 224 that can detect a winning ball that has entered and that can generate a right generation state based on this detection operation, and turns on / off the drive of the motor 217 based on the engagement with the cam.
And a cam switch 225 which is turned off and stops the movable member 214 at the upper end position of the movement for a predetermined time.

Next, the movement of the winning balls in the right generation device 206 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 12 (A) to 12 (D). First, when the display result of the variable display device 250 becomes a winning symbol, as shown in FIG. 12 (A), the opening / closing pieces 209a and 209b of the right generation device 206 are opened for a predetermined time, and accordingly, in the winning space 212. The winning ball is guided (indicated by an arrow a in FIG. 12 (A)). After that, FIG.
As shown in (B), the first winning ball guided into the winning space 212 is retained on the ball receiving surface 214a of the movable member 214, and the second and third winning balls are balls. Passage 213
When stopped inside, the fourth and subsequent winning balls are repelled by the third winning ball and flow into the surplus ball entrance 219 (FIG. 12).
(Indicated by arrow b in (B)). After that, when the movable member 214 holding the first prize-winning ball is moved upward with the lapse of a predetermined time, the respective second and third prize-winning balls flow into the prize-winning ball inlet 220 ( (Indicated by an arrow c in FIG. 12C). Then, when the movable member 214 stops at the upper end position, the first winning ball moves from the transfer path 21 from the ball receiving surface 214a.
5 and finally enters the specific ball receiving port 221 (indicated by an arrow d in FIG. 12D) to generate the right generation state. As described above, in the right generation device 206, only the first prize-winning ball is retained on the ball receiving surface 214a of the movable member 214.
Only the first prize-winning ball is guided to the specific ball receiving port 221. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the right is extinguished (described later) immediately after the right is generated by a plurality of prize-winning balls.

On the other hand, on the right side of the variable display device 250,
The rotating body 226 is arranged. The rotating body 226 has a mounting plate to be mounted on the surface of the game board 201, a circular surrounding frame is projected on the surface of the mounting plate, and by a motor 227 (see FIG. 14) inside the surrounding frame. It is designed to be driven to rotate in a clockwise direction. A ball receiving concave portion 226a for receiving one ball is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body 226, and the rotating body 226 rotates to receive a ball hitting from an operation winning port 228 formed in the upper part of the surrounding frame. It is like this. The hit ball received in the ball receiving recess 226a is guided to the rear surface of the mounting plate from the winning hole formed in the mounting plate, passes through the passage formed on the rear surface of the mounting plate, and detects the operating ball provided below the passage. Detected by the device 229.
The actuation ball detector 229 detects the hitting ball during the right generation state, and thereby the solenoid 2 of the variable winning ball device 230 described later.
An ON signal is derived to 32, and based on this, a specific game state in which the opening / closing blades 233a and 233b of the variable winning ball device 230 are driven to open is generated.

A variable winning ball device 230 having a special variable winning port 231 is provided below the rotating body 226. The special variable winning port 231 is provided with a pair of left and right wing pieces 233a and 233b that opens and closes the special variable winning port 231 by controlling the drive of the solenoid 232. In addition, inside the special variable winning port 231, each of the left and right winning ball detectors 234a, 23 for detecting winning balls.
4b is provided, and the winning ball detector 234a.23
When a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are detected by 4b, the drive of the solenoid 232 is controlled to close the open / close blades 233a and 233b. Furthermore, the variable winning ball device 230 includes a winning ball detector 234.
a. Displays the number of winning balls detected by 234b 7
Segment type quantity indicator 235 and decorative LED2
36 to 238 and left and right winning openings 239a and 239b
And are provided.

Further, the game board 20 including the game area 203.
1 includes, in addition to the above-described configuration, a winning opening 240, a left side LED ornament 241 having each side LED 241a to 241e incorporated therein, a right side LED ornament 242 having each side LED 242a to 242e incorporated therein, and a windmill lamp 243a. Left and right windmill 243, rail decoration lamp 24
4, an out port 245, a back ball prevention member 246 and the like are provided. Although not shown, a game effect lamp 247 (see FIG. 14) is provided on the upper front surface of the pachinko gaming machine, and a speaker 248 that produces a sound effect at an arbitrary position.
(See FIG. 13) are provided.

Here, the contents of the game in the specific game state will be briefly described. With the display of the hit symbol on the variable display device 250, the opening / closing piece 209a.2 of the right generation device 206 is displayed.
09b is opened, and the specific ball detector 2 in the winning space 212
When the ball is led to 24, the right is generated. Then, when the right generation state continues, the hitting ball wins the ball receiving recess 226a of the rotating body 226 and the operating ball detector 22
When 9 is turned ON, a specific game state occurs and the opening / closing wing pieces 233a and 233b of the variable winning ball device 230 perform an opening operation. Then, such a specific game state is repeated every time a ball hits the ball receiving recess 226a of the rotating body 226 as long as the right generation state continues (open cycle). However, the right generation state is continued when the ball is guided to the specific ball detector 224 in the winning space 212 again during the right generation state, or a predetermined number (for example, 16) is set in the activated ball detector 229. When the ball is hit, it ends.

Next, the detailed structure of the variable display device 250 arranged substantially in the center of the game area 203 will be described. The variable display device 250 is an LCD display 252 having a mounting board 251 mounted on the surface of the game board 201, and left, middle, and right symbol display portions 252a to 252c.
And A substantially square display window 251a is formed on the mounting substrate 251, and the display window 251a is formed.
The image display surface of the LCD display 252 is provided in the area. A prize hole 253, a center lamp 254, and decorative LEDs 255 and 256 are provided on the top of the mounting substrate 251. Decorative LEDs 257 and 258 are provided on both left and right sides of the mounting substrate 251, respectively.
A memory display LED 259 that stores and displays the number of hit balls that have passed through the starting ball passage opening 204 is provided below the mounting substrate 251. It should be noted that the maximum number of stored variable undigested amounts of the variable display device 250 is four, and therefore four memory display LEDs 259 are also provided.

The structure of the gaming board 201 of the pachinko gaming machine including the variable display device 250 has been described above.
Those gaming devices are controlled by the game control circuit shown in FIGS. 13 and 14. 13 and 14 are circuit diagrams showing the game control circuit in a block configuration, and MPU, R
It is controlled by a basic circuit 260 including an OM, a RAM, and an input / output circuit. Then, the basic circuit 260 receives the detection signals from the starting ball detector 205, the winning ball detectors 234a and 234b, the specific ball detector 224, the cam switch 225, and the operating ball detector 229 via the input circuit 261. From the address decoding circuit 262 to the basic circuit 26.
0 and the input circuit 261 are provided with a chip select signal. Further, when the power is turned on, a reset signal is given from the initial reset circuit 263 to the basic circuit 260, and a regular reset signal is given from the regular reset circuit 264 to the basic circuit 260 at every predetermined time. In addition, the input circuit 261 is provided with a reset switch 261a for canceling immobilization of the game at the occurrence of fraud.

On the other hand, the basic circuit 260 provides control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, the LCD circuit 2
LCD display 252 (in FIG. 13, LC
A display control signal is given to an LCD display device including a D control circuit), and a number indicator 235 and each side LED 241a to 241e.242 are supplied via an LED circuit 266.
a to 242e, memory display LED 259, and various decorations L
The display control signal is given to the ED, and the solenoid circuit 267 is supplied.
Drive signals are given to the respective solenoids 210 and 232 via the, voice signals are given to the speaker 248 via the voice generating circuit 268, and game effect lamps 247, rail decoration lamps 244, center lamps 254 are supplied via the lamp circuit 269. , And the display drive signal is given to the windmill lamp 243a, and each motor 217.
A drive signal is applied to 27. In addition, the basic circuit 260
Outputs the big hit information, effective starting information, and probability variation information to the outside via the information output circuit 271. In addition,
Electric power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 272 to the above-described devices and circuits.

[0057]

As is apparent from the above description, in the structure of the present invention, the specific game state detecting means for detecting the specific game state, and the winning ball detection for detecting the winning ball to the variable winning ball device. Means and the specific game state detection means does not detect the specific game state and the prize ball detection means detects a prize ball, the fraud determination means determines that this is fraud, and at least a predetermined period from the end of the specific game state. Since the period measuring means for measuring and the fraud determination invalidating means for invalidating the fraud determination by the fraud determining means when the period measuring means has not finished measuring the predetermined period, the specific game state is terminated. Even if a ball due to a ball jam or a delay in ball payout is later detected as a winning ball for the variable winning ball device, it will not be mistakenly detected as misconduct, and as a result, it will be more accurate. It is possible to fraud detection.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a part of a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 3 is a part of a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an error check operation in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an error check operation in the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an error check operation in the third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an error check operation in the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a game board of a second-type ball and ball game machine.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing a game board of a third-type ball game machine.

12 (A) to (D) are explanatory diagrams showing the movement of winning balls in the right generation device.

FIG. 13 is a part of a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 14 is a part of a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling a game operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Game board 3 Game area 4 Ordinary variable winning ball device 7 Starting ball detector 8 Ordinary variable display device 10 Passing ball detector 11 Ordinary symbol display device 12 Ordinary symbol memory display LED 15 Special variable winning ball device 19 Open / close plate 20 Specific ball Detector 21 prize winning ball detector 23 Number of times display 24 Number display 40 Special variable display 43-45 Special symbol display 47 Decorative symbol display 53 Special symbol memory display LED 60 Basic circuit 61 Switch input circuit 61a Reset switch 111 Game Board 115/120 Starting prize hole 117/121 Starting prize ball detector 122 Acting passage opening 123 Design actuation detector 140 Variable winning ball device 145 Normal symbol display 149 Specific winning area 151 Specific winning ball detector 152a / 152b Movable piece 153 Prize winning ball detector 170 Basic control circuit 171 Detection circuit 71a Reset switch 201 Game board 204 Starting ball passage 205 Starting ball detector 206 Right generating device 224 Specific ball detector 228 Actuation winning hole 229 Acting ball detector 230 Variable winning ball device 233a / 233b Open / close blade 234a / 234b Winning ball Detector 250 Variable display device 260 Basic circuit 261 Input circuit 261a Reset switch

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An advantage from a specific game state generating means capable of generating a specific game state when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and a second state which is disadvantageous to a player due to the generation of the specific game state by the specific game state generating means. In a ball game machine equipped with a variable winning ball device capable of changing to a first state, a specific game state detecting means for detecting the specific game state, and a winning ball to the variable winning ball device is detected. If there is no detection of the specific game state by the winning ball detection means and the specific game state detection means, and there is a detection of a winning ball by the winning ball detection means, a fraud determination means for judging this as fraudulent, and the specific gaming state And a fraud determination invalidating means for invalidating the fraud determination by the fraud determination means when the period measuring means has not finished measuring the predetermined period. , Pinball game machine characterized by comprising a. 2. The specific game state generating means is configured by a variable display device capable of generating the specific game state when a predetermined display result is derived, and the display result of the variable display device is derived a predetermined number of times. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a period until it is set is a predetermined period measured by the period measuring means. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a period until the predetermined number of winning balls is detected by the winning ball detecting means is a predetermined period measured by the period measuring means. 4. A game immobility control means for immobilizing a game based on the improper judgment made by the improper judgment means, and releasing the immobilization after a predetermined time. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.