JPH08276063A - Game-stop control device for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To perform work to allow a pachinko machine to continue games without using hands. CONSTITUTION: A control device 17 of a pachinko machine 1 creates a special premium condition and outputs a special premium signal P3 when the indicated pattern is that of a special premium. And, when the special premium pattern is the previously defined pattern to permit continuance of the game, the control device 17 outputs a game permission signal P4. A game-stop control device 18 makes the pachinko machine 1 stop the game by outputting a game stop signal Sz when the difference of the numbers of safe-balls and out-balls is a prescribed value to stop the game. In this case, the game-stop control device 18 is prohibited from outputting game stop signals Sz while inputting special premium signals P3 or game permission signals P4 sent from the pachinko machine 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a batting control device for a pachinko game machine, which is configured to exhibit a special prize state in which a winning probability is extremely high when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

[0002]

As a pachinko game machine of this type, a plurality of display means such as LED segments or liquid crystal displays are provided at the substantially central portion of the board surface, and a specific winning opening provided on the board surface. When a pachinko ball is won, one piece of symbol information randomly selected from a plurality of kinds of symbol information composed of characters or pictures is displayed on each display means. Then, when the symbol information displayed on each display means becomes a predetermined prize pattern, the control device of the slot machine drives the electric accessory to switch to a prize state in which the winning probability is extremely high. Has become. Therefore, when the special prize state occurs, the player can obtain a large amount of pachinko balls.

By the way, since such a prize state is generated based on a predetermined probability, when a player who has acquired a large amount of pachinko balls due to the generation of a prize continues to play with the acquired pachinko balls, a new pachinko ball is created. There is a high probability that a special condition will be generated again without getting a ball. For this reason, allowing continued games by the player who generated the special prize is not a good business measure because the distribution of profits to the players is unevenly distributed. At the end of the game, the continuous game by the same player is prohibited, and the pachinko balls acquired by the player are exchanged for prizes.

However, for the player, if he or she intends to continue playing the pachinko game machine after exchanging the pachinko balls won by stopping as described above, he must receive a new pachinko ball rental. I have to. For this reason, the player suffers a disadvantage compared to the case where the player continues playing the game with the acquired pachinko balls. Becomes Therefore, in recent years, in a pachinko hall, a continuous game is permitted by the same player under a predetermined condition when a special prize state occurs.

That is, when a combination of the symbol information displayed on each display means becomes a predetermined prize pattern and a prize state occurs, the staff member in charge defines the prize pattern in the pachinko hall. If it is a continuous game permission pattern, the continuous game by the same player is permitted regardless of the end of the special prize. Such continuous games are allowed until the special pattern becomes, for example, the continuous game prohibited pattern,
This allows the player to continue playing with the pachinko balls won by the special prize under predetermined conditions, and the same player does not continue playing for a long time, so the pachinko hall is excessively disadvantageous. It never becomes.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, when the special prize state occurs, the person in charge determines whether the special prize pattern of the pachinko game machine in which the special prize occurs is the continuous game permission pattern or the continuous game prohibition pattern. There is a drawback in that the confirmation work is troublesome because it must be confirmed one by one.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to present a special prize state in which a winning probability is increased by the establishment of a predetermined condition, and to allow a continuous game by a player in response to the occurrence of the special prize state. It is an object of the present invention to provide a batting control device for a pachinko game machine, which can perform a continuing game permitting operation without human intervention in realizing the configuration.

[0008]

According to the present invention, a batting signal for switching a pachinko game machine to a stopped state is output, and the batting signal is prohibited from being output during a special prize of the pachinko game machine. In the stop control device for a pachinko game machine configured as described above, a stop prohibiting means for prohibiting the output of the stop signal while the game permission signal output from the pachinko game machine is being input is provided.

According to this structure, when the predetermined condition is established in the pachinko game machine, the winning probability is extremely high, so that a large number of safe balls are released from the pachinko game machine in a short time. In such a case, it is desirable to output a stop signal to the pachinko game machine so that the stop state is reached. However, stopping the pachinko game machine during the special prize is disadvantageous for the player. Therefore, the output of the stop signal is prohibited when the pachinko game machine is under the special prize.

In this case, since the pachinko game machine outputs a game permission signal according to the prize state, the stop prohibiting means is:
The output of the stop signal is prohibited while the game permission signal output from the pachinko game machine is being input. As a result, it is possible to allow the continuous game by the player regardless of the end of the prize state.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 2 showing the front of the pachinko game machine
On the board surface 2 of the pachinko game machine 1, for example, LE
First to third display means 3 composed of D dot matrix
Through 5 are provided. Then, when a pachinko ball is won in the specific winning opening 6 provided on the board surface 2, symbol information including characters or a pattern is displayed on each of the display means 3 to 5.

An electric accessory 7 is provided below the board surface 2. This electric accessory 7 is formed by closing the special winning opening 8 with an opening / closing member 9, and when the combination of the symbol information displayed on each of the display means 3 to 5 becomes a special prize pattern, the opening / closing member 9 is formed.
Receives the pachinko balls that rotate forward and fall on the board surface 2 and guides them to the special winning opening 8. In addition, 10 is an upper ball saucer, 11 is a lower ball saucer, and 12 is an operation handle for driving a ball launching device.

In FIG. 3 schematically showing the structure of the pachinko game machine 1, a safe ball storage container (not shown) is arranged on the back side of the pachinko game machine 1. The safe ball storage device 13 is provided in the safe ball storage container. Balls are being supplied. The ball replenisher 13 is adapted to supply a pachinko ball according to on / off of a ball detection switch provided in the safe ball storage container, and for example, a safe ball counting pulse P2 is supplied every time 10 pachinko balls are supplied. Is output to the hall management computer 14.

On the back side of the board 2, an out ball counter 1
5 is provided, and outputs an out-ball counting pulse P1 to the hole management computer 14 every time, for example, 10 pachinko balls are ejected from the out port 16 of the board surface 2.

On the other hand, a controller 17 is arranged on the back side of the pachinko game machine 1. The control device 17 controls the operation of the entire pachinko game machine 1 such as the generation of a prize, the generation of a special prize, the generation of a sound effect, etc., and when a special prize is generated, a special prize signal P3 indicating the fact is sent to the hall management computer 14. Output.

Further, the control device 17 outputs the game permission signal P4 to the hall management computer 14 based on the symbol information displayed on each of the display means 3 to 5, and the function thereof is the continuous game permission means. Equivalent to.

Now, the counting pulses P1 and P2 and the game permission signal P3 from the pachinko game machine 1 are given to the stop control device 18 formed in the hole management computer 14 through a signal line. The stop control device 18 will be described below.

Here, in FIG. 1, the stopping control device 18 is shown by a combination of functional blocks. However, the stop control device 18 is actually the hall management computer 1
Although it is configured inside four, it centrally manages a large number of pachinko game machines, but FIG. 1 shows only the functional blocks related to one pachinko game machine 1 for convenience of explanation.

Reference numeral 19 denotes an out-ball counting section which receives a counting pulse P1 indicating the number of out-balls via an input section 20 and a transfer gate 21, which sequentially adds counting pulses P1 inputted after being initialized through a reset terminal R. Then, the addition result is output as a numerical signal N1 indicating the number of out balls. The transfer gate 21 allows the passage of signals only when a high level signal is applied to its gate terminal.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a safe ball counting section which receives a counting pulse P2 indicating the number of safe balls through the input section 20. This safe ball counting section sequentially adds counting pulses P2 which are inputted after being initialized through a reset terminal R, The addition result is output as a numerical signal N2 indicating the number of safe balls.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a subtraction unit, which subtracts the number of safe balls indicated by the numerical signal N2 from the number of out balls indicated by the numerical signal N1 and outputs the subtraction result as a numerical signal indicating the number of difference balls of the pachinko game machine 1. Output as N3.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a stopping set value storage section, which stores a stopping set value Nz (negative value) that can be arbitrarily changed. Reference numeral 25 is a comparison unit, which compares the above-mentioned set stop value Nz with the numerical signal N3 from the subtraction unit 23 to obtain Nz ≧ N3.
When the relationship becomes, that is, when the number of difference balls of the pachinko game machine 1 reaches the hit set value Nz, the hit signal Sz of high level is output.

Reference numeral 26 is a signal holding unit, which is a stop signal Sz.
Is transmitted via the transfer gate 27, and the stop signal Sz ′ is output only during the period from the time when the stop signal Sz is received until the initialization through the reset terminal R. The transfer gate 27
Allows the stop signal Sz to pass while a high level signal is applied to the gate terminal.

Then, when the stop signal Sz 'is output from the signal holding unit 26 to the pachinko game machine 1 via the output unit 28, the new supply of pachinko balls is stopped or the pachinko ball launching device is released. It is configured to switch to a stopped state in which the game on the pachinko game machine 1 is prohibited by, for example, cutting off the power supply of.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a driving set value storage unit, which stores a driving setting value Na which can be changed arbitrarily. In this embodiment, the driving setting value Na is zero.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a comparator for detecting the driving state, which compares the driving set value Na with the numerical signal N3 from the subtracting unit 23, and when Na≤N3, that is, a pachinko game. When the machine 1 is in the driving state (the number of out balls is greater than the number of safe balls) and the number of difference balls is zero or more, the driving signal Sa which is a high level signal is output, and In the state, a low level signal is output.

The output of the comparison section 30 is applied to the gate terminal of the transfer gate 21 after being inverted by the inverter 31.

Reference numeral 32 denotes an AND circuit which is a stop prohibiting means, which receives the special prize signal P3 input from the control device 17 through the input portion 33 in an inverted state by the inverter circuit 34, and at the same time receives from the control device 17 through the input portion 35. The game permission signal P4 to be input is received by the inverter circuit 36 in an inverted state. The output terminal of the AND 32 is connected to the gate terminal of the transfer gate 27.

Reference numeral 37 is an opening means for outputting a reset pulse RP when the opening operation is performed.
Thus, the out-ball counting unit 19, the safe-ball counting unit 22, and the signal holding unit 26 are initialized via the reset terminal R. Further, the reset pulse RP from the opening means 37 is given to the control device 17 through the output section 38.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
When a game is being played on the pachinko game machine 1,
The out-ball counting unit 1 which outputs counting pulses P1 and P2 from the pachinko game machine 1 and adds the counting pulse P1
The numerical signal N1 indicating the number of out balls is output from 9, and the numerical value signal N2 indicating the number of safe balls is output from the safe ball counting unit 22 which adds the counting pulse P2. As a result, the subtraction unit 23 performs a calculation for subtracting the number of safe balls indicated by the numerical value signal N2 from the number of out balls indicated by the numerical value signal N1, and the calculation result is used for the pachinko game machine 1
It is output as a numerical signal N3 indicating the number of difference balls.

In this case, the numerical signal N3 from the subtractor 23
Is 0 or more, that is, when the pachinko game machine 1 is in the driving state, the comparing unit 30 outputs the driving signal Sa (high level signal).
The a is inverted to a low level signal by the inverter 31 and is given to the gate terminal of the transfer gate 21. Therefore, the transfer gate 21 comes to block the passage of the counting pulse P1, and accordingly, the pachinko game machine 1
The counting operation of the counting pulse P1 by the out ball counting unit 19 is stopped during the period in which the player is in the driving state, and the number of the pachinko balls that the player has driven into the pachinko game machine 1 is decremented. It will not be reflected in the calculation result of the difference ball number in the unit 23. As a result, when the pachinko game machine 1 reaches a stop after playing by two or more players, it is possible to prevent the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player from exceeding the stop set value Nz. .

Now, when the numerical signal N3 has a negative value, that is, when the player has won a pachinko ball, the comparison unit 30 does not output the driving signal Sa, so the transfer gate 21 is a counting pulse P1
Is allowed to pass. In this state, when a pachinko ball is won in the specific winning opening 6 provided on the board surface 2, and the symbol information displayed on each of the display units 3 to 5 becomes a special prize pattern, the electric accessory 7 is driven to a large size. The special prize state in which the winning opening 8 is opened occurs, and the winning probability becomes extremely high. As a result, the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player increases at once, and the number of difference balls calculated by the subtraction unit 23 increases in the negative direction. When the numerical signal N3 reaches the set stop value Nz, The stop signal Sz is output from the comparison unit 25.

On the other hand, the control device 17 provided in the pachinko game machine 1 controls the operation of the entire pachinko game machine 1, and based on the generation of a special prize or the symbol information displayed on each of the display means 3 to 5. The output of the special prize signal P3 and the game permission signal P4 is controlled. That is, in the flowchart of FIG. 4 showing the operation contents of the control device 17, the control device 1
7 is waiting until the special prize is generated (Step A1
When a special prize is generated, the special prize signal P3 is output (step A2), and it is determined whether or not the game permission signal P4 is being output (step A3).

When the game permission signal P4 is not being output, it is determined whether the special prize pattern is the continuous game permission pattern or the continuous game prohibition pattern (step A4).
, A5). At this time, if the special prize pattern is neither the continuous game permission pattern nor the continuous game prohibition pattern, the control device 17 waits until the special prize ends (step A6), and outputs the special prize signal P3 when the special prize ends. Stop (step A7) and then return to step A1. With the above operation, when the prize is generated, the controller 17 outputs the prize signal P3. As a result, the signal level of one input terminal of the AND circuit 32 in the stop control device 18 is low level, so the output of the AND circuit 32 is low level.

Therefore, since the stopping signal Sz from the comparing section 25 cannot pass through the transfer gate 27, the stopping signal Sz 'is not output from the signal holding section 26 to the pachinko game machine 1. Then, when the special prize ends, the stop signal Sz from the comparison unit 25 is held in the signal holding unit 26 at that timing, so the stop signal Sz ′ is output from the signal holding unit 26, whereby the pachinko game machine. 1 is switched to a non-playable stop state.

When the special prize is generated, if the combination of the symbol information displayed on each of the display means 3 to 5 is the continuous game permission pattern of "333" or "777", the control device 17 From step A4 to step A8, the game permission signal P4 is output and 1 is added to the number of special prizes (step A9).

Subsequently, the control device 17 ends the output of the special prize signal P3 when the special prize is completed by proceeding to step A6. By the above operation, since the game permission signal P4 is output from the control device 17, the stop control device 1
One of the input terminals of the AND circuit 33 in 8 remains at the low level.

Therefore, since the stop signal Sz cannot pass through the transfer gate 27, the pachinko game machine 1 is not switched to the stop state regardless of the end of the special prize state, so that the player receives the special prize. The game can be continued regardless of the end of.

On the other hand, when the special prize is generated in the state where the continuous game is permitted as described above, the control device 17 controls the step A.
The process proceeds from step 3 to step A10, in which 1 is added to the number of special prizes and it is determined whether or not the number of special prizes reaches a set value (step A11). When the number of prizes has not reached the set value, the control device 17 proceeds to step A5 and ends the output of the prize signal when the prize has ended.

When the special game occurs 10 times in the state where the continuous game is permitted, the control device 17 proceeds from step A11 to step A12 and waits until the special prize is finished, and the special prize is finished. By the way, special signal P
The output of 3 is terminated (step A13). Subsequently, the control device 17 stops the output of the game permission signal P4 (step A14), sets the number of special prizes to zero (step A15), and returns to step A1. As a result, both input terminals of the AND circuit 32 in the stop control device 18 become high level and the transfer gate 27 is turned on.
In response to this, the stop signal Sz output from the comparison unit 25 due to the generation of the special prize passes through the transfer gate 27 and is given to the signal holding unit 26.

Therefore, the stop signal Sz is output from the signal holding unit 26.
'Is output to the pachinko game machine 1, whereby the pachinko game machine 1 is switched to the stopped state and the game by the player is prohibited.

Then, as the game progresses, the combination of the symbol information by the display means 3 to 5 is "222" or "88".
When the continuous game prohibition pattern of "8" is reached, the control device 17 proceeds from step A5 to step A16 and waits until the special prize ends, and at the end of the special prize, the special prize signal P3 and the game permission signal P4. Is finished (step A17 and step A18).

Subsequently, the controller 17 sets the number of special prizes to zero (step A19) and then returns to step A1.
By the above operation, the pachinko game machine 1 is switched to the stopped state when the special prize is finished.

The opening means 37 is operated to open the stopped pachinko game machine 1. That is, the opening means 3
7 is operated, the signal holding unit 26 is reset, so that the stop signal Sz ′ output from the signal holding unit 26 to the pachinko game machine 1 is stopped, so that the pachinko game machine 1 is operated by the player. It becomes possible to play. In addition, the opening means 37 also when the player is changed during the permission of the continuous game
To operate.

In this case, when the opening means 37 is operated,
The control device 17 is interrupted to start from the initial state, whereby the control device 17 controls the operation of the pachinko game machine 1 with the number of special prizes set to zero.

Further, in the control device 17, in order to invalidate the function of prohibiting the continuous game depending on the number of special prizes during the continuous game permission, the set value is set to zero or set to an extremely large value. To do. Further, in order to invalidate the function of prohibiting the continuous game due to the occurrence of the continuous game prohibited pattern, the continuous game prohibited pattern is not set.

In short, according to the above embodiment, when the combination of the symbol information displayed on the respective display means 3 to 5 in the pachinko game machine 1 is the continuous game permission pattern indicating the permission of the continuous game, , The control device 17 outputs a game permission signal P4 to the batting control device 18, and the batting control device 18 outputs a game permission signal P4 from the control device 17.
Since it is configured to prohibit the output of the hitting signal Sz ′ to the pachinko game machine 1 based on the output of the above, it is necessary to instruct the hole management computer to permit the continuous game based on the symbol information when the special prize occurs. Unlike a certain conventional example, it is possible to switch the pachinko game machine 1 to a state in which a continuous game is permitted without requiring human labor.

In the hall management computer 14, while the pachinko game machine 1 is permitted to continue playing,
When the special prize occurs a set number of times, or each display means 3 to 5
When the symbol information displayed on is the continuous game prohibition pattern, the output prohibition state of the stop signal Sz 'to the pachinko game machine 1 is automatically canceled, so that the operation is continued without troublesome operation. It is possible to switch the pachinko game machine 1 for which the game is permitted to the continuous game prohibited state.

[0049]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the batting control device for a pachinko game machine of the present invention, the batting control means outputs the game permission signal output from the pachinko game machine by the batting prohibition means. Since the output of the stop signal is prohibited, when a configuration is realized in which a player is allowed to continue playing a game in accordance with the prize state while exhibiting a prize state in which the winning probability is increased by the establishment of a predetermined condition, There is an excellent effect that the continuous game permission work can be performed without going through.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing functions of essential parts in an embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 2] Front view of a pachinko game machine

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a pachinko game machine.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a pachinko game machine, 14 is a hole management computer, 17 is a control device (continuous game permission means), 18 is a stop control device, and 32 is an AND circuit (stop prohibition means).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko game machine configured to output a stop signal for switching the pachinko game machine to a stopped state and to prohibit the output of the stop signal during a special prize of the pachinko game machine. A batting control apparatus for a pachinko game machine, comprising: a batting control means for prohibiting the output of the batting signal while the game permission signal output from the pachinko game machine is being input. .