JPH09253292A - Pachinko ball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enrich prewinning patterns by achieving a higher variety of a display structure in a variable display device. SOLUTION: In this pachinko ball game machine, a central lateral line K, a central vertical line L and diagonal lines M and N are set as jackpot effective lines of a variable display device 2 which comprises nine pattern display parts 3a-3i arrayed in a 3×3 matrix and when pattern displays on the jackpot effective lines compose a specified pattern display, a special game position is generated. The nine pattern display parts 3a-3i are divided into a first pattern display portion A comprising connected four pattern display parts 3a-3d as arranged in the area other than the center, a second pattern display portion B comprising one pattern display part 3e arranged at the center and a third pattern display portion C comprising the remaining four pattern display parts 3f-3i.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a so-called fever machine, a right thing, or an arrangement game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent ball game machines, various game contents called so-called fever machines, property items, arrangements, etc. have become popular. Among them, the fever machine, when the display state of the variable display device becomes a specific one, for example, performs variable display of symbols displayed on three display units, and sequentially displays the left symbol display unit and the right symbol display unit. When the reach is displayed by stopping, when the central symbol is stopped and the combination of symbols becomes a specific combination such as "7, 7, 7", it becomes a big hit state and a specific winning opening The special winning opening is open. The special winning opening is closed once a predetermined number of game balls have won or a predetermined time has passed, but if the game balls pass through a specific area formed inside the special winning opening during the opening, it will be closed again. It is configured to open and repeat the opening and closing operations up to 16 times.

Next, in the property and arrangement game machine, the variable display device is brought into a specific display state to open a specific winning opening of a tulip type electric auditors' article or the like for a predetermined time, and to specify within the opened specific winning opening. When the game ball passes through the area, it becomes a big hit state. In such a big hit state, the normally-ineffective winning holes, etc. become effective until a predetermined number of game balls are won or until a predetermined game has passed, and when the game balls are won at this effective winning port, an attacker, etc. Is configured to open.

As described above, when a predetermined condition is established in the variable display device and the specific winning opening becomes advantageous to the player, in the fever machine or the like, the player specifies within the specific winning opening (attacker in this case). Pass the game ball to the area (win),
The game balls are passed to a specific area in the specific winning opening which is a big hit state within a predetermined time to generate a big hit state, or the big hit state is continued to try to obtain a large amount of prize balls.

[0005]

However, in the variable display device described above, the three symbol display portions are simply sectioned and arranged, and scroll-displayed from top to bottom or from bottom to top. The majority of the items are little change, and the types of reach patterns are also few, which makes them less interesting. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine in which the display configuration of the variable display device is changed and the reach patterns are enriched to make the player more entertaining.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 sets a central horizontal line, a central vertical line and a diagonal line as the big hit effective lines of the variable display portion, and the big hit effective line is set. A ball game machine that is in a specific game state when the symbol display on the line constitutes a specific symbol display, and the variable display unit includes a first symbol display unit, a second symbol display unit, and a third symbol display unit. And, the ball game machine is characterized in that it is configured by surrounding the second symbol display unit with the first symbol display unit and the third symbol display unit. All or part of the variable display section is divided into the above-mentioned three symbol display sections, and the variable display can be separately performed. Therefore, the flow of variable display is rich in variation, and the reach pattern can be changed from a single reach. The multifaceted reach will be very varied.

The invention according to claim 2 is a subordinate concept invention of the invention according to claim 1, and is a central horizontal line as a big hit effective line of a variable display device composed of nine symbol display sections arranged in three rows and three columns. A line, a central vertical line, and a diagonal line are set, and when the symbol display on the big hit effective line constitutes a specific symbol display, the ball game machine is in a specific game state, and the nine symbol display parts are provided. , A first symbol display portion consisting of four symbol display portions that are connected to each other and are arranged in other than the center,
The ball game machine is characterized in that it is divided into a second symbol display section consisting of one symbol display section arranged in the center and a third symbol display section consisting of the remaining four symbol display sections. In the first symbol display portion and the third symbol display portion, it is possible to perform scroll display and the like in an L shape, which is rich in variation. Moreover, since the second symbol display unit is composed of one unit, the reach pattern is variously changed, and the interest is further excited, and the expectation of a big hit is increased.

The invention according to claim 3 shows one mode of division in the ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the first symbol display portion is an L-shaped left inverted upward. It is a symbol display part, and the third symbol display part is characterized in that it is an L-shaped right symbol display part inverted to the left.

The invention according to claim 4 shows one mode of division in the ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the first symbol display portion is an L-shaped left symbol display portion. ,
The third symbol display portion is an L-shaped right symbol display portion rotated counterclockwise by 180 degrees and is a ball game machine.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, preferred embodiments for clarifying the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. An electronic control unit 1 for controlling the ball game machine according to the present embodiment shown in FIG.
Will be described. The variable display device 2 of the electronic control unit 1 includes a liquid crystal display panel 3, various LEDs 29a to 29c, etc. When a command is issued from the CPU 4, the liquid crystal controller 12 selects necessary image data and performs data processing thereof. The symbols are displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 3. The electronic control unit 1 has a ROM centering around the CPU 4.
5, a RAM 6, an input interface 7, an output interface 8, counters 9 and 10 are connected to each other by a bus 13. To the input interface 7, the game ball detection switch 7a, the firing stop button 7b, the touch switch 7c, the start winning detection switches 34, 35, the normal symbol operation gates 30a, 30b, the special winning opening winning ball detection switch 136, etc. are connected. The CPU 4 receives various input signals such as a game ball detection signal, a launch stop signal, a touch signal, a start winning signal, a normal symbol signal, a special winning opening winning signal, etc. from them via the input interface 7, and the CPU 4 is initialized. Settings and predetermined calculations are performed. The output interface 8 includes a launcher 14 for launching a game ball, a speaker 21 for outputting sound, and various LEDs 29a to 29c.
Etc. are connected, and the CPU 4 supplies an output signal to them via the output interface 8. The counter 9 can repeatedly calculate 225 kinds of count values from 0 to (15 × 15-1) in ascending order, and if there is a request from the CPU 4, the count value L at that time is calculated.
Is output to the CPU 4. The counter 10 for determining the winning symbol repeatedly calculates 15 types of numerical values from 0 to 14 in ascending order, and the counter 11 for determining the deviating symbol counts 3375 types from 0 to (15 × 15 × 15-1). The value is calculated in ascending order and repeatedly, and C
When there is a request from PU4, each count value at that time is CP
It is output to U4.

FIG. 2 shows a characteristic configuration of the present embodiment. The liquid crystal display panel 3 has nine variable displayable pattern display portions 3a to 3i arranged in a matrix of 3 rows and 3 columns.
The central display horizontal line K, the central vertical line L, and the diagonal lines M and N are set as four big hit effective lines of the variable display device 2. Further, in the present embodiment, the nine symbol display portions 3a to 3i are arranged in the central portion of the first symbol display portion A, which is composed of four symbol display portions 3a to 3d which are connected to each other except the central portion. The second symbol display portion B consisting of one symbol display portion 3e, and the remaining 4
It is divided into a third symbol display portion C composed of individual symbol display portions 3f to 3i. That is, in FIG. 2, the first symbol display portion A is an L-shaped left symbol display portion inverted upward, and the third symbol display portion B is an L-shaped right symbol display inverted leftward. It is a division. Therefore, the symbol display portions 3a to 3i of the liquid crystal display panel 3 are divided into the above-mentioned three portions, and each of them can be variably displayed separately. FIG. 3 (a) is another division mode, in which the first symbol display portion A is an L-shaped left symbol display portion, and the third symbol display portion C is rotated counterclockwise by 180 degrees. It may be an L-shaped right pattern display portion. FIG. 3B is another division mode, in which the first symbol display portion A is reversed to the left,
Further, as an L-shaped lower symbol display portion rotated 90 degrees clockwise, the third symbol display portion C is inverted upward, and further as an L-shaped upper symbol display portion rotated 180 degrees clockwise. Is also good. 3C is another division mode, in which the first symbol display portion A is an L-shaped lower symbol display portion rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, and the third symbol display portion C is
The L-shaped upper pattern display portion rotated 90 degrees clockwise may be used. As described above, various modes can be used for dividing the screen.

In the following, a detailed description will be given based on that of FIG. Each of the symbol display portions 3a to 3i is capable of variably displaying. First symbol display area A
Designs that can be displayed on "Bell / BAR""3""Cherry""7""Bell""Star""Star""Star""BAR"
It is a twelve pattern composed of six types of "star""star""star". Then, they are predetermined in order in a series, and among them, four symbols connected to each other are displayed on the four symbol display portions 3a to 3d functioning as windows, which are indicated by two-dot chain lines in FIG. As indicated by the arrows, they are scrolled from bottom to top and from left to right. The symbols that can be displayed on the second symbol display portion B are "3", "star", and "cherry".
"Star""7""Star""Bell""Star""BAR""Star"
(Hereinafter, the star pattern is twenty-five, so description is omitted.) It is a thirty-five pattern composed of five types. And, they have a predetermined order in a series, among them,
The four symbols connected to each other are scroll-displayed on one symbol display portion 3e which functions as a window. The symbols that can be displayed on the third symbol display portion C are the first symbol display portion A.
Similar to "Bell / BAR""3""Cherry""7"
"Bell""Star""Star""Star""BAR""Star""Star"
It is a twelve pattern composed of six types of "stars". Then, they are predetermined in order in a series, and among them, four symbols connected to each other have four symbol display portions 3f to 3i functioning as windows, and are indicated by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. As indicated by the arrows, the scroll display is from left to right and from bottom to top.

The reach patterns generated from the characteristic configuration of the present embodiment include the fifth reach shown in FIG. 4A, the force reach shown in FIG. 4B, the triple reach shown in FIG. 4C, and the reach reach shown in FIG. There are five types, double reach and single reach as shown in FIG. The fifth reach shown in FIG. 4 (a) variably displays the symbol display portion 3e and stops and displays the other symbol display portions in a specific display pattern.
When any of the five symbols "3", "cherry", "bell", "BAR", and "bell" is stopped in e, the specific symbol display is configured in a waiting state. In the force reach shown in FIG. 4B, the symbol display portion 3e is variably displayed, the other symbol display portions are stopped and displayed in a specific display pattern, and "3", "7", "cherry" and "bell" are displayed on the symbol display portion 3e. When any one of the four symbols is stopped, it is a display mode in which the specific symbol display is in a waiting state. FIG.
In the triple reach shown in (c), the symbol display portion 3e is variably displayed, the other symbol display portions are stopped and displayed in a specific display pattern, and the three symbols "7", "cherry" and "bell" are displayed on the symbol display portion 3e. When any one of them stops, it is a display mode in which the specific symbol display is in a waiting state. FIG.
In the double reach shown in (d), the symbol display portion 3e is variably displayed, the other symbol display portions are stopped and displayed in a specific display pattern, and one of the two symbols "7" and "bell" is displayed on the symbol display portion 3e. When stopped, it is a display mode in which a specific symbol display is in a waiting state. The single reach shown in FIG. 4 (e) variably displays the symbol display unit 3e and stops and displays the other symbol display units in a specific display pattern, and when one symbol of "BAR" is stopped on the symbol display unit 3e. , Is a display mode in which the specific symbol display is in a waiting state.

The big hit symbols are forty four shown in FIGS. 5 (a) to (d). The jackpot pattern shown in FIG. 5 (a) is a diagonal line M (oblique line descending to the right) in which three symbols are doublet, and the jackpot pattern shown in FIG. 5 (b) is the center. In the horizontal line K, the three symbols are flattened, and the jackpot pattern shown in FIG. 5 (c) is a diagonal line N (diagonal line descending to the left). Is shown in FIG.
The jackpot pattern shown in (d) is the central vertical line L,
The three patterns are flattering. When it becomes such a display mode of the jackpot pattern, the ball game machine 15
Is in a specific game state. The designs of other combinations are out-of-designs, and the ones with the "star" as a doublet are included in the out-of-place design, not the jackpot design.

Next, FIG. 6 equipped with the electronic control unit 1 described above.
The ball game machine 15 shown in will be described. Ball game machine 1
5 is a front frame 17 attached to the outer frame 16 so as to be openable and closable.
On the other hand, a well-known game board 18 is detachably mounted. Below the front frame 17 of the ball game machine 15,
A plastic plate member 19 in which an upper plate 20 and a lower plate 21 are integrally provided is arranged. The upper plate 20 and the lower plate 21 are respectively provided with an upper plate discharge port 22 and a lower plate discharge port 23 for discharging the game balls from the inside of the ball game machine 15. The dish member 19 is provided with a speaker surface 21a composed of a plurality of small holes, and a speaker 21 that produces a sound effect according to a game state is mounted on the back side thereof. Further, the dish member 19 is provided with a firing handle 25 for operating the firing device 14 (see FIG. 1) for firing the game ball supplied from the upper dish 20 to the game area 24. The firing handle 25 has a built-in conductive touch switch 7c that detects that the player is touching. In addition, a firing stop button 7b for temporarily stopping the firing of the game ball is provided near the firing handle 25.

On the surface of the game board 18, a guide rail 27 for guiding the shot hit ball is planted in a substantially arc shape, and the area defined by the guide rail 27 constitutes a game area 24. A skylight 28 is provided on the upper part of the game area 24, and a liquid crystal display panel 3 is arranged on the lower part thereof. A display frame top decoration LED 29a and a display frame left and right decoration LED 29b are arranged on the upper and left and right sides of the liquid crystal display panel 3, respectively. The special symbol variation memory LED 29c is arranged below the display frame top decoration LED 29a, and the special symbol variation storage LED 29c is the number of hit balls in the starting opening 32 or 33, and is below the display frame top decoration LED 29a. The number of reserved rights for variably displaying the provided liquid crystal display panel 3 is displayed by lighting. In the liquid crystal display panel 3, the starting ports 32, 3
The special symbols are variably displayed based on the hit ball being won in 3, and when they have passed a certain time (for example, 6 seconds), the left symbol display portion A, the right symbol display portion C, and the central symbol display portion B are stopped in this order. It is supposed to do. The symbol variation time is set to 8.7 seconds in normal time, 10.7 to 24 seconds in reach, and 5.3 to 20 seconds in probability variation. And when the combination of the identification information at the time of stop of the special symbol becomes the above-mentioned predetermined big hit symbol (specific display result of the doublet), it becomes a specific game state, and a big hit sound is generated from the speaker 21, and The winning opening 36 is set to be opened until a predetermined time elapses or a predetermined number of winning balls are generated. The winning ball that has won the special winning opening 36 is detected by the special winning opening winning ball detection switch 136. While the special winning opening 36 is open, the hit ball falling in the game area 24 is received in the specific area 37, and when the accepted hit ball turns on the specific ball detection switch (not shown). The continuation right is established, and the open state described above can be repeated 16 times in succession. The symbol operation gates 30a and 30b are normally arranged on the left and right of the liquid crystal display panel 3 so that passage of a hit ball can be detected. Winning openings 31a and 31b are provided at lower left and right sides of the game area 24, respectively.

Below the liquid crystal display panel 3, a starting opening 32 for simply receiving a hit ball falling in the game area 24, and a starting opening 3
A starting port 33 is formed below the switch 2 and is controlled to be opened and closed by a solenoid (not shown). Below the starting opening 33, a normal symbol display section 38 and a normal symbol variation storage LED 39 are provided. Ordinary symbol display section 38 is 7 segment LE
It is composed of D, and the variable display is started in response to the hitting ball passing through the normal symbol actuating gates 30a and 30b.
It stops after a lapse of ˜7.8 seconds, and when the display result at the time of the stop becomes the specific display result (7 in the case of the present embodiment), it is judged as a hit, and in that case, the starting opening 33
The open drive is performed until a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 3) of winning balls are generated. The normal symbol variation storage LED 39 displays the number of hit balls that have passed through the normal symbol actuation gates 30a and 30b, and the reserved number of the right to variably display the ordinary symbol display portion 38, and can store up to four. There is. The winning balls to the starting opening 32 or 33 are guided to the back surface of the game board 18 and can be independently detected by the starting winning ball detection switches 34 and 35.

On the left and right of the big winning opening 36, there are lower winning openings 40.
a, 40b are provided, and ramp wind turbines 41a, 41b are provided on the left and right of the upper portion of the game area 24. In addition, a sleeve lamp (not shown), a side lamp (not shown), a decorative lamp / decorative LED (not shown), and the like are provided in the game area 24, together with a display frame upper decorative LED 29a, a display frame left and right decorative LED 29b. At the time of a winning start or a specific game state, the light is turned on or blinks to notify the player of the fact. Further, an outlet 42 is provided at the bottom of the game area 24, and a hit ball that has not won any of the above winning areas is guided to the rear of the game board 18.

The structure of the back surface of the game board 18 is well known, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted, but various detection sensors, accessories,
A well-known member such as a lead wire connected to a lamp or the like is arranged, and a control panel (not shown) in which the electronic control unit 1 is housed
Is also provided. Starting openings 32, 33, lower prize opening 40
The prize balls that have won the prizes a and 40b are collected in the prize path to pay out a relatively small number of prize balls (for example, 7), and the prize holes 36 and other prize holes are won. The balls are collected in another winning path, and a relatively large number of prize balls (for example, 15 balls) are paid out.

The characteristic operation of the above embodiment will be described based on the jackpot processing routine shown in FIG. Ball game machine 1
When 5 is connected to a power source and power is supplied to each circuit from a power source (not shown), the CPU 4 performs a series of initial settings such as flags and count values and executes a main routine (not shown). The jackpot processing routine is activated by a method of hardware interrupt every minute time. When the big hit processing routine is started, it is determined whether or not the ON signals of the starting winning ball detection switches 34 and 35 are input (step S1). When it is determined that there is no ON signal, the process returns to step S1 and the same. Repeat the process. On the other hand, if it is determined that the ON signal is input in step S1, the lottery process is performed (step S2). That is, it instructs the liquid crystal display panel 3 to display a symbol, output sound from the speaker 21, turn on various LEDs 29a to 29c, and the like.
When a small number (or time) is randomly selected from the numerical values from 0 to 249 after a minute time has elapsed from the start of the symbol display on the liquid crystal display panel 3, and the numerical value corresponds to the big hit numerical value (or time) Is judged to be a big hit, while in other cases, it is judged to be out. Subsequently, the symbols are changed / stopped based on the lottery in step S2 (step S3). Then, it is determined whether or not the combination of the identification information when the special symbol is stopped is stopped in the display mode of the predetermined big hit symbol (for example, the specific display result of the doublet pattern of 7) (step S4). If the affirmative judgment is made in this step S4, it becomes the specific game state, the output of the big hit sound from the speaker 21 and the instructions of turning on the various LEDs 29a to 29c are instructed, and the special winning opening 36 is opened, while the game area 24 is dropped. The hit ball to be hit is received in the specific area 37 and a big hit process is performed (step S5). Then, it is judged whether or not the big hit process in step S5 is completed, that is,
It is determined whether or not the count value C has become zero (step S6). When a negative determination is made in step S6, the process returns to step S5 and the big hit process is repeated. When an affirmative determination is made in step S6 (when the number of winning balls set in the special winning opening 36 is accepted or when a predetermined time has elapsed), a predetermined jackpot ending process (step S7)
After that, return to the return. On the other hand, step S4
If a negative determination is made in step S, predetermined disconnection processing (step S
8) is performed, and the process ends in return.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

[0022]

According to the inventions of claims 1 to 4,
Since the variable display can be configured in a variety of ways and a variety of reach patterns can be provided, the player can be more entertained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic control device for a ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a liquid crystal display panel of the same ball game machine.

FIG. 3A is a front view showing a liquid crystal display panel of another form of the same ball game machine, and FIG. 3B is a front view showing a liquid crystal display panel of another form of the same ball game machine. c) is a front view showing a liquid crystal display panel of still another mode of the same ball game machine.

4 (a) to (e) are explanatory diagrams showing a reach pattern of a symbol display unit of the same ball game machine.

FIG. 5 (a) to (d) are front views showing a big hit symbol on the symbol display unit of the same ball game machine.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the same ball game machine.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a “big hit processing routine” executed in the electronic control unit of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A ... 1st symbol display part B ... 2nd symbol display part C ... 3rd symbol display part 1 ... Electronic control device 2 ... Variable display device 3 ... Liquid crystal display panel 3a- 3i ... Symbol display section 4 ... CPU 5 ... ROM 6 ... RAM

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A center horizontal line, a center vertical line and a diagonal line are set as the big hit effective line of the variable display section, and the symbol display on the big hit effective line becomes a specific game state when the specific symbol display is configured. In a ball game machine, the variable display unit is divided into a first symbol display unit, a second symbol display unit and a third symbol display unit, and by the first symbol display unit and the third symbol display unit A ball game machine characterized by being configured so as to surround the second symbol display portion. 2. A center horizontal line, a center vertical line and a diagonal line are set as the big hit effective lines of a variable display device consisting of nine symbol display sections arranged in 3 rows and 3 columns, and the big hit effective line is set. It is a ball game machine which is in a specific game state when the symbol display constitutes a specific symbol display, and the nine symbol display parts are composed of four symbol display parts which are connected to each other except in the center. A bullet characterized by being divided into a first symbol display portion, a second symbol display portion consisting of one symbol display portion arranged in the center, and a third symbol display portion consisting of the remaining four symbol display portions. Ball game machine. 3. The first symbol display unit is an L-shaped left symbol display unit inverted upward, and the third symbol display unit is an L-shaped right symbol display unit inverted leftward. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein 4. The first symbol display portion is an L-shaped left symbol display portion, and the third symbol display portion is 1 in a counterclockwise direction.
The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the ball-shaped gaming machine is an L-shaped right symbol display portion rotated by 80 degrees.