JPH09276499A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a player to have more interest by varying the display of great success state on a variable display device to provide a fresh successful feeling for the player. SOLUTION: Left, middle and right picture pattern display parts 56-58 have respectively the picture pattern arrangements of three digits composed of 125 kinds of combination from '333' to '777' and a great success stopped picture pattern has 11 kinds of picture pattern arrangement of '777', '345', '346', '356', '347', '357', '367', '456', '457', '467' and '567'. When a number shown by stopped picture patterns displayed on the middle picture pattern display part 57 is settled within the range of numbers shown by respective stopped picture patterns on the left and right picture pattern display parts 56 and 58 and when the relation of numerical value shown on the left picture pattern display part 56< numerical value shown on the middle picture pattern display part 57< numerical value shown on the right picture pattern display part 58 is established, it is judged as a great success picture pattern.

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, when the display state of the variable display device becomes a specific one, for example, at the time of a big hit, the fever machine first performs the reach display, and the combination of the symbols displayed on the three display units is “7, When a combination of specific slots such as “7, 7” is obtained, the special winning port of the special winning port is opened. 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.

[0003] Next, in the right-handed or arranged gaming machine, the variable display device is set to a specific double-row display state, so that a specific winning opening such as a tulip-type electric accessory is opened for a predetermined time,
When a game ball passes through a specific area in the open specific winning opening, a big hit state is established. When the jackpot condition is reached, the normally-ineffective winning holes, etc. become valid until a predetermined number of game balls have been won or until a predetermined game has elapsed, and when the game balls win the valid winning ports, the attacker wins. It is configured so that the accessory such as is opened.

As described above, when the predetermined slot condition is satisfied and the specific winning opening becomes advantageous to the player, the player receives the specific winning opening (in this case, an attacker) in the fever machine or the like.
A game ball is passed (winning) to a specific area within the game, and a game ball is passed within a predetermined time in a specific area inside the special winning opening which is a big hit state to generate a big hit state, or to continue the big hit state, They try to get a lot of prize balls.

[0005]

However, in the above-described variable display device for a game machine, the hit symbol is almost double-shaped, and the display mode of the big hit is monotonous no matter where in the game hall. There was a drawback that it did not flash. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine that changes the display of the big hit state of the variable display device to provide a fresh feeling of hit to the player and further enhance the interest.

[0006]

In view of the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a variable display means which is formed of at least three display portions and whose display state can be changed, and which is advantageous to the player. In a ball game machine configured to include a variable winning means capable of changing between a state of 1 and a second state of disadvantage, a display unit sandwiched by other display units of the display unit of the variable display unit. When the number of stop symbols after the change displayed on the display means is within the range of the number of stop symbols of each of the other display portions sandwiching the display portion, the variable winning means is set to the first state. And a hitting processing means. Since it is the "number that the stop symbol means", the stop symbol is not limited to the Arabic numeral symbol, but it includes all of the Mahjong pie symbol, the shogi stage symbol, the playing card symbol, etc. It will be.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, variable display means is provided in which three display parts are connected in series and the display state can be changed, a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous. In a ball game machine configured to include a variable winning means that can be changed to, the number that the stop symbol after the change displayed on the middle display portion located in the variable display means is the middle display portion. When it is within the range of two numbers that the respective stop symbols of the other display portions that sandwich the symbol are in the range of two numbers, it is configured to include a hit processing means that brings the variable winning means into the first state. It is supposed to be a ball game machine.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, preferred embodiments for clarifying the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Electronic control device 2 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 device 1 includes an image data ROM 3 for storing image data,
An image data processor 4 for reading image data from the image data ROM 3 and performing image calculation processing based on an instruction of a CPU 10 to be described later to generate image data; a RAM 5 for temporarily storing the image data; And a liquid crystal display panel 9 of a dynamic drive system which is provided with a middle symbol display section 7 and a right symbol display section 8 in series and receives data from the image data processor 4 and performs variable display. Upon receiving a command from the CPU 10, the image data processor 4 selects necessary image data, processes the data, and displays and fluctuates and displays symbols on the liquid crystal display panel 9 as a special symbol display device. . Left symbol display section 6,
The middle symbol display section 7 and the right symbol display section 8 are 3 to
7 is a symbol array composed of five types of numbers, and constitutes a three-digit symbol array which is arranged in the order of a left symbol display portion 6, a middle symbol display portion 7, and a right symbol display portion 8 from left to right. doing. Accordingly, a three-digit symbol array composed of a combination of 125 kinds of integer values from 333 to 777 is scroll-displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 9. The stopped symbols after the change of those symbols are [777], [34]
5], [346], [356], [347], [35]
7], [367], [456], [457], [46]
7] and [567],
They are set so that they have a jackpot arrangement. The jackpot probability on the display is 1 / 5X1 / 5X1 / 5X11 = 11
/ 125 (about 1 / 11.4). The setting condition of this jackpot is [777] of the five types of
Is a big hit symbol, and further, as a characteristic big hit symbol condition (method), the number of the stopped symbols after the fluctuation displayed on the middle symbol display part 7 is the left symbol display part 6 and the right symbol display part 8
Are within the range of numbers indicated by the respective stop symbols, and the magnitude relationship of the numerical value indicated by the left symbol display portion 6 <the numerical value indicated by the middle symbol display portion 7 <the numerical value indicated by the right symbol display portion 8 is established. Is set as a big hit symbol.
The 114 types of stop symbols other than the above are in a displaced arrangement.

The electronic control unit 1 has a ROM 11, a RAM 12, an input interface 13, an output interface 14, a counter 15, and the like, which are interconnected by a bus 16, with the above-mentioned CPU 10 at the center. The input interface 13 is connected with a game ball detection switch 13a, a firing stop button 13b, a touch switch 13c, an upper tray clogging switch 13d, a full switch 13e, start winning detectors 34, 35, and ordinary symbol operation gates 30a, 30b. The CPU 10 receives a game ball detection signal, a firing stop signal,
The CPU receives various input signals such as a touch signal, a top tray clogging signal, a full signal, a start winning signal, and a normal symbol signal.
Reference numeral 10 performs initial settings and predetermined calculations.
The output interface 14 includes a launching device 22 for launching a game ball, a speaker 23 for outputting sound, and various LEDs 29.
a to 29c are connected, and CPU
10 supplies an output signal via an output interface 14. The counter 15 as a random number generator has 0 to 1
A hit / fail determination counter for calculating 20 kinds of numerical values of 9 in ascending order and repeatedly, and a corresponding to the 11 kinds of big hit symbols for repeatedly calculating 11 kinds of numerical values from 0 to 10 in ascending order. The hit stop symbol determination counter is connected to an off stop symbol determination counter provided for the 114 types of off symbols, which repeatedly calculates 114 types of numerical values from 0 to 113 in ascending order. The CPU 10 reads the count values of the hit / fail determination counter, the hit stop symbol determination counter, and the off stop symbol determination counter as the random number generator at every minute time. As will be described later, it is set so that the probability changes from the low probability mode to the high probability mode when the first big hit operation ends, and to return to the low probability mode when the second big hit operation ends. I have. In the low-probability mode, a jackpot is determined when the hit / fail determination counter is "7", and the probability is set to 1 / 20X1 = 1/20. On the other hand, in the high-probability mode, when the hit / fail determination counter is “7”, “16”, “17”, “18”, “19”, a big hit is set, and the probability is set to 1/20 × 5 = 1/4. . From these, the probability average on software is 2 /
(4 + 20) = 1/12, which is almost equal to a value obtained by multiplying the display probability of about 1 / 11.4 by 0.95.

A description will now be given of a ball game machine 17 shown in FIG. The ball-and-ball game machine 17 has a well-known game board 18 detachably mounted on a front frame 17b attached to an outer frame 17a so as to be openable and closable. Below the front frame 17b of the ball-and-ball game machine 17, a plastic plate member 19 in which an upper tray 20 and a lower tray 21 are integrally provided is arranged. Upper tray 20
The lower tray 21 has an upper tray discharge port 20a and a lower tray discharge port 21a for discharging game balls from inside the ball game machine 17, respectively. The dish member 19 is provided with a speaker surface 23a composed of a plurality of small holes, and a speaker 23 that produces a sound effect according to a game state is mounted on the back side thereof. Further, the plate member 19 includes
A firing handle 25 for operating a motor (not shown) for firing a game ball supplied from the upper tray 20 to the game area 24 is provided. The firing handle 25 has a built-in conductive touch switch 13c for detecting that the player is touching. In addition, a firing stop button 13b for temporarily stopping the firing of the game ball is provided immediately above the firing handle 25.

On the surface of the game board 18 shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 27 for guiding a hit ball is planted in a substantially arc shape, and an area defined by the guide rail 27 is a game area 2.
4. At the top of the game area 24, the winning entrance 2
A liquid crystal display panel 9 is arranged below the display panel 8. At the top and left and right of the liquid crystal display panel 9, a display frame upper decoration LED 29a and a display frame left and right decoration LED 29b are arranged. A special symbol change memory LED 29c is arranged below the display frame upper decoration LED 29a. The number of reserved rights for variably displaying the liquid crystal display panel 9 provided on the lower side is lit and displayed. On the liquid crystal display panel 9, special symbols are variably displayed based on the fact that a hit ball has been won in the first type starting port 32 or 33, and these special symbols are displayed for a predetermined time (for example, 6
Seconds), and stop sequentially. And when the combination of the identification information at the time of stopping the special symbol becomes a predetermined big hit symbol (for example, the specific display result of the 7th slot),
The game is set to be in a specific game state, a big hit sound is generated from the speaker 23, and the special winning opening 36 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, until 30 seconds elapse or until ten winning balls are generated). During the opening, a hit ball falling in the game area 24 is received in the specific area 37. The accepted hit ball turns on a specific ball detector (not shown), the continuation right is established, and the above-mentioned open state is set to be repeated 16 times continuously. Normally, symbol operation gates 30a and 30b are arranged on the left and right sides of the liquid crystal display panel 9 so that the 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 9, a first type starting opening 32 for simply accepting a hit ball falling in the game area, and a first opening / closing drive below the first type starting opening 32 by a solenoid (not shown) A type 1 starting port 33 is formed. Below the special winning opening 36, a normal symbol display portion 38 and a normal symbol variation storage LED 39 are provided below. The normal symbol display section 38 is composed of 7-segment LEDs, and in response to the hit ball passing through the normal symbol actuation gates 30a and 30b, variable display is started, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the variable display is stopped, and the display result at the time of the stop is When the specific display result (7 in the case of this embodiment) is obtained, it is determined to be a hit,
In that case, the first-type starting port 33 is kept for a certain time (for example, 3
The opening drive is performed until a predetermined number of (for example, three) winning balls are generated until a predetermined number of seconds (seconds) have elapsed. 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 ball that has won one of the first-type starting ports 32 or 33 is guided to the back surface of the game board 18 and can be detected by the starting winning ball detector 34.

A lower winning opening 40 is provided on the left and right of the grand winning opening 36.
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, at the lowermost part of the game area 24, there is provided an outlet 42 through which a hit ball that has not won any of the above-mentioned prize areas is guided to the rear of the game board 18.

The configuration of the back surface of the game board 18 of FIG. 2 is well known, and illustration and details thereof are omitted.
Known members such as various detection sensors, lead wires connected to accessory lamps and lamps, and the like are arranged.
There is also provided a control panel (not shown) that stores
The winning balls which have won the seed starting ports 32, 33 and the lower winning ports 40a, 40b are gathered in a winning path, and a relatively small number of prize balls (for example, 7) are paid out. The balls that have won the other prize ports or the prize areas are gathered in different prize paths to pay out a relatively large number of prize balls (for example, 15).

The characteristic operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. When the ball game machine 17 is connected to a power supply and power is supplied to each circuit from a power supply unit (not shown), the CPU 10 performs a series of initial settings such as a flag and a counter, and executes a main routine (not shown). At the same time, the big hit processing routine is started by a hardware interrupt. First, when the process is started, the process waits for an ON signal of the starting winning ball detector 34 (step S100). When it is determined that there is no ON signal, the process returns to step S100 and repeats the process. On the other hand, when a hit ball wins in the first type starting port 32 or 33, the starting winning ball detector 34 generates an ON signal, so that the affirmative judgment is made, and one random number is obtained from the count values 0 to 19 of the hit / fail determination counter. Select a numerical value and store that value in RAM1
2 is stored. The display of the change of the symbol on the liquid crystal display panel 9, the audio output from the speaker 23, the turning on of various LEDs 29a to 29c, and the like are instructed. The above-mentioned count value stored in the RAM 12 is taken out, and it is determined whether or not the counted value corresponds to the above-mentioned jackpot value.
At this time, the probability variation process is performed in another routine, and in the low probability mode, the hit / fail decision counter is “7”, and the hit / fail decision counter is “7”, “in the high probability mode. 16 "," 17 ",
At the time of “18” or “19”, a big hit is made. When the first big hit processing is completed, the mode shifts to the high probability mode, and when the second big hit processing is ended, the low probability mode is set. I'm going back. In this way, it is determined whether a big hit or a miss has occurred based on the aforementioned count value. In the case of a big hit, the count value of the hit stop symbol determination counter described above is randomly set to 1 from the numerical value of 0 to 10.
Select one of the numerical values, and select one corresponding to this count value.
One hit symbol is determined. On the other hand, in the case of deviation, one numerical value is randomly selected from the numerical values 0 to 113 of the above-mentioned deviation stop symbol determination counter, and one corresponding deviation symbol is determined according to this count value. Based on those determinations, the symbols are changed, the left symbol display section 6 and the right symbol display section 8 of the liquid crystal display panel 9 are stopped in the order, the reach is displayed, and the middle symbol display section 7 is stopped. The generation of such image data is instructed to the image data processor 4 (step S101). Next, it is determined whether the combination at the time of the stop is the display mode of the above-mentioned big hit symbol (step S102). If an affirmative determination is made in step S102, the specific game state is established, and the image data processor 4 reads out the image data of the jackpot from the image data ROM 3, and “3” according to the characteristic jackpot method of the present embodiment.
A special symbol display of a big hit symbol such as “45”, “357”, “367” is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 9 and the speaker 23 is displayed.
Output of the jackpot sound from the player, turning on the various LEDs 29a to 29c, and the like, and opening the special winning opening 36 for a predetermined time, during which the hit ball falling in the game area 24 is moved to the specific area 3
Big hit processing, such as accepting in step 7 (step S1)
03). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the jackpot process has been completed (S104). If it is determined that the jackpot process has not been completed, the process returns to step S103 and returns to step S10.
Step 4 is repeated. If it is determined in S104 that the jackpot process has been completed, the process returns to the return. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S102, a predetermined departure process (S105) is performed, and the process exits the return.

By configuring the present embodiment as described above, a player who plays a game with the ball game machine according to the present embodiment in a game hall where the big hit symbol is almost double-shaped, The effect is that a fresh feeling of contact is obtained and the interest is further enhanced. In addition, there is an effect that the sense of expectation of the big hit is increased by the difference of the big hit expected value depending on the display symbol at the time of the reach. That is, in the case of "7", "X", and "7", which are the jackpot reach displays that have the same three-digit value, when the middle symbol "X" stops at "7", a jackpot is established, so the jackpot expected value is 1 / 5, in the case of the characteristic big hit method of the present embodiment, the reach display is “3” “X”
In the case of "7", the middle symbol "X" is "4", "5",
If you stop at any one of "6", you will get a big hit,
The big hit expected value is 3/5, and the reach display is "3"
In the case of “X” and “6”, the middle design “X” is “4”,
If it stops at any of "5", it will be a big hit, so the big hit expected value will be 2/5 and reach display will be "3""X"
In the case of "5", if the middle symbol "X" stops at any of "4", a big hit will occur, so the big hit expected value will be 1/5. The predictability has the effect of increasing the jackpot expectation.

Next, a description will be given of another embodiment provided with a liquid crystal display panel 59 shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) in which the screen configuration of the liquid crystal display panel 9 of the ball game machine 17 is different. The liquid crystal display panel 59 has three digit left, middle, and right symbol display units 56 to 5 capable of variably displaying ten types of characters from 0 to 9 respectively.
Symbol display section 6 having a relatively large screen provided with
0, and a lower inconspicuous screen on the lower right side, which is a three-digit left, middle, and right special design that can variably display 15 types of characters 0 to 9 and A to E, respectively. And a main symbol display section 61 having symbol display sections 66 to 68. The big hit symbols of the main symbol display section 61 are 000, 111, 222 to 999, AAA to EEE
And the three digits are the same, and whether or not a big hit is determined by a random number. The random number for this jackpot is periodically incremented and repeatedly generated.
It is composed of 225 kinds of numbers consisting of values of ~ 224
It is taken out when the game ball has won the first kind starting port 32 or 33. In the present embodiment, when the extracted value is “1”, a big hit is determined. Therefore, the jackpot probability is 1/225. On the other hand, the symbols displayed on the left, middle, and right symbol display portions 66 to 68 of the main symbol display portion 61 are each determined by a symbol determination random number including 15 types of numbers 0 to 14. Therefore, the probability that the same three-digit symbol is displayed on the display is 1 / 15X1 / 15X1 / 15X15 =
1/225, which is equal to the probability of the random number. In the present embodiment, when the value of the pass / fail decision random number is “1”, the same three-digit symbol is forcibly displayed on the symbol display unit. When the value of the pass / fail decision random number is other than “1”, the symbol random number (0 ~ 14)
Are displayed so as to display symbols (0 to 9, A to E) corresponding to. When a symbol having the same three digits is displayed by the symbol random number even though it is not a big hit, a process for forcing the same three digits is performed. The main symbol display unit 61 has various restrictions in the game rules, for example, a restriction such that the probability of the jackpot on the display and the probability of the random number for determining the success or failure is within ± 10%, or the method of the fluctuation must be a certain movement. There is. In order to solve this restriction and ensure the interest of the player, the hit / fail display of the main symbol display 61 and the hit / non-right display of the pseudo symbol display 60 are made to correspond one-to-one, and the main symbol display is displayed on the pseudo symbol display 60. The role as the unit 61 is given, and the player
It is to be determined whether or not a big hit is seen by looking at 0. This pseudo symbol display unit 60 is configured to perform a fluctuation and stop display in conjunction with the main symbol display unit 61,
The big hit symbols are set in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, and the number of the stopped symbols after the change displayed on the middle symbol display unit 57 is the left symbol display unit 56 and the right symbol display unit 58.
Are within the range of numbers indicated by the respective stop symbols, and the numerical values shown in the left symbol display portion 56 <the numerical values shown in the middle symbol display portion 57 <the numeric values shown in the right symbol display portion 58, in ascending order. Holds, that is, the stop symbol is [12
3], [124], [134] ... [679],
If it corresponds to the symbol arrangement of [689] and [789], they are set so as to be a big hit arrangement, and the other symbols are set to be off symbols.

The display operation of the liquid crystal display panel 59 of the above embodiment will be described. In the case of the big hit symbol shown in FIG. 4 (a), after changing the symbol in response to the entering of the game ball into the first kind starting ports 32 and 33, the CPU 10 causes the pseudo symbol display unit 60 and the main symbol to change. The big hit stop symbols on the display unit 61 are “1”, “5”, “9”, and “7”, “7”, “7”, respectively.
Is determined, the left symbol display unit 56 and the right symbol display unit 58 of the pseudo symbol display unit 60 are stopped to reach display, and then the middle symbol display unit 57 is stopped. Then, at the same time or with a slight time delay, the left symbol display portion 66 and the middle symbol display portion 67 of the main symbol display portion 61 are stopped for reach display, and the right symbol display portion 68 is stopped. In the case of the off symbol shown in FIG. 4 (b), after the symbol change is started in the same manner as described above, the CPU 10 sets the pseudo symbol display section 60 and the main symbol display section 61 to "1" and "9" respectively.
"9", "7", "7", "6" are determined, the left symbol display unit 56 and the right symbol display unit 58 of the pseudo symbol display unit 60 are stopped, reach display is performed, and then the middle symbol display unit 57 is stopped. In the case of the out-of-reach display or the out-of-reach display, the left symbol display unit 56, the middle symbol display unit 57, and the right symbol display unit 58 are sequentially stopped. Simultaneously or slightly later, the left symbol display section 66 and the middle symbol display section 67 of the main symbol display section 61 are stopped and reach display is performed, and then the right symbol display section 68 is stopped to reach out-of-reach display. Or in the case of non-reach-off display, the left symbol display section 66, the middle symbol display section 67, and the right symbol display section 68 are sequentially stopped. Although the pseudo symbol display unit 60 is represented by Arabic numerals, this is an animation scene representing a horse race, and whether or not a big hit is determined based on the horse number (bib number) attached to the finished horse. Can be displayed, and in this case, there is an effect that the degree of freedom of displaying the success or failure of the big hit is increased, and the interest of the player is further enhanced.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, it is obvious that the design of the configuration of the present invention can be changed as appropriate without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. It belongs to the range. For example, the present invention can be applied to other types of ball game machines such as so-called right models, arrangement ball game machines, and time reduction machines. Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the numerical value indicated by the left symbol display unit 6 <the numerical value indicated by the middle symbol display unit 7 <the numerical value indicated by the right symbol display unit 8> is established in an ascending order, the symbol is set as a big hit symbol. In contrast to this, the numerical value indicated by the left symbol display unit 6>
When the numerical value indicated by the middle symbol display unit 7> the numerical value indicated by the right symbol display unit 8 satisfies the descending order of magnitude, it is also possible to set a large hit symbol. The symbols on the left symbol display section 6, the symbols on the middle symbol display section 7, and the symbols on the right symbol display section 8 are set to integer values such as 3 to 7, but are not limited thereto. Pie pattern (for example, 4 for Supin), card pattern (for example, 1 for KING)
3) It is also possible to indicate a shogi stage (for example, 8 for eight stages). The hit mode according to the characteristic configuration of the present embodiment is a combination with the hit symbol of "777", but it is also possible to configure the big hit display mode alone without the slot, It is also possible to combine with the big hit form which consists of a pattern of the same pattern instead of a slot. Further, the liquid crystal display panel 9 can be replaced with a drum type rotary display device. In addition, a three-row, three-column display form is naturally possible in place of the three-digit connected display section, and a configuration showing the above-mentioned big hit mode in a vertical line, a horizontal line, and an oblique line is also possible. .

[0020]

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, it is possible to change the display of the big hit state of the variable display device to give the player a fresh interest. In addition, the expected value of the big hit by the display symbol at the time of the reach display is different, that is, the expectation value of the big hit by the display symbol at the time of the reach, etc. is different in each hit of the characteristic method of the present invention. There is an effect that is increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a front view of the ball game machine.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a “big hit processing routine” performed by the electronic control device of the ball game machine.

FIG. 4 (a) is a front view showing a hit screen of a liquid crystal display panel of a ball game machine according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 (b) is a front view showing an off-screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Electronic control device 2 ... Variable display device 6, 56 ... Left symbol display part 7, 57 ... Medium symbol display part 8, 58 ... Right symbol display part 9 ... Liquid crystal display Board 10 ... CPU 11 ... ROM 12 ... RAM

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[Submission date] September 13, 1996

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[0003] Next, in the right-handed or arranged gaming machine, the variable display device is set to a specific double-row display state, so that a specific winning opening such as a tulip-type electric accessory is opened for a predetermined time,
When a game ball passes through a specific area in the open specific winning opening, a big hit state is established. Becomes the jackpot state And, usually ineffective winning hole or the like at the time is, to a predetermined number of game balls are winning or valid until a predetermined game elapses, the game ball is finished in winning opening became the effective attacker It is configured so that the accessory such as is opened.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a variable display means formed of at least three display portions and capable of changing a display state, and a variable display means which is advantageous for a player. In a ball game machine including variable winning means that can be changed between a first state and a disadvantageous second state, a display section sandwiched between other display sections of the display section of the variable display section At least one condition that the number represented by the stopped symbols after the change displayed within the range of the number represented by the respective stopped symbols on the other display portions sandwiching the display portion is within a range.
In another aspect , the present invention is a ball game machine comprising: a hit processing means for setting the variable winning means to the first state. Since it is the "number that the stop symbol means", the stop symbol is not limited to the Arabic numeral symbol, but it includes all of the Mahjong pie symbol, the shogi stage symbol, the playing card symbol, etc. It will be.

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According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a variable display means in which three display portions are connected to each other so that a display state can be changed, and a first state which is advantageous to a player and a second state which is disadvantageous. In the ball game machine configured to include a variable winning means that can be changed to a number, the number represented by the changed stop symbol displayed on the middle display portion located in the variable display means is the middle display portion. At least one condition that each of the stop symbols of the other display units sandwiching is within the range of two numbers.
And a hit processing means for setting the variable winning means to the first state. Further, the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that
After the step is displayed on each display section of the variable display means,
On the condition that the number of stop symbols
And setting the variable winning means in the first state.
The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
You. This is because, for example, the stop symbol is "777" or the like.
Even in the case of a so-called double stitch, the hit processing means is
The variable winning means is set to a big hit state.

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Below the liquid crystal display panel 9, a first type starting opening 32 for simply accepting a hit ball falling in the game area, and a first opening / closing drive below the first type starting opening 32 by a solenoid (not shown) A type 1 starting port 33 is formed. Below the special winning opening 36, Hiroshi through symbol display unit 38 and the normal symbol variation memory LED39 is provided. Normal symbol display 3
Reference numeral 8 denotes a 7-segment LED, which starts variable display in response to a hit ball passing through the normal symbol operation gates 30a and 30b, stops after a predetermined time has elapsed, and displays the display result at the time of stoppage as a specific display result ( In the case of the present embodiment, it is determined that a hit has occurred when 7) is reached. In this case, the first type start-up port 33 is allowed to pass for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) or a predetermined number ( Open drive is performed until three (for example) winning balls are generated. The normal symbol change memory LED 39 is a normal symbol operation gate 30a, 3
This indicates the number of hit balls that have passed through 0b and the number of reserves of the right to variably display the ordinary symbol display section 38, and can store up to four. The winning ball that has won one of the first-type starting ports 32 or 33 is guided to the back surface of the game board 18 and can be detected by the starting winning ball detector 34.

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A variable display means which is formed of at least three display parts and whose display state can be changed, and a variable prize which can be changed to a first state which is advantageous to the player and a second state which is disadvantageous to the player. In the ball game machine configured to include means, the number of stop symbols after change displayed on the display portion sandwiched by other display portions of the display portion of the variable display means is When the stop symbols of the other display units sandwiching the portion are within the range of the number, a hit processing unit for setting the variable winning unit to the first state, is configured to be provided. Ball game machine to do. 2. A variable display means in which three display parts are arranged in series and the display state of which can be changed, and a variable prize which can be changed to a first state which is advantageous to the player and a second state which is disadvantageous. In the ball game machine configured to include the means, the number that the stop symbol after the change displayed on the middle display portion located in the variable display means is another display sandwiching the middle display portion. When the stop symbols of each part are within the range of two numbers, the hitting game means for setting the variable winning means in the first state, and a ball game characterized by comprising: Machine.