JPH10155993A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine in which the count value of a counting means for counting the number of times of start of a variable display device can be reset arbitrarily by a game player. SOLUTION: An electronic control device of a pachinko game machine first judges (S300) whether a touch switch of an operation handle is turned off or not in order to judge whether special reset operation is executed (that is, a reset signal is input) or not, and if the touch switch is turned off (S300: YES), it is judged whether a shoot stop switch is turned on or not (S301). If yes in the S301 (S301: YES), the count value of a special start counter for counting the number of times of start of the variable display device and the display numeric value of a special start count display part of a start count display device for displaying the count value are set to the initial value, that is, 0 (S302).

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 provided with a variable display device for variably displaying symbols when a game ball enters or passes through a starting port.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional ball game machine is a ball game machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-55257. This ball game machine displays the symbol of the variable display device variably when a game ball enters a specific winning opening, and a special game which is advantageous to the player when the stopped symbol becomes a predetermined display mode. Is configured to give the opportunity to carry out. In addition, the variable display device (the so-called number of starts) of the variable display device is configured to be counted by the counting device, and the count value is displayed by the display device. The counting means is configured to be reset to an initial value by the reset means when the special game ends. With this configuration, the player can know the number of starts of the variable display device until the special game is performed, and has the effect that the number of starts can be used as a determination material for selecting a gaming machine.

[0003]

However, in such a ball-and-ball game machine, simply displaying the number of times the variable display device is started until the special game is performed is performed, and the desired time for the player can be obtained. The number of times the variable display device is started (for example,
It is not possible to count the number of times the variable display device has been started since the player started the game), and in this case, the player may have to calculate by himself.
In particular, the player determines whether or not to stop or continue the game by comparing the investment amount since the player started the game with the number of times the variable display device is started, and the like, and special information since the player started the game. There is a tendency to seek a ball game machine that can easily obtain game information and the like such as the number of times the variable display device is started until the game is implemented. The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine in which a player can easily obtain the number of times of starting the variable display device from a desired time. I have.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a ball game machine according to the first aspect of the present invention variably displays a symbol due to entering or passing of a game ball at a starting port. A ball game machine comprising a possible variable display device, and configured to give a player an opportunity to perform a special game when the stopped symbol of the variable display device has a predetermined display mode. In, the counting means for counting the number of times the variable display device is started, display means for displaying the count value counted by the counting means, the player, the count value,
And a special resetting means for arbitrarily resetting to an initial value.

[0005] Here, as the starting port, for example, an entrance port for accepting game balls and a pass gate through which game balls can pass are exemplified. The variable display device may be any device that can variably display patterns such as numbers and characters, such as an LED display device, a liquid crystal display device, and a rotary display device configured with a plurality of drums around which a plurality of patterns are arranged. However, the present invention is not limited to these. In addition, the number of starts refers to the number of times all symbols of the variable display device have been determined. Examples of the display means include an LED display device and a liquid crystal display device. However, a variable display device may also be used as the display means, and any device capable of displaying the count value by the counting means may be used. The initial value of the count value is generally 0, and the count value is set to the initial value when, for example, the power of the ball game machine is turned on or the reset unit is executed. The special reset means is usually executed by a player or the like operating an operation means such as an operation button, and the operation means in this case is included in the special reset means.

In this ball game machine, the number of starts of the variable display device from the time when the power of the ball game machine is turned on or the time when the player arbitrarily executes the special reset means is counted by the counting means. The count value is displayed by the display means. The player wishes to display the number of times the variable display device is started in parallel with the above from the time when the ball game machine is turned on or after the special game is performed until the next special game is performed. . In addition, since the player is aiming for a special game, the fact is that the player wants to easily know the number of times of starting the variable display device from various times until the special game is performed.

[0007] Therefore, the ball game machine according to claim 2 is
A variable display device capable of variably displaying a symbol in response to a ball entering or passing the game ball at the starting opening, and when the stopped symbol of the variable display device has a predetermined display mode, the player A plurality of counting means for counting the number of starts of the variable display device, and a display for displaying a count value counted by the counting means, in a ball game machine configured to give an opportunity to execute a special game to Means, a count value of a predetermined counting means of the plurality of counting means,
A special reset means for allowing a player to arbitrarily reset to a default value; and a forced reset for resetting a count value of a predetermined counting means of the plurality of counting means to an initial value every time a special game is performed. And reset means.

Here, the plurality of counting means are counting means for resetting the count value of the number of times of starting of the variable display device counted up to now every time a special game is carried out to the initial value by the forced reset means. There may be at least two types of counting means, such as counting means for resetting the number of times the variable display device has been started up to the initial value every time the special resetting means is executed. The number may be increased. Further, both the special resetting means and the forced resetting means may correspond to one counting means. Examples of the plurality of counting means include means for counting the number of starts in a plurality of patterns by a plurality of counters provided in a control circuit or the like. May be performed in a plurality of patterns. In short, it suffices if the number of starts of the variable display device can be counted in a plurality of patterns.

[0009]

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention;
In the ball game machine of the invention described in (1), the number of starts of the variable display device is counted by the counting means, and the counted value is displayed by the display means. The count value of the counting means can be arbitrarily reset by the player to an initial value by special reset means.

[0010] In the ball game machine according to the second aspect, the number of times the variable display device is started is counted by a plurality of counting means, and the counted value is displayed by the display means. And the count value of the predetermined counting means of the plurality of counting means can be arbitrarily reset by the player by the special resetting means, but is determined by the predetermined counting means of the plurality of counting means. The counted value is reset to an initial value by the forced reset means every time a special game is performed.

[0011]

FIG. 1 shows a ball game machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the ball game machine 1 is provided with a game board 2, and the front face of the game board 2 is formed of double glasses 5 a and 5 b mounted on a glass frame 4 via a glass groove 3. Covered. Thereby, a game area 6 is formed between the game board 2 and the inner glass 5a.

At the top of the glass frame 4 is mounted a big hit lamp 7 which lights up when a so-called big hit occurs. The glass frame 4 can be opened and closed around a hinge (not shown) mounted on the back surface of the left side by operating a key 8 provided on the right side. Glass frame 4
Below, is disposed an upper plate member 11 provided with an upper tray 10, and below the upper plate member 11 is disposed a lower plate member 13 provided with a lower tray 12. The upper tray 10 and the lower tray 12 are respectively provided with an upper plate discharge port 14 and a lower plate discharge port 15 for discharging game balls from the ball game machine 1. Further, the upper plate member 11 is provided with a speaker surface 16 composed of a plurality of small holes.
A speaker (not shown) for generating a sound according to a game state is mounted on the back surface of the speaker 6.

The lower tray 12 is provided with an operation handle 17 provided with a touch switch 46 (see FIG. 3) and a volume switch 48 (see FIG. 3). ), A touch signal is transmitted when the operation handle 17 is rotated, and a volume signal according to the amount of rotation is transmitted when the operation handle 17 is rotated. Above the operation handle 17 of the lower tray 12, a firing stop switch 18 for stopping a game ball firing device 60 (see FIG. 3) described later is provided.

The game balls in the upper receiving tray 10 are operated by operating the operation handle 17 so that a shooting rail (not shown in the drawing) provided below the game board 2 via the game ball supply device 62 (see FIG. 3). ), And the game balls supplied on the firing rail are fired into the game area 6 by the game ball firing device 60. The firing force of the game ball firing device 60 at this time is adjusted by the amount of rotation of the operation handle 17, but in this specific example, the volume of the volume switch 48 is increased as the operation handle 17 is rotated to the right. The configuration is such that the firing force of the game ball firing device 60 is increased.

The upper plate member 11 can be opened and closed with a hinge (not shown) mounted on the back surface of the left side as an axis.
During normal use, the upper plate member 11 is pressed against the upper side by the glass frame 4 and is prevented from being opened. Therefore, in order to open the upper plate member 11, it is necessary to open the glass frame 4 and release the lock (not shown) on the right rear side. The glass frame 4 and the upper plate member 11 are disposed in front of a front frame (not shown) via the above-described hinges, and the lower plate member 13 is fixed to the front of the front frame.

A variable display device 20 capable of variably displaying a predetermined symbol is mounted in the upper central portion of the gaming board 2 described above, and a large winning opening 21 called a so-called attacker is mounted below the variable display device 20. A starting port 22 is provided between the device 20 and the special winning opening 21. Then, when the game ball enters the starting port 22, the symbol of the variable display device 20 changes (hereinafter, also referred to as fluctuation), and when it stops at a predetermined symbol (hereinafter, also referred to as a hit symbol), a so-called big hit state occurs,
The special winning opening 21 is opened to give the player an opportunity to execute a special game in which a relatively large number of prize balls can be obtained.

In the vicinity of the lower left portion of the glass frame 4, a number-of-starts indicator 23 for displaying the number of times the variable display device 20 has been started (the number of times the symbol of the variable display device 20 has fluctuated once, ie, the symbol has been determined) is displayed. Is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the start number display 23 is provided with a liquid crystal display panel 24. A normal start number display section 24a is provided on the upper part of the liquid crystal display panel 24, and a special start number display part is provided on the lower part. A portion 24b is formed. Note that the normal start times display section 24a and the special start times display section 24b display the start times of the variable display device 20 until the special game is performed, and the start times displayed on the special start times display section 24b are: The player can be reset at any time by the player, which will be described later in detail.

The special winning opening 21 is opened by driving an electromagnetic solenoid 72 (see FIG. 3), and a game ball entering the starting opening 22 receives a starting sensor 54 (see FIG. 3) provided inside the starting opening 22. Is detected by In addition, game board 2
Are provided with a plurality of entrances, obstacle nails, lamps and the like (not shown).

When the above-mentioned firing stop switch 18 is turned on when the touch switch 46 of the operation handle 17 is turned on, the operation of the game ball firing device 60 is stopped, but is turned on when the touch switch 46 is turned off. In this case, the numerical value of the special start number display portion 24b of the start number display 23 is reset to an initial value (0 in this specific example), which will be described later in detail.

An electronic control unit 30 (see FIG. 3) for controlling various parts of the ball game machine 1 is provided on the back surface of the ball game machine 1, which will be described later in detail. A game ball dispensing device 68 (see FIG. 3) for dispensing game balls to the upper tray 10 or the lower tray 12 is provided on the back surface of the ball game machine 1. Note that a game ball distribution mechanism and other components are provided on the back surface of the ball game machine 1, but these are well-known techniques, and illustration and description thereof are omitted.

Next, the electronic control unit 30 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic control unit 30 includes a well-known CPU 32, a ROM 34,
A logical operation circuit is formed by connecting a counter 38, an input interface 40, an output interface 42, and the like to each other by a bus 44 with the M 36 at the center. The counter 38 has a normal start number counter 38a and a special start number counter 38b.
Is formed, and the normal start number counter 38a
And the special start counter 38b are 0 to 9999, respectively.
It is possible to reset the counted number up to the initial value (the initial value in this specific example is 0) according to conditions.

The input interface 40 includes a touch switch 46 and a volume switch 48 of the operation handle 17, a signal generation circuit 50 and a signal generation circuit 52, a start sensor 54 provided at the start port 22, a switch detection circuit 56, and a fire stop switch. 18 is a switch detection circuit 58,
Are connected to each other. In addition, other sensor components such as a ball entry sensor at the entrance and other switch components are connected to the input interface 40 via respective circuits, but illustration and description are omitted.

A game ball launching device 60 and a game ball supply device 62 are connected to the output interface 42 by the drive control circuit 6.
4. The variable display device 20 is through a display control circuit 66, the game ball payout device 68 is through a payout control circuit 70, the electromagnetic solenoid 72 of the special winning opening 21 is through a drive control circuit 74, and the starting number display 23 is through a display control circuit 76. Connected. still,
Other display components such as the jackpot lamp 7 and driving components such as a winning device are connected to the output interface 42 via respective circuits, but illustration and description thereof are omitted.

When the player touches the touch portion of the operation handle 17 from the touch switch 46, a touch signal is generated.
Input to the PU 32, and from the volume switch 48,
The volume signal corresponding to the amount of rotation of the operation handle 17 is C
It is configured to be input to the PU 32.

The game ball launching device 60 and the game ball supply device 6
Each of the two is configured to output a drive command signal from the CPU 32. This drive command signal is sent to the CPU
32 is output when a touch signal of the touch switch 46 and a volume signal of the volume switch 48 are input to the
The game ball launching device 60 and the game ball feeding device 62 are driven. The game ball launching device 60 is configured so that the firing force increases or decreases as the volume of the volume switch 48 increases or decreases. The firing stop switch 18 is configured to output a firing stop signal to the CPU 32 when the firing stop switch 18 is turned on while the touch switch 46 is on. Thus, the launching and launching power of the game ball by the game ball launching device 60 can be adjusted by turning the operation handle 17, and the launch of the game ball by the game ball launching device 60 is performed by the touch switch 46.
Or by turning on the firing stop switch 18.

When the firing stop switch 18 is turned on (hereinafter, also referred to as a special reset operation) while the touch switch 46 is turned off, the CPU stops.
A reset signal is input to 32, and the count value of the special start number counter 38b and the numerical value displayed on the special start number display section 24b of the start number display 23 are reset, that is, set to zero.

The start sensor 54 is configured to input a start signal to the CPU 32 when a game ball enters the start port 22. When the CPU 32 receives the start signal, the CPU 32 determines whether or not it is correct (or not) and determines whether the variable display device 20
Is performed to determine the display symbol to be displayed. Further, a display control signal based on the determination in the hit / fail determination processing is output from the CPU 32 to the variable display device 20, and after changing the design of the variable display device 20,
The determined display symbol is displayed. Thus, when a game ball enters the starting port 22, the symbol of the variable display device 20 fluctuates, and the hit or missed symbol stops. Note that the above-mentioned determination process is a well-known technique, and illustration and detailed description thereof are omitted.

The electromagnetic solenoid 72 of the special winning opening 21 includes:
The drive command signal is output from the CPU 32. This drive command signal is output after the big hit is determined in the hit / fail determination processing and the hit symbol is displayed on the variable display device 20. As a result, the special winning opening 21 is opened, and it becomes easy to accept the game ball.

The start number display 23 has a normal start number counter 38a and a special start number counter 38b.
Is configured to output a display control signal from the CPU 32 based on the count value of the start number, whereby the number-of-starts indicator 23 can display the designated numerical value.

The game ball payout device 68 is configured to output a payout command signal from the CPU 32. This payout command signal is output in response to a ball entry signal from each of the ball entry ports such as the starting port 22 and the special winning port 21. As a result, a predetermined number of prize balls with respect to the ball entering each of the entrances are provided by the game ball payout device 68 to the upper tray 10 or the lower tray 12.
Will be paid to.

Next, the electronic control unit 30 operates the ball game machine 1
A description will be given of the number-of-starts display process and the special reset process which are executed at predetermined timings during the operation of. At first,
The start number display process will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the electronic control unit 30 first determines whether or not a start signal has been input, that is, whether or not a game ball has entered the start port 22 (step 200; hereinafter, step S is performed).
If the start signal is not input (S2).
00: NO), the start number display process ends. If the start signal has been input (S200: YES), it is determined whether or not the symbol of the variable display device 20 has changed based on the signal (S201), and if the symbol of the variable display device 20 has not changed. (S201: NO), the start number display process ends. If the symbol is changed (S20
1: YES), it is determined whether or not the stopped symbol of the variable display device 20 is a hit symbol (S202).

If it is determined in S202 that the stopped symbol is not a hit symbol (S202: NO), the count values of the normal start number counter 38a and the special start number counter 38b are each incremented by one in S203. Then, in S204, the count value of the normal start number counter 38a is displayed on the normal start number display section 24 of the start number display 23.
In step a, the count value of the special start number counter 38b is updated and displayed on the special start number display section 24b, and the start number display process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S202 that the symbol is a hit symbol (S202: YES), the count values of the normal start number counter 38a and the special start number counter 38b are each incremented by 1 in the same manner as in S203 (S203).
205). Then, similarly to S204, the count values of the normal start number counter 38a and the special start number counter 38b are updated and displayed on the normal start number display section 24a and the special start number display section 24b of the start number display 23 (S206). Next, in S207, it is determined whether or not the special game due to the big hit has been completed, and if it has been completed (S207: YES), the normal start number counter 38
a, the count value 38b of the special start number counter and the numerical values displayed on the normal start number display section 24a and the special start number display section 24b of the start number display 23 are reset to 0 (S208), and this start number display processing is performed. To end.
If it is determined in S207 that the special game has not been completed (S207: NO), S20 is performed until the special game is completed.
Repeat step 7. Note that the count values of the normal start number counter 38a and the special start number counter 38b and the numerical values displayed on the normal start number display section 24a and the special start number display section 24b are 0 when the power of the ball game machine 1 is turned on. Is set to

Next, the special reset processing will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the electronic control unit 3
In step S300, it is determined whether or not the touch switch 46 of the operation handle 17 is turned off in order to determine whether or not the above-described special reset operation has been executed (that is, a reset signal has been input) (S300). If 46 is turned off (S300: YES), the firing stop switch 1
It is determined whether or not 8 has been turned on (S301). S301
If an affirmative determination is made (S301: YES), the count value of the special start number counter 38b and the numerical value displayed on the special start number display section 24b of the start number display 23 are set to the initial values.
That is, the value is set to 0 (S302), and the special reset processing ends. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in S300 or S301, the special reset processing ends.

As described in detail above, in the ball game machine 1 of the present embodiment, the number of starts of the variable display device 20 is counted by the normal start number counter 38a and the special start number counter 38b. The count value of the counter 38a is displayed on the normal start number display section 24a of the start number display 23, and the count value of the special start number counter 38b is displayed on the special start number display section 24b.
When the stopped symbol of the variable display device 20 is a hit symbol, the count values of the normal start number counter 38a and the special start number counter 38b are reset after the special game ends. When the above-described special reset operation is performed, the count value of the special start number counter 38b is reset, and the special start number counter 38b starts counting the number of start times of the variable display device 20 from the reset point. .

According to the ball game machine 1 of the present embodiment, the player can execute an arbitrary time or an arbitrary time from an arbitrary time counted by the special start number counter 38b unless the special game is executed. The number of times the variable display device has been started up to and the number of times the variable display device has been started up to the special game counted by the normal start number counter 38a can be simultaneously and easily known. Thus, for example, the number of times the variable display device 20 is started from when the player starts the game until the special game, and the variable display device 2 for the investment amount since the player started the game.
It is possible to easily obtain the determination information for determining whether to stop or continue the game, such as the number of starts of zero.

In the ball game machine 1 of this embodiment, the count value of the special start number counter 38b is configured to be reset when the special game is executed. However, the count value is reset even when the special game is executed. It may be configured not to be performed. In this way, the count value of the special start number counter 38b is not reset during the game unless a special reset operation is executed, so that the player can always start the variable display 20 from any time to any time. You can know. Further, if a counter and a display unit corresponding to the counter are additionally provided, a counting pattern of the number of times of starting can be increased.

Further, in the ball-and-ball game machine 1 of this embodiment, the special reset operation is executed by the touch switch 46 and the firing stop switch 18. However, the special reset operation can be executed by the exclusive switch. May be configured. Note that the present invention is not limited to such specific examples, and it goes without saying that various embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0039]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
There is an excellent effect that the player can easily know the number of times of starting the variable display device during an arbitrary period from the time when the special resetting means is executed to the time when the special resetting means is next executed. This has an effect that the player can use the number of times of starting the variable display device at various times as the game determination information.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the plurality of counting means for counting the number of times the variable display device is started are provided with special reset means for allowing the player to arbitrarily reset the count value of the counting means. , The forced resetting means for resetting the count value of the counting means every time the special game is performed,
By associating one or the other, there is an excellent effect that the player can easily know the number of start times of various patterns, that is, the game determination information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a ball game machine of a specific example.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a start number indicator of the specific example.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electronic control device of the present specific example.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a start frequency display process executed by the electronic control device of the specific example.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a special reset process executed by the electronic control device of the specific example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... ball game machine 2 ... game board 3
... Glass groove 4 ... Glass frame 5a, 5b
・ ・ Glass 6 ・ ・ ・ Game area 7 ・ ・ ・ Big hit lamp 8
... Key 10 ... Top tray 11 ... Top plate member 1
2 ... lower tray 13 ... lower plate member 14 ... upper plate discharge port 1
5 ... lower plate discharge port 16 ... speaker surface 17 ... operation handle 18 ... firing stop switch (special resetting means) 20 ... variable display device 21 ... large winning opening 2
2 Startup port 23 Startup number display (display means) 24 Liquid crystal display panel 24a
Normal start times display section 24b Special start times display section 30 Electronic control device (counting means, special reset means, forced reset means) 32 CPU 34 ROM 3
6 RAM 38 Start number counter (counting means) 38a Normal start counter (counting means) 38b Special start number counter (counting means) 40 Input interface 42 Output interface 44 Bus 46 Touch switch (special reset means) 48 Volume switch 50, 52
..Signal generation circuits 56, 58 ... switch detection circuit 60 ... game ball launching device 62 ... game ball supply device 64, 74
..Driving control circuits 66 and 76. Display control circuit 68..Game ball payout device 70..Payout control circuit 72..Electromagnetic solenoid

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A variable display device capable of variably displaying a symbol due to a game ball entering or passing through a starting port, wherein the stopped symbol of the variable display device has a predetermined display mode. Sometimes, in a ball game machine configured to give a player an opportunity to perform a special game, a counting means for counting the number of starts of the variable display device, a count value counted by the counting means A ball game machine comprising: display means for displaying; and special reset means for allowing a player to arbitrarily reset the count value to an initial value. 2. A variable display device capable of variably displaying a symbol due to a game ball entering or passing through a starting port, wherein the stopped symbol of the variable display device has a predetermined display mode. Sometimes, in a ball game machine configured to give a player an opportunity to perform a special game, a plurality of counting means for counting the number of times the variable display device is started, and a total counted by the counting means. Display means for displaying a numerical value; special reset means for allowing a player to arbitrarily reset a count value of a predetermined count means of the plurality of count means to an initial value; and And a forced resetting means for resetting a predetermined count value of the counting means to an initial value every time a special game is performed.