JPH11319210A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine variously changing the degree of difficulty for winning via the more complicated opening/closing actions of vanes, sufficiently abundant in a visual interest, increasing the interest of a game, capable of sufficiently satisfying the speculative spirit of a player, and having a high customer collecting property. SOLUTION: When a ball enters a specific winning hole 12, an upper moving vane of a moving winning device 20 is opened and closed prescribed times. When a ball enters an upper special winning hole 24a during this period, a lower moving vane is opened and closed prescribed times. When a ball enters a lower special winning hole 24b during this period, a numeral is displayed on a variable display device 30, and the lower moving vane is further opened and closed the times of this numeral. When a ball enters the lower special winning hole 24b while the lower moving vane is opened and closed, a numeral is again is displayed on the variable display device 30, and the numeral is added to the number of the opening/closing times of the lower moving vane. The above game process is controlled by a game control device 40.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine in which a ball is hit on a game board, and when the ball wins a specific winning opening, a gaming state which is advantageous to a player is provided.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a pachinko machine as a game machine,
When a ball wins in a specific winning opening, a pair of blades in a central role is opened to the left and right, and a model (a so-called feather) that makes it easy for the ball to win inside the central role is known. A specific hole called a V zone is provided inside the central accessory.

[0003] Generally, when a ball enters the V zone, a big hit occurs, and the opening and closing of the blade are repeated up to a predetermined number of times. Furthermore, if a ball enters the V zone again during the opening / closing operation of the blade, a predetermined number of opening / closing operations of the blade are repeatedly set up to a certain number of rounds as an upper limit.

[0004] In the central role, a pair of blades may be arranged so as to be vertically arranged. In such a central role, when a ball is won at a specific winning opening, the upper and lower positions are arranged. The blades were controlled to open and close synchronously. The upper and lower blades are normally closed, but when opened synchronously, guide the ball to a winning area including the V zone therein.

[0005]

However, in the conventional pachinko machine described above, even if a big hit occurs, only a simple operation of opening and closing a pair of blades of the central role is seen, and the opening and closing of such blades is performed. The movement was almost standardized, and the change of the winning form of the game ball was also poor. For this reason, the lack of fun as a game has occurred, and there has been a problem that the player is getting bored.

Further, in a pachinko machine having a central role with vertically arranged blades, the upper and lower blades are opened synchronously despite the presence of two vertically arranged blades. In many cases, the ball falling from above the game board could not be picked up well by the lower blade.

That is, when the upper blade is opened, the ball cannot be picked up by the lower blade, and the lower blade may not have any effect on the substantial advantage in the game. In such a case, there is a possibility that the interest of the game may be spoiled, for example, such that the player's feeling is offended.

Recently, for example, various patterns such as numbers are scroll-displayed on a liquid crystal screen, or various patterns are continuously changed by rotating a rotary drum, and according to the display result after the change. Many players pursue visual fun, such as generating a game state advantageous to a player.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. The difficulty in winning a prize changes in a variety of ways due to the more complicated opening / closing operation of the blades, and it is also visually sufficient. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of increasing amusement of a game, sufficiently satisfying a player's ambition, and having a high customer attraction.

[0010]

The gist of the present invention to achieve the above-mentioned object lies in the following items. [1] In a game in which a ball is hit on the game board surface (11), when the ball wins in a specific winning opening (12), the gaming machine (10) which is in a gaming state advantageous to the player has an advantage in winning the ball. A movable winning device (20) that changes, a variable display device (30) that displays various symbols, and a game control device (40) that controls the operation of the movable winning device (20) and the display of the variable display device (30). The movable winning device (20)
The movable blades (21, 22) that can be opened and closed in a normal closed state where it is difficult to receive a ball and a temporary open state where it is easy to receive a ball are separately arranged vertically, and are guided by the upper and lower movable blades (21, 22). An internal special prize area (23a, 23b) in which the ball is inserted, an upper special prize port (24a) in which the ball guided by the upper movable wing (21) can enter, in the internal prize area (23a, 23b); A lower special prize port (24b), into which a ball guided to the lower movable wing (22) can enter; and the variable display device (30) includes a movable wing below the movable prize device (20). (22) is provided, and based on a command from the game control device (40), one of the symbols is displayed so as to stop after various symbols are changed, and the game control device (40) is displayed. ) Means that a ball enters the specific winning opening (12). Then, the movable blade on the (2
1) is opened and closed a predetermined number of times. During this time, when a ball wins in the upper special winning opening (24a), the lower movable blade (2)
2) is opened and closed a predetermined number of times, and when a ball wins in the lower special winning opening (24b) during that time, the variable display device (3) is opened.
0), one of the symbols is displayed so as to stop after the various symbols have changed, and then the variable display device (3) is displayed.
A gaming machine (10) characterized in that the lower movable blade (22) is opened and closed by the number of times corresponding to the symbol stopped and displayed in (0).

[2] The game control device (40) operates while the lower movable blade (22) opens and closes the number of times corresponding to the symbol stopped and displayed on the variable display device (30).
When a ball wins in the lower special winning opening (24b), the variable display device (30) is again displayed on the variable display device (30) so as to stop any one of the symbols after the various symbols are changed. The number of times corresponding to the symbol that was stopped and displayed,
The gaming machine (10) according to [1], wherein the number is added to the number of times the lower movable blade (22) is opened and closed.

[3] When the opening and closing of the upper and lower movable blades (21, 22) overlaps, the game control device (40)
The game according to [1] or [2], wherein a series of operations of opening and closing the upper movable blade (21) first and then opening and closing the lower movable blade (22) with a predetermined time delay are repeated. Machine (10).

Next, the operation based on the above solution will be described. According to the gaming machine (10) described in [1], the operation of the movable winning device (20) and the display of the variable display device (30) are controlled by the game control device (40) as follows. First, when the ball hit on the game board surface (11) wins the specific winning opening (12), the upper movable blade (21) in the movable winning device (20) opens and closes a predetermined number of times.

During the opening / closing operation of the upper movable blade (21), when the ball guided to the internal winning area (23a) wins the upper special winning opening (24a), the lower movable blade (2) is turned on.
2) opens and closes a predetermined number of times. Here, the upper and lower movable blades (2
The number of times of opening and closing of each of the components (1, 2) may be set, for example, from one to several.

When the ball guided to the internal winning area (23b) wins in the lower special winning opening (24b) during the opening and closing operation of the lower movable blade (22), the variable display device (3).
After various symbols fluctuate in 0), any one symbol is stopped and displayed. Then, the lower movable blade (22) further opens and closes by the number of times corresponding to the symbol stopped and displayed on the variable display device (30).

According to the gaming machine (10) described in [2], while the lower movable blade (22) is opened and closed a number of times corresponding to the symbol stopped and displayed on the variable display device (30). , When the ball wins in the lower special winning opening (24b),
Various symbols are displayed again on the variable display device (30) so as to start changing.

When one of the symbols is stopped and displayed on the variable display device (30), the number of times of opening and closing the lower movable blade (22) is added by the number of times corresponding to the symbol. Here, the lower movable blade (2
Lower movable blade (22), such as additional opening and closing times in 2)
It is preferable to set a certain limit on the number of times of opening and closing.

According to the gaming machine (10) described in [3], the game control device (40) comprises upper and lower movable blades (21, 21).
When the opening and closing of 2) overlap, first the upper movable blade (21)
The movable blade (22)
Is executed so as to repeat a series of operations for opening and closing.

Accordingly, when the lower movable blade (22) is opened, opening and closing of the upper movable blade (21) prevents the ball from being guided to the opened lower movable blade (22). In other words, the ball spilled from the upper movable blade (21) can be received by the lower movable blade (22).

[0020]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 4 show one embodiment of the present invention. Gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment
Numeral 0 denotes a pachinko machine in which the player rotates the handle 17 to launch balls one by one on the game board surface 11 as shown in FIG.

The gaming machine 10 includes a movable winning device 20 that changes the ease of winning a ball, and a game control device 40 that controls the operation of the movable winning device 20. Such a gaming machine 10
The condition is that the movable winning device 20 serving as the central auditorium performs a predetermined operation under the condition that the ball wins the specific winning opening 12 and further, if a specific winning condition is satisfied, a gaming state (big hit) advantageous to the player. ) Is configured to occur.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front surface of the game board surface 11 is covered with a glass door for forming a space for moving a ball between the game board surface 11 and the game board surface 11. At the outer edge of the game board surface 11, a guide rail 11 a for sending a ball hit by a rotation operation of the handle 17 to a position vertically above the game board surface 11 is provided. Game board surface 11
The movable winning device 20 is disposed as a main accessory in the center of the game.

Below the movable winning device 20, a specific winning opening 12 and a variable display device 30 are provided. In addition, in the right place of the game board surface 11, there are provided a number of obstacle nails for playing the ball in various directions and various accessories, various winning ports such as the tulip 13, and an out port 14 for a missing ball. . In addition to a handle 17, a front plate 18 for receiving pachinko balls and a spare plate 19 for receiving balls overflowing from the front plate 18 are provided at the lower front part of the gaming machine 10.

The specific winning opening 12 is generally called a starting chucker, and includes a winning detecting switch 12a (see FIG. 1) for detecting a winning of a ball. When the prize detection switch 12a detects a prize ball and turns ON, the prize detection switch 12a outputs a specific prize signal to a game control device 40 described later.
The game control device 40 is connected via a signal line.
The winning detection switch 12a may be constituted by various sensors such as an optical sensor, a proximity sensor, and a magnetic sensor.

As shown in FIG. 2, the movable winning device 20
A pair of movable blades 21 and 22 are provided above and below the base body 20a, respectively, and inside them, an internal winning area where a ball guided by the upper and lower movable blades 21 and 22 enters is provided. Here, the internal winning area is the upper movable blade 21
Is divided into an upper winning port 23a in which a ball guided by the movable blade 22 enters, and a lower winning port 23b in which a ball guided by the movable blade 22 below enters.

At the center of the upper winning port 23a, there is provided an upper special winning port 24a into which a ball guided by the upper movable blade 21 can enter. Similarly, a lower special winning opening 24b into which a ball guided by the lower movable blade 22 can enter is provided at the center of the lower winning opening 23b. Winner 23
The balls are set so that the balls are less likely to win the special winning openings 24a and 24b than the entire a and 23b.

The upper and lower movable blades 21 and 22 are pivotally supported to open and close in a normal closed state where it is difficult to receive a ball and a temporary open state where it is easy to receive a ball. Here, the closed state is not limited to a case where the ball is hardly accepted, but may be a state where the ball is not accepted at all. Hereinafter, a drive mechanism of the upper and lower movable blades 21 and 22 will be described with the upper movable blade 21 as a representative.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper (lower) movable blade 2
1 (22) is a solenoid 21a which is a driving means.
(22a) is connected to the plunger 21b (22b) via a cam mechanism. The upper (lower) movable blade 21 (2
2) is a closed state that normally rises vertically, but is set so that when the solenoid 21a (22a) is excited, it swings so as to spread right and left to open.
The solenoids 21a and 22a are connected to a game control device 40 to be described later, and are driven based on a command from the game control device 40.

As shown in FIG. 1, the movable winning device 20 is provided with a winning detection switch 25a for detecting and counting the balls entering the upper winning opening 23a. The winning detection switch 25a is composed of various sensors and the like, and outputs a count signal to the game control device 40 every time a winning ball is detected.

In addition, inside the upper special winning opening 24a,
A prize detection switch 26a is provided separately from the prize detection switch 25a. The winning detection switch 26a is
At the time of winning, a V winning signal is output. Similarly, a winning detection switch 25b is provided on the lower winning opening 23b side, and a winning detecting switch 26b is provided on the lower special winning opening 24b side.

The variable display device 30 includes the movable prize device 2.
One is provided corresponding to the movable blade 22 below 0.
The variable display device 30 includes a game control device 40 described below.
Based on a command from the user, any one of the numbers stops after the various numbers (symbols) change. The numerals displayed on the variable display device 30 are not limited to simple Arabic numerals, but may be any symbols that represent the numerals.

Specifically, a liquid crystal display is suitable as the variable display device 30. However, the variable display device 30 is not limited to a liquid crystal display, and may be configured using a fluorescent display tube, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a mechanical rotating drum, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game control device 40 comprises:
CPU, ROM, RA for controlling the operation of the entire gaming machine 10
A microcomputer including at least M and the like.
The game control device 40 is unitized, and the game board surface 1
1 is installed in the body such as the back side. In addition, the game control device 40, via a local information communication network (LAN),
It is connected to a hall management terminal (not shown) that centrally controls the operation and operation of various devices in the amusement arcade.

The CPU of the game control device 40 includes a winning determination unit 41, a first game generation unit 42, and a second game generation unit 4
3, primary symbol control means 44, third game generation means 45,
Various functions including a next symbol control unit 46, a fourth game generation unit 47, and an opening / closing adjustment unit 48 are provided.

The CPU of the game control device 40 includes a ROM (not shown) for storing game control program data,
A RAM as a work memory, an I / O port, a clock generation circuit, and the like are connected via signal lines, and the above-described specific winning opening 12 and movable winning device 20 are also connected.

The prize judging means 41 discriminates a prize in the specific prize port 12 and a prize in the upper special prize port 24a and the lower special prize port 24b among the prizes of the balls in the various prize ports. This is a means for determining what kind of gaming state the movable winning device 20 is in when winning in the winning ports 24a and 24b.

The first game generating means 42 is means for opening and closing the upper movable blade 21 a predetermined number of times when a ball wins in the specific winning opening 12. Specifically, the first game generating means 42
Is based on a specific winning signal from the winning detecting switch 12a identified by the winning determining means 41,
A drive signal is output to one solenoid 21a by the number of times of opening and closing. Here, the number of times of opening and closing of the upper movable blade 21 may be determined as appropriate, but in the present embodiment, it is, for example, three times.

The second game generating means 43 opens and closes the lower movable blade 22 a predetermined number of times when a ball wins in the upper special winning opening 24a while the upper movable blade 21 is opened and closed three times. Means. Specifically, based on the winning in the specific winning opening 12, the fact that a ball enters the upper special winning opening 24a while the upper movable blade 21 is opened and closed three times is as follows.
It is identified by the winning determination means 41. The number of times the lower movable blade 22 opens and closes is, for example, five times.

When a ball wins in the lower special winning opening 24b while the lower movable blade 21 is opened and closed five times, the primary symbol control means 44 displays on the variable display device 30 after various numbers are changed. This is a means for displaying any one of the numbers so as to stop. Here, the fact that the ball has won the lower special winning opening 24b is identified by the winning determining means 41. Further, it is preferable that the numbers stopped and displayed on the variable display device 30 are set to be selected by random lottery using random numbers.

The third game generating means 45 is means for further opening and closing the lower movable blade 22 by the number stopped and displayed on the variable display device 30 by the primary symbol control means 44. For example, when the number “5” stops on the variable display device 30, the lower movable blade 22 is further opened and closed five times by the third game generating means 45.

The secondary symbol control means 46 variably displays again when a ball wins in the lower special winning opening 24b while the lower movable blade 22 is opening and closing based on a command from the third game generating means 45. This is a means for causing the device 30 to display any one of the numbers after the various numbers have changed. The winning in the lower special winning opening 24b here is also identified by the winning determining means 41.

The fourth game generating means 47 is means for adding to the number of times of opening and closing of the lower movable blade 22 the number of times of the number stopped and displayed on the variable display device 30 based on the command of the secondary symbol control means 46. It is. That is, for example, when the number “8” stops on the variable display device 30, the fourth game generating means 47 performs the opening and closing operation of the lower movable blade 22 controlled by the third game generating means 45 again eight times. Are added.

When the opening and closing of the upper and lower movable blades 21 and 22 overlap, the opening and closing adjusting means 48 firstly sets the upper movable blade 2
1 is a means for executing a series of operations for opening and closing the first movable blade 22 and then opening and closing the lower movable blade 22 with a predetermined time delay. That is,
When the opening and closing of the upper and lower movable blades 21 and 22 overlap, FIG.
As shown in (1), the drive signal is first output to the solenoid 21a of the upper movable blade 21, and then the drive signal is output to the lower movable blade 22a with a delay of a predetermined time (T). You.

Here, the predetermined time T, which is the time difference between opening of the upper and lower movable blades 21 and 22, is the excitation time of each of the solenoids 21a and 22a, that is, the movable blades 21 and 22 in the example of FIG.
2 coincides with the time when it is displaced to the open state. in this case,
The open state of the upper and lower movable blades 21 and 22 does not overlap, but the point is that the upper movable blade 21 is opened, and there is a time difference such that when the lower movable blade 22 is opened, the winning of the ball is not prevented. The open state of the upper and lower movable blades 21 and 22 may slightly overlap.

Next, the operation will be described. In FIG. 3, the player operates the handle 17 to rotate the game board surface 1.
1. Launch a ball on top and enjoy competing for a prize in each of the hits. When the ball enters the special winning opening 12 while the game is in progress,
The winning detection switch 12a outputs a specific winning signal to the winning determining means 41 of the game control device 40.

Then, a drive signal is output from the first game generation means 42 of the game control device 40 to the solenoid 21a of the movable blade 21 on the movable winning device 20. Thereby,
The opening and closing operation in which the upper movable blade 21 temporarily opens from the normal closed state to the open state is repeated only three times.

When the ball guided to the upper winning opening 23a wins in the upper special winning opening 24a while the upper movable blade 21 is opened and closed three times, the winning is identified by the winning determining means 41, This time, a drive signal is output from the second game generating means 43 to the solenoid 22a of the movable blade 22 below.
Thereby, the lower movable blade 22 repeatedly opens and closes five times.

Further, if the ball guided to the lower winning opening 23b wins in the lower special winning opening 24b while the lower movable blade 22 is opened and closed five times, the winning is also determined by the winning determining means 41. Be identified. Then, based on the command from the primary symbol control means 44, the variable display device 30
It is displayed so that one of the numbers stops after the various numbers change. Here, the numbers stopped and displayed on the variable display device 30 are randomly selected using random numbers or the like.

Subsequently, the third symbol is stopped by the number of the number stopped and displayed on the variable display device 30 by the command of the primary symbol control means 44.
Based on a command from the game generation means 45, the lower movable blade 22 further opens and closes. For example, when the number “5” stops on the variable display device 30, the lower movable blade 22 is opened and closed five more times by the third game generating means 45.

Based on the command from the third game generating means 45, if a ball wins further in the lower special winning opening 24b while the lower movable blade 22 is opened and closed, the winning is also identified by the winning determining means 41. You. Then, based on the command from the secondary symbol control means 46, the variable display device 30 displays again such that any one of the numbers stops after the various numbers change.

Subsequently, the number stopped and displayed on the variable display device 30 by the command of the secondary symbol control means 46 is based on the command from the fourth game generating means 47, and the lower movable blade 2
It is added to the number of opening and closing of 2. For example, if the number “8” stops on the variable display device 30, the fourth game generating means 47 performs eight more times for the opening and closing operation of the lower movable blade 22 controlled by the third game generating means 45. Opening and closing operations are added.

As described above, by making the number of times the movable blade 22 under the movable winning device 20 opens and closes correspond to the display result of the variable display device 30, it can be enjoyed visually enough and more complicated. Since the possibility of winning changes variously depending on the conditions, the game becomes interesting. In addition, the player has a chance to win a prize and can enjoy the game for a long time.

When the upper and lower movable blades 21 and 22 open and close in the above-mentioned game process, the opening and closing adjusting means 48
First, the upper movable blade 21 is temporarily displaced from the normal closed state to the open state, and then the lower movable blade 22 is temporarily shifted from the normal closed state to the open state with a delay of a predetermined time (T). Adjusted to be displaced.

As described above, since the upper and lower movable blades 21 and 22 are opened with a time difference, when the lower movable blade 22 is opened, the ball is guided to the lower movable blade 22 which has been opened by opening and closing the upper movable blade 21. Will not be disturbed. Furthermore,
The ball spilled from the upper movable blade 21 can be received by the lower movable blade 22.

It should be noted that the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the structure of the movable winning device,
The game process from the winning of the specific winning opening to the gaming state advantageous to the player is not limited to the specific process (the number of times the upper and lower movable blades are opened and closed). For example, the secondary symbol control means 46 and the fourth game generation means 47 may be omitted.

Further, the gaming machine 10 according to the above-described embodiment is configured as a so-called "wing", but the movable winning device 20 which forms the basis of the present invention is a gaming machine of another model. It may be configured as an accessory. In addition, in view of laws and regulations related to games, a certain limit may be set on the number of times the opening and closing operation of the lower movable blade 22 is added.

[0057]

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the upper and lower movable blades of the variable display device are controlled by the game control device so as to perform an unprecedented complicated opening / closing operation. By making the number of times of opening and closing correspond to the display result of the variable display device, the game can be enjoyed visually enough and the difficulty of winning changes variously, so that the game becomes more interesting. In addition, the player has a chance to win a prize and can enjoy the game for a long time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a game control device constituting a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a game board surface of the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of a movable winning device of the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a time chart for explaining an opening / closing operation of a movable blade of the movable winning device of the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Game machine 11 ... Game board surface 12 ... Specific winning opening 13 ... Tulip 14 ... Out opening 17 ... Handle 18 ... Front plate 19 ... Preparation plate 20 ... Movable winning device 20a ... Base body 21 ... Movable wing 22 ... Bottom Movable blades 23a Upper winning port 23b Lower winning port 24a Upper special winning port 24b Lower special winning port 30 Variable display device 40 Game control device 41 Winning determining means 42 First game generating means 43 Second Game generating means 44 Primary symbol control means 45 Third game generating means 46 Secondary symbol controlling means 47 Fourth game generating means 48 Opening / closing adjusting means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game machine in which a ball is hit on a game board surface, and when a ball wins a specific winning opening, a gaming machine which is in a gaming state advantageous to a player, wherein a movable winning device in which the ease of winning the ball changes. A variable display device that displays various symbols, and a game control device that controls the operation of the movable winning device and the display of the variable display device, wherein the movable winning device is easy to accept a normal closed state where it is difficult to receive a ball. The movable wings that can be opened and closed in a temporary open state are separately arranged vertically, and an internal winning area where a ball guided by the upper and lower movable wings enters is provided, and in the internal winning area, the upper movable blade is guided by the upper movable wing. An upper special winning opening in which the ball can enter, and a lower special winning opening in which the ball guided by the lower movable blade can enter, respectively, the variable display device is provided on a movable blade below the movable winning device. One correspondingly provided, said Based on a command from the skill control device, any one of the symbols is displayed so as to stop after various symbols are changed, and the game control device, when a ball wins in the specific winning opening, the upper movable blade When the ball opens and closes a predetermined number of times, during which the ball wins the upper special winning opening, the lower movable blade opens and closes a predetermined number of times. It is displayed such that any one of the symbols is stopped after the symbol fluctuates, and then the lower movable blade is opened and closed by the number of times corresponding to the symbol stopped and displayed on the variable display device. Gaming machine to do. 2. The game control device, when a ball wins in the lower special winning opening while the lower movable blade is opened and closed by the number of times corresponding to the symbol stopped and displayed on the variable display device, Again, on the variable display device, any one of the symbols is displayed so as to stop after the various symbols have changed, and the number of times corresponding to the symbol stopped and displayed on the variable display device is the number of times the lower movable blade is opened and closed. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The game control device performs a series of operations of opening and closing the upper movable blade first, and then opening and closing the lower movable blade after a predetermined time delay when the upper and lower movable blades overlap. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is repeated.