JPH1176531A - Pachinko playing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decrease cost and to easily understand distribution of balls and to improve visual interest in a PACHINKO game machine provided with a mechanism for changing patterns and a mechanism for distributing the balls. SOLUTION: Rotating drums 46-48 provided with a plurality of special patterns are provided in a specified prizing hole of a right generating device and specified pinball receiving parts 58 and 59 guiding the pinballs entered in the specified prizing hole are provided and when rotations of the rotating drums 46-48 are stopped and a big prize pattern is guided out, the balls are introduced into a specified ball detector 55 by specified ball receiving parts 58 and 59. It is thereby possible to constitute integrally a mechanism for changing patterns and a mechanism for distributing the pinballs and to decrease cost. In addition, by providing a relation between changing the patterns and distribution motion of the pinballs, it is possible to easily understand distribution of the balls and to improve visual interest.

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 having a normal prize area and a specific prize area inside a prize port, and capable of generating a specific game state advantageous to a player when a ball prizes in the specific prize area. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a ball game machine, a symbol (identification information) of a variable display device is changed in accordance with a winning of a ball at a starting opening, and the symbol is a predetermined jackpot symbol (specific display result). , The variable winning opening is opened, and when the hit ball entering the variable winning opening wins a specific winning area, a right generating state is generated as a specific gaming state (this is commonly referred to as a third kind of ball game Machine). In addition, a ball hitting the variable winning opening is sorted by the sorting device into a specific winning area and a normal winning area. As a variable display device constituting such a ball-and-ball game machine, there has been proposed a variable display device using a rotating drum (rotating body) having a plurality of pieces of identification information attached to an outer peripheral surface.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional ball game machine capable of generating a right generation state, a variable display device for changing symbols and a distribution device for distributing balls to a specific winning area and a normal winning area are provided. , As a separate component, the cost was high. In addition, a ball game machine that distributes balls only by a distribution device without providing a variable display device and determines whether or not a specific game state has occurred has been proposed. Difficult to change,
Furthermore, due to the structure, it was difficult to understand that they were sorted. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
The purpose is to reduce the cost by integrally configuring the mechanism for changing the pattern and the mechanism for allocating the balls, and to link the movement of the ball with the pattern fluctuation, thereby enabling the ball to be distributed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball-and-ball game machine that can be easily understood and enhance visual interest.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, a solution adopted by the first aspect of the present invention is as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, FIG. 15, and FIG. Inside the winning opening 34), a normal winning area (ball paths 52 and 54, normal winning area 101) and a specific winning area (ball path 53, specific winning area 100) are provided. In a ball game machine capable of generating an advantageous specific game state, the ball game machine is arranged inside the winning opening and a predetermined condition is satisfied (starting ball detectors 5, 96a, 97a, 9).
8a), and a plurality of rotating bodies (rotating drums 46 to 48) whose rotation operation is controlled by the detection of the winning prize ball 8a. A ball guiding portion (specific ball receiving portions 58 and 59) for guiding a ball entering the mouth is provided, and when the rotation of the rotating body is stopped, the identification information becomes a specific display result (big hit symbol). The ball guiding section guides a ball in the direction of the specific winning area. With this configuration, the mechanism for changing the symbol and the mechanism for distributing the balls can be integrally configured, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, by associating the symbol variation with the ball distribution operation, the ball distribution can be easily understood and the visual interest can be improved.

Further, when the plurality of rotating bodies are sequentially stopped and controlled, and the identification information of the stopped rotating bodies is a display result (reach pattern) that can be the specific display result, the rotating rotating body is changed to the normal rotation pattern. Rotation control means (basic circuits 70a and 7)
When 0b) is provided, the reach state can be emphasized, and the interest in the game can be improved.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a configuration of a game board 1 of a ball game machine according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the game board 1. In FIG. 1, on the surface of the game board 1, a guide rail 2 for guiding a shot hit is planted in a substantially circular shape, and a region defined by the guide rail 2 constitutes a game area 3. ing. A right generation device 30 capable of generating a right generation state is disposed near the upper center of the game area 3. Right generation device 30
The detailed configuration will be described later. Right generation device 3
Below 0, a starting port 4 is arranged. The hit ball received in the start receiving port 4 is sent to a starting ball detector 5 through a passage on the back of the game board 1, and the starting ball detector 5
When a hit ball is detected, a later-described ordinary symbol display 61 (ordinary symbol) fluctuates, and when the displayed result is a symbol, an opening / closing piece 36 described later is opened for a predetermined time.
Also, the fluctuation of the ordinary symbol based on the ON operation of the starting ball detector 5 is stored up to a predetermined number of times (four times in the present embodiment) except for the one that is fluctuating.
Indicated by 41.

[0007] A variable winning ball device 6 is provided below the start receiving port 4. The variable winning ball device 6 includes a variable winning opening 7 and a pair of left and right opening / closing pieces 8 provided at the upper end of the variable winning opening 7, and the opening / closing piece 8 is arranged on the back surface of the gaming board 1. The tilting position and the vertical position can be changed based on the driving of the solenoid 9. In addition, opening and closing piece 8
Shifts to a tilting state in which the variable winning opening 7 is opened when the solenoid 9 is turned on, and the variable winning opening 7 is opened when the solenoid 9 is turned off, based on the positional relationship with the obstacle nail 10 provided thereabove. Transition to a closed vertical state.
The variable winning ball device 6 displays a winning ball detector 11 for detecting a hit ball winning the variable winning opening 7, a number of open cycles of the opening / closing piece 8 described later, and a high probability due to a probability variation described later. , An LED 12 for displaying the number of times of release and the number of remaining times for displaying the number of remaining rights occurrences. Note that a winning number display function may be added.

[0008] On the right side of the variable winning ball device 6, the rotating body 1
A starter 13 comprising a starter 4 is arranged. The rotating body 14 has a mounting plate 15 mounted on the surface of the game board 1, and a circular surrounding frame 16 is protruded from the surface of the mounting plate 15. The rotating body 14 is rotated clockwise by driving a motor 17 (see FIG. 6) provided on the back surface of the surrounding frame 16. Rotating body 14
Ball receiving recess 14a for receiving one hit ball
Is formed, and the rotating body 14 rotates so as to receive a ball coming in from a start winning opening 16a formed at an upper portion of the surrounding frame 16. The hit ball received by the ball receiving concave portion 14a of the rotating body 14 is guided to a back surface of the game board 1 from a winning hole (not shown) formed in the mounting plate 15, and is detected by the starting winning detector 18. Start winning detector 18
Detects a hit ball during the right occurrence state, derives an ON signal to the solenoid 9 of the variable winning ball device 6, and opens and drives the opening / closing piece 8 of the variable winning ball device 6 based on this. I have.

In addition, in addition to the above-described configuration, the game area 3 has winning openings 19 and 20, a side lamp decoration 22 having a side lamp 21, and a warp entrance 2 having a shoulder lamp 23.
4, a warp outlet 25, an out port 26, etc. are provided. The hit ball that has entered the warp entrance 24 passes through the back surface of the game board 1 and is discharged from the warp exit 25 onto the game board 1 again.
The ball discharged from the warp exit 25 is located right above the start winning prize opening 16a. In addition, the ball-and-ball game machine is provided with a speaker 27 (see FIG. 6) that generates sound effects according to various game states.

Next, a right generating apparatus 30 constituting a main part of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the right generating device 30 includes a mounting board 31 for mounting the right generating device 30 in an opening 1a formed in the game board 1, and a front side of the mounting board 31 has a front surface. While the decorative member 32 is attached, the mounting substrate 3
A winning ball set cover body 33 is attached to the rear surface side of 1. A specific winning opening 34 is formed in an upper part of the decorative member 32, while a display window 35 is formed in a lower part of the decorative member 32. The specific winning opening 34 is provided with a pair of left and right opening / closing pieces 36 forming a tulip-type accessory. The opening / closing pieces 36 are individually movable between a tilted position and a vertical position based on driving of a pair of left and right solenoids 37 attached to the back surface of the decorative member 32. Specifically, the plunger 37a constituting the solenoid 37 is connected to the opening / closing piece 36 via a connecting member 38 and a rotating shaft 39, and rotates the opening / closing piece 36 with the advance / retreat movement. A wall portion 40 is provided above the opening / closing piece 36 at the vertical position so as to close the specific winning opening 34. Thereby, the opening / closing piece 36
Shifts to a tilting state in which the specific winning opening 34 is opened when the solenoid 37 is turned on, while the solenoid 37 is
The state shifts to the vertical state in which the specific winning opening 34 is closed when the FF is performed. On the wall surface portion 40, a storage display LED 41 for storing the change of the symbol is provided, and at the upper end of the wall surface portion 40,
A winning opening 42 for guiding the received hit ball to the winning ball collecting cover body 33 is provided. Also, in the specific winning opening 34,
A ball passage 43 is formed to guide the hit ball entering the specific winning opening 34 to left and right rotating drums 46 and 48 described later. The ball passage 43 is branched right and left in the middle, and at the left and right downstream ends of the branch, as shown in FIG. 3, winning ball detectors 44 are provided, respectively.

The display window 35 has a transparent drum housing 45.
Left / middle / right rotating drum 46 housed in parallel
~ 48 are provided. As shown in FIG. 4, the drum housing 45 is provided with two partition plates 49 for partitioning between the rotary drums 46 to 48, and on the front upper portion of the partition plate 49, the rotary drums 46 to 48 are provided. A communication port 50 that communicates with each rotating space is provided. The communication port 50 is formed to have a size that allows one ball to pass through. In addition, the above-described ball passage 4 branched to the left and right is provided on the upper part of the drum housing 45 which forms the respective rotating spaces of the rotating drums 46 and 48.
Left and right communication ports 51 that individually communicate with the third communication port 3 are formed. On the other hand, ball passages 52 to 54 communicating with the winning ball collecting cover body 33 are formed at the lower portion of the drum housing 45 forming the rotation spaces of the rotating drums 46 to 48, respectively. Communicating winning ball set cover 3
A specific ball detector 55 capable of generating a right generation state in accordance with the detection of a passing ball is provided in the passage portion 3.

On the other hand, the rotary drums 46 to 48 are provided with drum motors 56a to 56c (see FIGS. 2, 3 and 7) as driving sources, respectively, and a drum sensor 57a for detecting a stop position. To 57c (see FIG. 7)
Is provided. Special symbols are provided on the outer peripheral surfaces of the rotating drums 46 to 48 at predetermined intervals. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, special symbols (hereinafter, referred to as "4", "3", "2", "1", and "7") are provided on the left rotating drum 46.
This is also referred to as a left symbol, and special symbols (hereinafter referred to as “5”, “6”, “8”, “9”, and “7”) are attached to the middle rotating drum 47.
This is also referred to as a medium symbol, and special symbols (hereinafter, referred to as “D”, “C”, “B”, “A”, and “7”) are attached to the right rotating drum 48.
This is also called the right symbol). The left, middle, and right symbols are provided with random numbers 2 (0 to 4). The big hit symbol combination is a combination in which the left, middle, and right symbols are the same symbol of “7”, and the big hit symbol is determined based on an extracted value of a random 1 described later. As shown in FIG. 2, a specific ball receiving portion 58 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the middle rotating drum 47 at a depth enough to receive one ball. The specific ball receiver 58 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the rotary drum 47 is provided so as to penetrate the left and right side walls, and is formed with a slightly depressed central portion. The specific ball receiving portion 58 is formed between the symbol "8" and the symbol "9" attached to the rotary drum 47, and each of the rotary drums 46 to 48 has "7 / 7.7". (Big hit symbols) are arranged side by side, and a rotating drum 46
48 are arranged at positions parallel to each specific ball receiving portion 59.

As shown in FIG. 3, the outer peripheral surfaces of the left and right rotating drums 46 and 48 each have one specific ball receiving portion 59 and four normal ball receiving portions 6 at a depth enough to receive one ball.
0 are formed at predetermined intervals. Specific ball receiving part 59
Are provided so as to penetrate the left and right side walls of each of the rotating drums 46 and 48 and are individually formed to be inclined downward toward the middle rotating drum 47. On the other hand, the normal ball receiving portion 60 is provided without penetrating the left and right side walls of the rotating drums 46 and 48. The specific ball receiving portion 59 of the left rotating drum 46 is formed between the symbol “2” and the symbol “1” attached to the rotating drum 46, and the symbol “7” is displayed on the display window 35. In this state, it is arranged at a position communicating with the left communication port 51. The four normal ball receiving portions 60 of the left rotating drum 46 include:
It is formed between the symbols "1", "7", "4", "3" and "2". The specific ball receiving portion 59 of the right rotating drum 48 is
The symbol “7” is formed between the symbol “B” and the symbol “A” attached to the rotating drum 48, and communicates with the right communication port 51 while the symbol “7” is displayed in the display window 35. It is arranged in the position to be. Four normal ball receiving portions 60 of the right rotating drum 48
Are formed between the symbols "A", "7", "D", "C", and "B". In addition, below the display window portion 35, a normal symbol display 61 that changes a normal symbol in accordance with the detection of a hit ball by the starting ball detector 5 is provided, and in front of the normal symbol display 61. A cover member 62 for protecting the ordinary symbol display 61 from the outside is provided.

The configuration of the game board 1 of the ball-and-ball game machine including the right generating device 30 has been described above. These game devices are controlled by the game control circuit shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. FIGS. 6 and 7 are circuit diagrams showing the game control circuit in a block configuration, and include main and sub basic circuits 70a and 70 including an MPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an input / output circuit.
b. Thus, the main basic circuit 70a is connected to the winning ball detector 44 (described as the count switches 1 and 2 in FIG. 7) via the switch input circuit 71,
The starting ball detector 5 (shown as a normal symbol switch in FIG. 7) 5, the specific ball detector 55 (shown as a special device count switch in FIG. 7), and the starting winning detector 18 (FIG. 7)
In this case, a detection signal is input from a third-type starting port switch), and a chip select signal is input from the address decode circuit 72. When the power is turned on, a reset signal is output from the initial reset circuit 73 to the main basic circuit 70a, and a clock reset signal is output from the clock reset pulse generation circuit 74 to each of the basic circuits 70a and 70b.

On the other hand, the main basic circuit 70a outputs control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, a control signal is output to the opening number / remaining number display LED 12, the storage display LED 41, and the ordinary symbol display 61 via the 7-segment LED / LED lamp circuit 75, and each of the control signals is output via the lamp / solenoid / information output circuit 76. Solenoid 37.9,
A control signal is output to the side lamp 20 and the shoulder lamp 22, a drive signal is output to the motor 17 via the AC motor drive circuit 77, and a sound signal is output to the speaker 27 via the sound circuit 78. Further, a drive signal is output from the main basic circuit 70a to each of the drum motors 56a to 56c via a sub basic circuit 70b and a motor drive circuit 79, and from each of the drum sensors 57a to 57c via a sensor input circuit 80. A stop symbol detection signal is output to each of the basic circuits 70a and 70b. The lamp / solenoid / information output circuit 76 outputs information such as the jackpot and the number of symbol rotations to the outside (a hall computer or the like), and the lamp control data is transmitted to an electric control board at the lower part of the ball game machine. Is output to control the game effect lamp and the like. In addition, power having various voltages is supplied to the above-described devices and circuits from a power supply circuit 81 to which an AC power supply 81a and a fuse 81b are connected.

Here, the contents of the game in the right generation state will be briefly described. First, when a hit ball enters the starting receiving port 4 and the starting ball detector 5 is turned on, the ordinary symbol display 61 (ordinary symbol) starts to change. Thereafter, when the display result of the ordinary symbol becomes a winning symbol, the rotating drums 46 to 48 (special symbols) of the right generating device 30 start to change with the derivation of the winning symbol, and the opening / closing piece 36 of the right generating device 30 Opens for a predetermined time. Then, when the hit ball enters the specific winning opening 34 while the opening / closing piece 36 is open, and the display result of the special symbol becomes a big hit symbol, the hit ball entering the specific winning opening 34 is guided to the specific ball detector 55. An entitlement condition occurs. In this right generation state, the ball is hit by the starting device 1 during the continuation period.
When the start winning detector 16 is turned on by winning the start winning opening 16a of No. 3, the opening and closing pieces 8 of the variable winning ball device 6 elapse until a predetermined time elapses, or a predetermined number (until the predetermined time elapses). For example, ten (10) winning balls are released. When a hit ball wins the start winning opening 16a when the right is not being generated, it is treated as a simple winning. In addition, the opening operation of the opening / closing piece 8 is performed as long as the right generation state is continued.
This is repeated every time a is won (open cycle). However, the continuation of the right generation state is such that the right disappears when a specific ball detector 55 is hit again during the right generation state (commonly referred to as puncture), or the starting device 13 is started. The right ends when a predetermined number (for example, 16) of hit balls is detected by the winning detector 18.

The specific game state (right generation state) according to the present invention is not limited to the above, and may be any state in which any one of the following controls (1) or a combination thereof is executed.

A first state in which the hitting of the hit ball is facilitated, and a second state in which the hitting ball cannot be won or hardly won,
Control of the variable winning ball device that can be changed to the first state continuously or intermittently for a predetermined period of time. Detection of a hit ball in a specific winning or passing area is interposed to facilitate hitting of the hit ball. Controlling the variable winning prize ball device, which can be changed between the first state and the second state in which the ball cannot be won or hardly won, to the first state continuously or intermittently for a predetermined time. Control for directly discharging a predetermined number of prize balls regardless of winning prizes Storage media with valuable value (cards, receipts, etc.)
A control for adding a value to the control for giving a score to a playable ball game machine based on the presence of a score. Next, the movement of a winning ball in the right generation device 30 will be described. First, the ball hitting the specific winning opening 34 is sent to the left rotating drum 46 or the right rotating drum 48 from the left or right communication opening 51 through the ball passage 43. At this time, if the display result of the special symbol is a deviated symbol, the normal ball receiving unit 60
Are arranged in communication with the communication port 51. Therefore, the ball discharged from the communication port 51 is stopped at one of the normal ball receiving units 60 of the rotary drums 46 and 48. After that, each of the rotating drums 46 to 48 makes one rotation with the synchronous fluctuation, so that the stationary ball of the normal ball receiving unit 60 is moved to the ball passages 52 and 54.
Is sent to the winning ball collecting cover body 33 from any one of the above, and is not guided to the specific ball detector 55. On the other hand, when the display result of the special symbol is a big hit symbol, the specific ball receiving portion 59 is arranged in communication with the communication port 51 in both the left and right rotating drums 46 and 48. Therefore, the communication port 51
The ball discharged from is stopped at the specific ball receiving portion 59 of one of the rotating drums 46 and 48. Thereafter, while each of the rotary drums 46 to 48 makes one rotation due to the synchronous fluctuation, the stationary ball of the specific ball receiver 59 is sent to the specific ball receiver 58 of the rotary drum 47 through the communication port 50. The ball sent to the specific ball receiving portion 58 is sent from the ball passage 53 to the winning ball collecting cover body 33 through the specific ball detector 55.

Next, the changing operation of the special symbols (rotary drums 46 to 48) in the right generation device 30 will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. First, the random number used for the special symbol changing operation will be described. Three kinds of random numbers shown in FIG. 8A are used for the change of the special symbol. These random numbers are random 1 (0 to 26) for hit determination, random 2 for symbol display other than the big hit (0 to 4 for each of left, middle, and right symbols), and random for reach operation. Random 3 (0 to 19). Random 1 is a random number added and changed by 1 every 0.002 seconds, and Random 2 and 3 are each 0.
This is a random number that is added one by one every 002 seconds and added one by one to the remaining time of the interrupt processing and fluctuates. When the value extracted from the random 1 is "3", it is determined that the hit is a big hit and a big hit symbol of "7.7.7" is displayed. On the other hand, when the value extracted from the random 1 is other than “3”, it is determined to be out of place, and a symbol based on the extracted value of random 2 is displayed as an out of place symbol. Also, if the value extracted at random 2 coincides with the big hit symbol by accident,
One is added to the data of random 2 for displaying a medium symbol, and the symbol is displayed as a deviated symbol.

The specific fluctuation of the special symbol is as shown in the time chart of FIG. The left, middle, and right symbols are changed based on the pattern shown in FIG. 9B. The variation pattern A is a variation that gradually accelerates to a constant speed, the variation pattern B is a variation every 0.120 seconds per symbol, and the variation pattern C is 1
It is a fluctuation every 0.240 seconds per symbol. In FIG. 9 (A), when the variation of the ordinary symbol display 61 stops and the display result of the ordinary symbol is derived (in the case of a winning symbol), at the time of derivation of the display result, random 1.2 is displayed. Extraction and storage are performed, and at the same time, the rotating drums 46-
Forty-eight rotations (special symbol fluctuations) are started in a fluctuation pattern A. In addition, after 0.132 seconds from the stop of the normal symbol, the display result of the special symbol is determined by reading and determining the random 1.2. When the display result is determined to be reach, in other words, when the left and right symbols are “7” symbols (reach symbols) regardless of the hit or miss, reach 3 is extracted.

For each of the left and right symbols, the fluctuation pattern A is switched to the fluctuation pattern B after 2.180 seconds from the start of the fluctuation, and the pattern is stopped after the fluctuation pattern B fluctuates for 0.120 seconds. On the other hand, for the medium symbol, when there is no winning in the specific winning opening 34 and when the pattern is out of reach, the variation pattern A is switched to the variation pattern B when the variation is performed for 4.000 seconds, and the variation pattern B is changed. Pattern B
Stop after fluctuating for 0.720 seconds. For the middle symbol of Reach 1, the fluctuation pattern A is switched to the fluctuation pattern B when the fluctuation of the fluctuation pattern A is performed for 4.000 seconds, and the fluctuation of the fluctuation pattern C is changed to 1.200 after the fluctuation pattern B fluctuates for 0.720 seconds. Stop for ~ 1.440 seconds. 3. For the middle symbol of Reach 2, the fluctuation of fluctuation pattern A
When the change is performed for 000 seconds, the mode is switched to the variation pattern B, and after the variation pattern B varies for 0.720 seconds, the operation is temporarily stopped. Then, after temporarily stopping for 0.300 seconds, 0.480
The frame feed fluctuation is performed by alternately repeating the fluctuation for 2 seconds and the pause for 0.300 seconds.
Go for 8 symbols and stop.

The special winning opening 34 of the right generating device 30 is controlled to open and close at the following timings with respect to the above-mentioned special symbol change timing. That is, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the opening and closing pieces 36 are set at 2.000 seconds after the stop time of the normal symbol, in other words, after the start of the change of the special symbol.
Is shifted to the tilting state, the specific winning opening 34 is opened,
Then, after opening for 2.000 seconds, it is closed. When the specific winning opening 34 is closed, the left and right symbols are in a stopped state, and the middle symbol is in a fluctuating state. For this reason, when the specific winning opening 34 is closed, the presence or absence of the reach is known, but the hit or miss is not determined.

Next, the above-described reach 1 and 2 selection control will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 10, first, it is determined whether or not there is a winning in the specific winning opening 34 (S1). If there is no winning in S1, the reach selection control is terminated. On the other hand, if there is a winning, it is determined whether or not the display result of the special symbol is a big hit (S2). S
If it is determined in Step 2 that the hit is a big hit, a reach operation is performed using the reach selection table for the big hit (S3). Also, when it is determined in S2 that it is a loss other than a big hit,
The display result of the special symbol is reach symbol (the left and right symbol is “7”)
Is determined (S4). S4
If it is not a reach symbol, the reach selection control is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if it is a reach symbol in S4, it is determined whether or not the middle symbol is shifted by ± 1 symbol with respect to the left and right symbols (S5). If it is determined in S5 that there is a ± 1 symbol deviation, a reach operation is performed using the reach selection table for the deviation of the ± 1 symbol deviation (S6). Also, S
If it is determined in step 5 that the deviation is other than ± 1 symbol deviation, the reach operation is performed using the out-of-reach reach selection table other than ± 1 symbol deviation (S7).

As shown in FIG. 8B, the reach selection table is set by random distribution of "big hits", "losing (± 1 design)", and "losing (other than ± 1 design)". ing. Specifically, in a case where the display result is a big hit and a case where a loss of ± 1 symbol deviation occurs, the reach value of the reach 1 is “18” at random.
・ 19 ”(two random numbers)
Reach 2 is selected when the extracted value of random 3 is any of “0 to 17” (18 random numbers). When the display result is a loss other than ± 1 symbol shift, reach 1 is selected when the extracted value of random 3 is any one of “2 to 19” (18 random numbers), and reach 2 is random. 3 is selected when the extracted value is any of "0.1" (two random numbers). Based on this, when the display result is a big hit and when the misalignment is ± 1 symbol shift, reach 2 of the frame feed variation is likely to appear, and when the misalignment is other than ± 1 symbol misalignment, reach 1 appears. It is easy to do. For this reason, when the middle symbol makes a frame-feed variation (reach 2), it is possible to give the player an impression of a big hit or a loss of ± 1 symbol shift even if the player loses the symbol. Can have different expectations.

Next, after deriving the display result of the special symbol (stopping the rotation of the rotating drums 46 to 48), the rotating drum 46
Operations 48 to 48 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 11, first, it is determined whether or not the display result of the special symbol is a big hit (S11). If it is determined in S11 that the hit is other than a big hit, the process directly proceeds to S14 to be described later, while if it is determined that the hit is a big hit, a pair of left and right winning ball detectors 44 (in FIG. It is determined whether or not both have detected a winning ball, in other words, whether or not the ball has been stopped in each of the specific ball receiving portions 59 of the rotating drums 46 and 48 (S1).
2). If the balls are not stopped at both of the specific ball receiving portions 59 in S12, the process proceeds to S14 as it is. on the other hand,
When the balls are parked in both of the specific ball receiving portions 59 in S12, the right rotating drum 48 is reversely rotated by one symbol (S
13). Then, all the rotating drums 46 to 48 are made one rotation at the same speed (with synchronous fluctuation) (S14).

As described above, in the present embodiment, after the special symbol is derived, the rotating drums 46 to 48 are rotated once by the synchronous fluctuation, so that the winning prize balls entering the specific winning opening 34 are collected. It is guided to the cover body 33. Further, in the rotation control of the rotary drums 46 to 48, when the balls are stopped in both the specific ball receiving portions 59 of the left and right rotary drums 46 and 48, the right rotary drum 48 is reversed by one symbol before performing the synchronous fluctuation. By rotating, the left rotating drum 4
6, only the balls stopped in the specific ball receiving portion 59 are rolled to the specific ball receiving portion 58 of the middle rotating drum 47.
This prevents the right from disappearing (punk) caused by the ball being guided to the specific ball detector 55 again immediately after the right generation state occurs.

Next, the ordinary symbols displayed on the ordinary symbol display 61 will be described. Ordinary pattern is Fig.12
As shown in (A), 6 of “0.1.1.3.7.9”
The display time of one symbol is 0.128 seconds.
The display is changed at a cycle of 0.768 seconds. In addition, as shown in FIG.
Random 4 (3
13), and random 5 (0 to 5) for normal symbol display, which is added by 1 every 0.002 seconds and added by 1 to the remaining time for interrupt processing. Random 5
As shown in FIG. 13A, the random numbers (0 to 5) are provided corresponding to the respective ordinary symbols of "0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9". Also, in the extraction of the random number from the random number 4 (3 to 13), as shown in FIG. The winning symbol “7” corresponding to “4” of the five data is displayed, and the specific winning opening 34 is opened for a predetermined time. On the other hand, if a value other than “3” is extracted in random 4 and it is determined that the value is out of range, random 5 data is extracted,
The off symbol corresponding to this value is displayed on the ordinary symbol display 61. In addition, when the value extracted by the random 5 is accidentally hit and becomes a symbol even though it is determined to be out of the random 4, that is, when the random 5 data is “4”,
An off symbol of “9” corresponding to “5” of the five random data is displayed on the ordinary symbol display 61. The determination of the extracted data from the random 4 is a case where the hit probability is normal, and when the probability is high, the value extracted from the random 4 is determined as any one of “3 to 12”. .

Next, the fluctuation operation of the ordinary symbol is shown in FIG.
Description will be made based on each time chart of FIG. First,
In FIG. 13B, when the starting ball detector 5 is turned on,
At the same time, random 4 is extracted and stored. After that, a predetermined time (0.002
After the elapse of (seconds), the stored random 4 is read out and determined, and the random 5 is extracted. Then, 0.004 seconds after the start-up ball detector 5 is turned on, 27.00
The symbol fluctuates normally for 0 seconds. In addition, such a fluctuation time of the ordinary symbol (27.000 seconds) is a low probability (normal time)
When the probability is high, the fluctuation time of the symbol is usually reduced to 5.000 seconds. In the case where there is a start memory after the symbol is deviated due to the change of the ordinary symbol, FIG.
As shown in (C), the random number 4 stored after 1.002 seconds from the stop of the normal symbol is read and determined, and the random number 5 is extracted. Then, the fluctuation of the ordinary symbol is started 1.004 seconds after the stop of the ordinary symbol.

The opening control of the variable winning ball device 6 in the right generation state is as shown in FIG. Specifically, when a ball is won in the starting winning opening 16a of the starting device 13 and a starting winning detector 18 (described as a starting opening winning in the figure) is turned on, at the same time, the variable winning ball device 6 is turned on. The opening / closing piece 8 is shifted to the tilting state to open the variable winning opening 7 (shown as a big winning opening in the figure). The opening time of the variable winning opening 7 is 9.500 seconds. In addition, variable winning opening 7
For 9.800 seconds from the opening start of the game, even if there is a prize in the starting prize port 16a, this is processed as a normal prize,
The opening control of the variable winning ball device 6 is not performed. Also, the probability variation control in which the hit probability of a normal symbol fluctuates to a high probability is shown in FIG.
4 (B). Specifically, when the first right occurrence state occurs (in the figure, operation of the condition device is described), the hit probability of the ordinary symbol fluctuates to a high probability from the end of the right occurrence state. Thereafter, when the second right occurrence state occurs, the hit probability returns to the normal probability again at that time. And when the second right generation status ends,
The hit probability changes to a high probability until the third right occurrence state occurs. As described above, the probability variation control is repeatedly performed unconditionally twice after the occurrence of the right generation state.
In addition, a big hit symbol (special symbol) may be divided into a positive variable symbol and a non-positive variable symbol, and when a big hit is made with the positive variable symbol and a right is generated, a so-called update type may be used.

As described above, the right generating device 30 of the present embodiment includes the rotary drum 46 disposed inside the specific winning opening 34.
The rotary drums 46 to 48 are provided with a plurality of special symbols, and are provided with specific ball receiving portions 58 and 59 for guiding the balls entering the specific winning opening 34. In the case where the big hit symbol is derived when the rotation of ~ 48 stops, the balls are guided to the specific ball detector 55 by the specific ball receivers 58 and 59. With this configuration, the mechanism for changing the symbol and the mechanism for distributing the balls can be integrally configured, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, by associating the symbol variation with the ball distribution operation, the ball distribution can be easily understood and the visual interest can be improved. Also, before deriving the display result of the special symbol, the left and right rotating drums 46 may be used.
When the pattern of 48 is “7”, the reach state can be emphasized by controlling the rotating rotating drum 47 with the reach rotating pattern different from the normal rotating pattern, and by extension The interest of the game can be improved.

The above embodiment (first embodiment)
Then, the normal symbol starts to fluctuate in accordance with the detection of the winning ball by the starting ball detector 5, and when the normal symbol hits the symbol, the specific winning port 34 is opened, and the winning ball to the specific winning port 34 becomes the specific winning port. Although a third type of ball game machine that generates a right generation state when entering the area (specific ball detector 55) is illustrated, the invention is not particularly limited to this. Hereinafter, a case in which the present invention is applied to a second type of ball game machine will be described as a second embodiment. In the following description, the same components as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, in a game area 91 formed by a game board 90, a side lamp decoration 93 containing a side lamp 92 and a windmill 95 containing a windmill lamp 94 are arranged. In the center of the game area 91, a variable winning ball device 30 'having substantially the same configuration as the right generating device 30 is disposed. In addition,
The variable prize ball device 30 'is obtained by replacing the ordinary symbol display 61 of the right generating device 30 with a winning number / remaining number display LED 99. In the lower part of the game area 91, starting winning ports 96 to 98 individually provided with starting ball detectors 96a, 97a, and 98a are arranged in a left, middle, and right parallel state.

Then, a ball is hit into the start winning holes 96 to 98 and one of the starting ball detectors 96a, 97a, 98a is set to O.
When N, the rotating drums 46 to 48 (special symbols) start to change, and the opening / closing piece 36 of the variable winning ball device 30 'is opened for a predetermined time. Then, when the hit ball enters the specific winning opening 34 while the opening / closing piece 36 is open, and the display result of the special symbol becomes a big hit symbol, the hit ball entering the specific winning opening 34 is guided to the specific ball detector 55. A specific game state occurs. In this specific game state, the opening and closing piece 3 of the variable winning ball device 30 '
The opening operation of one round is performed until the 6 is released 18 times or 10 winning balls are generated, and when the ball is guided to the specific ball detector 55 again during the round, the continuation right is established and again. The opening of the opening / closing piece 36 is repeated. During the specific game state, the specific ball receiving portion 58 of the middle rotating drum 47
The rotation operation of the middle rotating drum 47 is controlled so that one ball is kept at the center. This control will be described later in detail. Further, the opening round of the opening / closing piece 36 is repeated up to 15 rounds.

The specific variation of the special symbol in the second embodiment is as shown in the time chart of FIG. Note that the left, middle, and right symbols change as shown in FIG.
This is performed based on the pattern shown in FIG. The variation pattern A is a variation that gradually accelerates to a constant speed, the variation pattern B is a variation every 0.120 seconds per symbol, and the variation pattern C is a variation every 0.240 seconds per symbol. It is a fluctuation. In FIG. 16 (A), starting winning ports 96 to 9
When the ball is hit at 8 and one of the starting ball detectors 96a, 97a, 98a is turned ON, the extraction and storage of random 1.2 are performed simultaneously with the ON operation. At the same time, the rotation of the rotating drums 46 to 48 (the fluctuation of the special symbol) is started in the fluctuation pattern A. Starting ball detector 96a ・ 9
0.13 from ON operation of 7a / 98a (detection of starting ball)
Two seconds later, reading and determination of random 1 and 2 are performed, and the display result of the special symbol is determined. In addition,
At the time of the reach by the determination of the display result, in other words, the symbol of the left and right is "7" regardless of the hit or miss (reach symbol)
Is reached, reach 3 is extracted.

For each of the left and right symbols, the fluctuation pattern A is switched to the fluctuation pattern B after 2.180 seconds from the start of the fluctuation, and the pattern is stopped after the fluctuation pattern B fluctuates for 0.120 seconds. On the other hand, when it is out of reach for the middle symbol, the same fluctuation as the left and right symbols is performed. For the middle symbol of Reach 1, the same fluctuation as the left and right symbols is performed in the same manner as the departure other than Reach, and then the fluctuation of the fluctuation pattern C is performed for 1.200 to 1.440 seconds, and then stopped. For the middle symbol of the reach 2, the same fluctuation as the left and right symbols is performed in the same manner as in the case of the non-reach, and after that, 0.
After temporarily stopping for 240 seconds, the fluctuation of the fluctuation pattern C is performed for 1.200 seconds and then stopped. Further, in the reach 2 including the temporary stop of the symbol, a notice of a big hit (a notification of a big hit with a high probability) is given by the appearance of the reach fluctuation. However, if it is determined that a hit ball has not been won even when the game reaches the reach, the game may be stopped immediately.

Note that the specific winning opening 34 of the variable winning ball device 30 'is
Opening / closing control is performed at the following timing. That is, FIG.
As shown in (A), starting ball detectors 96a / 97a / 9
2.000 seconds after the ON operation of 8a, the specific winning opening 34 is opened by the opening and closing piece 36 shifting to the tilting state, and then closed after being opened for 0.800 seconds. Also, after the display result of the special symbol is derived, the rotating drums 46 to 48
Are rotated once by synchronous fluctuations. Specifically, after 4.100 seconds from the ON operation of the starting ball detectors 96a, 97a and 98a, all the rotating drums 46 to 48 make one rotation at a constant speed. As a result, as in the first embodiment, the ball that has entered the specific winning opening 34 has the normal winning area (the ball paths 52 and 54) or the specific winning area (the ball path 5).
3. It is guided to a specific ball detector 55).

Next, the rotation control of the middle rotating drum 47 according to the big hit will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In FIG. 17, first, it is determined whether or not a big hit is made based on the extraction of random 1 (S21). If it is determined in step S21 that there is no hit other than the big hit, the processing process ends. On the other hand, when a big hit is found in S21, the rotation of the rotary drums 46 to 48 is controlled, and the big hit symbol is led out to the display window 35 (S22). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not there is a winning in the specific winning opening 34 (S23). When there is a winning in S23, the rotating drums 46 to 48 are synchronously rotated to guide the ball to the specific ball receiving portion 58 of the middle rotating drum 47. (S24), then the middle rotating drum 4
The ball is stopped with the ball (specific ball receiving portion 58) facing the front by 7 (S25). Next, it is determined whether or not the number of winning balls in the specific winning opening 34 has reached 10 (S26). S2
When the number of winning balls reaches 10 in 6, the process proceeds to S described later.
Move to 28. On the other hand, if the number of winning balls has not reached 10 in S26, it is determined whether or not the opening and closing piece 36 has been opened 18 times (S27). If the release has not been performed 18 times in S27, the process returns to S26 again. On the other hand, S27
If the release has been performed 18 times, the process proceeds to S28.

In S28, the rotation operation of the middle rotating drum 47 is started, and then it is determined whether or not there is a V winning (winning to the specific ball detector 55) (S29). If there is no V winning in S29, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed (S30).
If the predetermined time has not elapsed in S30, the process returns to S29 again.
Move to If there is a V winning in S29, it is determined whether or not the opening round of the opening / closing piece 36 is the final round (S31). If it is not the last round in S31, the process returns to S22 again, while if it is the last round, the process proceeds to S32. Then, in S32, the rotation operation of the rotary drums 46 to 48 is controlled to stop displaying the big hit symbol on the front, and the above processing process is ended. As described above, in the second embodiment, by controlling the rotation of the middle rotating drum 47, one ball can be reliably placed in the specific winning area (specific ball detector 55).
In addition to guiding only the individual, it is possible to increase the number of prize balls acquired by the jackpot.

In the above-described first and second embodiments, when the special symbol display result is a big hit symbol, the ball stopped at the specific ball receiving portion 58 of the middle rotating drum 47 must be (100%). Winning prize area (specific ball detector 5)
Although the configuration is led to 5), the configuration is not limited to this. For example, as shown in the third embodiment of FIG.
00 (area for guiding the ball to the specific ball detector)
A normal winning area 101 communicating with the rotation space of the middle rotating drum 47 may be provided on both left and right sides of the specific winning area 100. Accordingly, when the ball stopped at the specific ball receiving portion 58 of the middle rotating drum 47 falls directly below, the ball is guided to the specific winning area 100, but depending on the falling state, is played on the left and right side wall portions of the specific winning area 100. May fall into the normal winning area 101. In this case, when the big hit symbol is derived, the presence or absence of the specific game state is determined by the movement of the ball, instead of simply guiding the ball to the specific winning area, so that the visual interest can be improved accordingly. Become.
Further, in this configuration, if the probability that the symbols are aligned (the probability of deriving the big hit symbol) is increased to increase the chances of the balls stopping at the specific ball receiving portion 58 of the middle rotating drum 47, the fun can be further increased. Further, the specific ball detector may be attached to the winning ball aggregate cover body as in the embodiment, may be attached to the right generation device, and may have either configuration. Further, the rotating body of the present invention may be of a belt type. The configuration of the ball-and-ball game machine is not limited to the second and third types. Any ball game machine (including, for example, commonly used general electric players) having a variable winning ball device (which can generate a specific game state) that is activated by a ball winning in a specific winning area may be used.

[0039]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a normal winning area and a specific winning area are provided inside the winning opening, and when a ball wins in the specific winning area, the player A ball game machine capable of generating a specific gaming state that is advantageous to the game machine, comprising a plurality of rotating bodies disposed inside the winning opening and controlled for rotation by satisfying a predetermined condition. Along with the identification information, a ball guiding unit for guiding the ball entering the winning opening is provided, and when the rotation of the rotating body is stopped, the identification information has a specific display result, The ball is guided in the direction of the specific winning area by a ball guiding section. With this configuration, the mechanism for changing the symbol and the mechanism for distributing the balls can be integrally configured, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, by associating the symbol variation with the ball distribution operation, the ball distribution can be easily understood and the visual interest can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the plurality of rotating bodies are sequentially controlled to stop, and if the identification information of the stopped rotating body is a display result that can be the specific display result, the rotating body that is changing is identified. The present invention is characterized in that it is provided with a reach rotation control means for controlling with a reach rotation pattern different from the normal rotation pattern. With this configuration, the reach state can be emphasized, and the interest of the game can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game board according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a middle rotating drum constituting the right generating device.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view showing left and right rotating drums constituting the right generation device.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are front views showing left, middle, and right rotating drums.

FIG. 5 is a list showing special symbols on the left, the middle and the right.

FIG. 6 is a part of a circuit diagram showing a game control circuit in a block configuration.

FIG. 7 is a part of a circuit diagram showing a game control circuit in a block configuration.

FIG. 8A is a table showing various random numbers used for changing special symbols, and FIG. 8B is a table showing a reach selection table.

FIG. 9A is a time chart showing a fluctuation operation of a normal symbol and a special symbol and an opening operation of a specific winning opening;
FIG. 7B is a table showing a list of variation patterns.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating reach selection control.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation of the rotating drum after the rotation is stopped.

FIG. 12 (A) is a list showing ordinary symbols, FIG. 12 (B) is a list showing various random numbers used for variation of ordinary symbols, and FIG. 12 (C) is It is a simple flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement which determines the hit of a normal symbol by the selected random number.

FIG. 13A is a table showing a relationship between a normal symbol and a random number 5, and FIG. 13B is a diagram showing a fluctuation operation of the normal symbol accompanying detection of a hit ball by a starting ball detector. FIG. 3C is a time chart showing a fluctuation operation of a normal symbol accompanying a start memory.

FIG. 14A is a time chart showing an opening operation of a variable winning opening following a start winning, and FIG. 14B is a time chart showing a control operation of a probability change.

FIG. 15 is a front view showing the game board of the second embodiment.

FIG. 16A is a time chart showing a change operation of a special symbol and an opening operation of a special winning opening in the second embodiment, and FIG. 16B is a list of the change patterns in the second embodiment. FIG.

FIG. 17 is a time chart showing drive control of the middle rotating drum in a big hit in the second embodiment.

FIGS. 18A and 18B are left and right views of the third embodiment.
It is a front view showing a middle and right rotating drum.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gaming board 3 Gaming area 4 Starting entrance 5 Starting ball detector 6 Variable winning ball device 11 Winning ball detector 13 Starting device 18 Starting winning detector 30 Right generating device 33 Winning ball set cover 34 Specific winning opening (winning opening) ) 36 opening / closing piece 41 memory display LED 44 winning ball detector 46-48 rotating drum (rotating body) 52.54 ball path (normal winning area) 53 ball path (specific winning area) 55 specific ball detector 58.59 specific ball Receiving part (ball guiding part) 60 Normal ball receiving part 61 Ordinary symbol display 70a / 70b Basic circuit (reach rotation control means) 90 Gaming board 91 Gaming area 96-98 Starting winning prize 96a / 97a / 98a Starting ball detector 100 Special prize area 101 Normal prize area

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A ball game machine having a normal winning area and a specific winning area inside a winning opening, and capable of generating a specific gaming state advantageous to a player when a ball wins in the specific winning area, wherein: And a plurality of rotating bodies whose rotation operation is controlled by establishment of a predetermined condition. The rotating body is provided with a plurality of pieces of identification information and guides a ball entering the winning opening. A ball guiding unit is provided, wherein when the rotation of the rotating body stops, the identification information results in a specific display result, the ball is guided by the ball guiding unit in the direction of the specific winning area. Ball game machine. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of rotating bodies are sequentially controlled to stop, and when the identification information of the stopped rotating body is a display result that can be the specific display result, the changing rotating body is different from a normal rotation pattern. The ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising reach rotation control means for controlling the reach rotation pattern.