JPH119768A - Image type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent frequent entrance of balls into a winning hole adapted for keeping the right to win, in an image type game machine, although no ball is shot into a specific area in a game area while the right is admitted. SOLUTION: In a game machine using image display in which items regarding a game, such as winning/losing (determining whether or not a ball has entered a winning hole) and jackpot/blank (determining whether or not a jackpot is admitted), are determined depending on the timing of shooting of a ball, when the condition under which the right to win is admitted is maintained if a ball is driven into the right area of a game-board image at the occurrence of a right-affording condition, whether or not a ball can enter a winning hole (the rate at which balls enter the winning hole) in order to maintain the right is determined, with a winning rate differing between when the ball is shot into the right area of the game board image (when route L13 is selected) and when the ball is shot into the left area of the game board image (when route L1 is selected).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine,
With respect to gaming machines typified by coin gaming machines, slot machines, etc., in particular, used to generate a gaming board surface image representing a gaming board surface, a hit ball image moving on the gaming board surface image, and a game state advantageous to a player The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a display device capable of displaying a display image of a specific game unit to be provided, and in which a predetermined game value can be given when a display state of the display device becomes a predetermined specific display state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines, coin gaming machines and slot machines have variable display devices for displaying various images. For the variable display device, for example, a CRT or an LCD is used. In such a gaming machine, when the variable display condition is satisfied, the variable display device starts variable display of identification information such as symbols. And
When the display result is derived and the display result has a predetermined specific display mode, the game state is such that a predetermined game value can be given to the player. Further, such a gaming machine is configured to effectively perform a game by performing variable display in various modes by a variable display device as a premise of providing a specific game value.

Further, a variable display device using a CRT or an LCD displays not only a variable display for giving a specific game value but also a so-called demonstration display which is not directly related to the addition of a game value. Will be Such a display can make the game more interesting.

[0004] As described above, in a conventional gaming machine, an effect for improving the interest of the game is provided through variable display by the variable display device. However, all structures other than the variable display device provided in the game area of the gaming machine are mechanical structures. These mechanical structures operate only by physical action with a hit ball. Therefore, unlike the variable display device, those mechanical structures can perform only predetermined operations.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional gaming machine, any variable display can be performed only by the variable display device, and the other structures are mechanical structures. Only common sense physical movements are allowed. There is a limit to improving the interest of the game only by the variable display by the variable display device, and there is a problem that it is difficult to perform an effect with more interesting changes in the conventional game machine.

As one means for solving such a problem, it is conceivable to display the entire game area of the gaming machine on a display device. According to the gaming machine based on such image display, since all the structures in the gaming area are realized by image display, a gaming machine capable of performing a more varied effect is realized. 2. Description of the Related Art Some conventional gaming machines having a physical structure have a right to be placed in a gaming state that is more advantageous to a player when a hit ball is determined to win a specific winning opening. In general, the player is required to hit a ball into a specific area in the game area in order to open a special winning opening capable of giving the player a great profit in the game based on the right. In gaming machines by image display, unlike gaming machines with physical structures, whether or not to win is determined by a predetermined lottery process,
If no consideration is given to the lottery method, an unnatural game in which prizes for opening large winning prizes frequently occur even if the ball is not hit into a specific area in the game area A condition occurs.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of realizing a gaming state according to a player's operation in a right generation state.

[0008]

An image-type gaming machine according to the present invention has a game control means for controlling a game state in a game board image and an image display for performing display control in the game board image in accordance with the control of the game control means. Control means, and the game control means is capable of hitting balls related to a game such as a hit ball trajectory, winning / non-winning (deciding whether to win or not) and hitting / losing (deciding whether to win or not). A decision means for deciding before reaching the game area includes at least a prize deciding means for deciding winning / non-winning of a hit ball, and a winning prize opening of a hit ball determined to be a prize by the prize determining means. Right status generating means for deciding whether or not to generate a right that is advantageous to the player with respect to the prize determined, the prize determining means corresponding to the hitting force set by the player It is to determine the winning / non winning in the winning rate.

[0009] The determining means may determine each item related to the game at the timing of firing the hit ball. If the right generation state is maintained when a hit ball is hit into the right area in the game board image when the right state is generated, the winning determination means determines the right side in the game board image corresponding to the batting force set by the player. When a ball is hit into the area,
Winning / non-winning is determined at a different winning rate when a hit ball is hit in a region other than the right area in the game board image.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Here, a pachinko gaming machine is shown as an example of a gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, but may be a coin gaming machine or the like. Including a display device capable of displaying a game board surface image representing a game board surface and a hit ball image representing a hit ball moving on the game board surface image, a display state of the display device is a predetermined specific display state. In this case, the present invention can be applied to all gaming machines to which a predetermined game value can be given.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a frame lamp 7 that is turned on or blinks when the gaming state is in a predetermined specific gaming state is provided at an upper portion of the gaming machine 1. On the open side (right side in the figure) of the gaming machine 1, a keyhole 9 of a locking device (not shown) is provided, and a lock decoration for decorating the periphery thereof is provided. A part of the lock decoration, that is, above the keyhole 9, is provided with an in-game lamp 8 which indicates the operation of hitting the ball and indicates that the gaming machine 1 is operating. On both sides of the frame lamp 7, speakers 3 for generating predetermined sound effects are provided in order to enhance the interest of the game. On the left side of the gaming machine 1, an analog display 10 whose display state changes according to the number of balls as a game result, that is, the score, is provided.

In the lower left part of the gaming machine 1, a display unit 5 for the amount of money used and the number of balls is provided. The used money / ball number display section 5 displays the current number of balls and the used money during the game.
A card insertion slot 4 is provided in the lower left portion of the display unit 5 for the amount of money used and the number of balls. The player purchases a card in which a predetermined number of balls or the amount of money is stored in advance and inserts the purchased card into the card insertion slot 4 to start a game based on the number of balls or the amount of money stored in the card. can do. Further, the number of balls or the amount of money as a game result is stored again in the card at the end of the game, and can be exchanged for a predetermined prize or the like at a game hall according to the stored number of balls.
Note that a magnetic card, an IC card, an optical card, or the like can be used as the card.

A use amount / ball number display switch 24 is provided below the usage amount / ball number display section 5. The player can display the usage amount and the number of balls on the usage amount / number-of-balls display section 5 by operating the usage amount / number-of-balls display switch 24. A gaming handle 6 is provided at a lower right portion of the gaming machine 1. The game handle 6 is used by a player to operate hitting of a ball. When the player operates the game handle 6, a ball is fired one by one on a game board image as described later. The hit ball image is displayed as if it were performed.

At the start of the game, a game menu screen is displayed on the display screen 2 as shown in FIG. On the game menu screen, a game selection switch 23, a game explanation switch 14, and a card return switch 32 are displayed. On the display screen 2, a transparent touch panel switch is provided. The player can select a desired game by touching the game selection switch 23. For example, the player can select a predetermined game from Game 1 to Game 6. Game description switch 14
By touching, the screen for game explanation can be displayed, and by touching the card return switch 32, the card can be returned from the card insertion slot 4. In this embodiment, the touch panel on the display screen 2 is used for selecting each game menu, but a predetermined switch may be provided in the gaming machine 1.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the structure of the gaming machine. An image display 15 is attached to the center of the back surface of the gaming machine 1. In the lower right part of the image display 15, a display of the amount of money used / number of balls 12 is attached. The display unit of the used amount / ball number display unit 12 corresponds to the used amount / number of balls display unit 5. A card unit 13 is attached to a lower portion of the display unit 12 for the amount of money / number of balls. The card unit 13 reads information recorded on the card inserted from the card insertion slot 4 and transfers the read data to the basic circuit of the main control board 16 attached to the lower part of the gaming machine 1;
Also, the data transmitted from the basic circuit is recorded on the card.

Next, a control circuit used in the gaming machine will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control circuit used in the gaming machine. In this embodiment, FIG.
A predetermined game such as a pachinko game is controlled in a predetermined order by a control circuit as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control circuit includes an image display 15, an image display control board 18, a main control board 16 including a basic circuit and various circuits, a card unit 13, a speaker 3, an enlargement switch 19, Angle adjustment switch 20, position adjustment switch 21, tracking mode switch 22, game description switch 14, game selection switch 23,
Number of balls display switch 24, display changeover switch 25, slow switch 26, division setting switch 27, firing control switch 28, amount of money / ball number display 5, frame lamp 7, analog display 13, settlement switch 31, and card A return switch 32 is included. Here, the enlargement switch 1
9, angle adjustment switch 20, position adjustment switch 21, tracking mode switch 22, game description switch 14, game selection switch 23, usage amount / number of balls display switch 2
4. Display changeover switch 25 and slow switch 26
Is realized by the touch panel switch 2A.

The enlargement switch 19 is a switch for setting the degree of enlargement of the screen. The enlargement switch 19
A control signal for instructing the degree of enlargement is output to the image display control board 18. The angle adjustment switch 20 is a switch for setting the display angle of the display screen. The angle adjustment switch 20 outputs a control signal for instructing a display angle of the display screen to the image display control board 18. The position adjustment switch 21 is a switch for adjusting the display position of the game board image. The position adjustment switch 21 outputs a control signal for instructing a display position to the image display control board 18.

The tracking mode switch 22 is a switch for selecting a tracking mode for tracking the position of the hit ball image and sequentially displaying the periphery of the hit ball. Tracking mode switch 22
Outputs to the image display control board 18 a control signal instructing that the tracking mode has been selected. The game description switch 14 is a switch for displaying a game description screen. On the game description screen, game procedures, operation methods, and the like are displayed. The game explanation switch 14 outputs to the image display control board 18 a control signal instructing that the game explanation screen has been selected. Although each of the above switches is realized by the touch panel switch 2A on the display screen 2, a mechanical switch may be separately provided.

An image display control circuit (not shown) provided on the image display control board 18 is based on a control signal output from each switch and a control signal output from a basic circuit of the main control board 16. A predetermined image is displayed on the image display 15, and a sound effect corresponding to the displayed image is generated on the speaker 3.

The game selection switch 23 is a switch for selecting a predetermined game from a plurality of games. In this embodiment, as will be described later, it is possible to select a game such as a first-type pachinko gaming machine, a second-type pachinko gaming machine, a third-type pachinko gaming machine, and a slot machine. The game selection switch 23 outputs a control signal for instructing the selected game to the basic circuit of the main control board 16. The basic circuit outputs a control signal to the image display control board 18 to display a game screen according to the control signal output from the game selection switch 23.

The usage amount / ball number display switch 24 is a switch for controlling the display state of the usage amount / ball number display section 5. The usage amount / ball number display switch 24 outputs a control signal for displaying the usage amount / number of balls to the basic circuit according to the operation state. The basic circuit controls the display state of the used money / ball count display unit 5 according to the control signal output from the used money / ball count display switch 24.

The display changeover switch 25 is a switch for displaying a start image and a menu image, starting a game when the start image is selected, and displaying a menu screen when the menu image is selected. The display changeover switch 25 outputs a control signal to the basic circuit according to the operation state of the player. The basic circuit outputs a control signal for starting a game or displaying a menu screen to the image display control board 18 in accordance with the control signal output from the display changeover switch 25. The image display control circuit in the image display control board 18 includes the image display 15
Then, the game is displayed in a predetermined order or a menu screen is displayed according to the control signal output from the basic circuit.

The slow switch 26 is a switch for adjusting the moving speed of the hit ball image on the game board image. By operating the slow switch 26, the player can set the moving speed of the ball image at a desired speed. The slow switch 26 outputs a control signal for instructing a speed according to the operation of the player to the basic circuit.
The basic circuit outputs, to the image display control board 18, a control signal for instructing display of a hit ball image according to the control signal output from the slow switch 26. The image display control circuit in the image display control board 18 controls the image display 15 so that the shot image moves at a predetermined speed in accordance with the control signal output from the basic circuit, and the sound effect of the speaker 3. Is changed according to the moving speed of the hit ball image.

The dividing number setting switch 27 is a switch for setting the selection probability of the movement trajectory of the hit ball image. This gaming machine displays all structures on the game board surface as images. Therefore, by adjusting the division setting switch 27 without physically adjusting the nail as in a conventional gaming machine, the probability that the movement locus of the hit ball image becomes a predetermined movement locus can be set. . Therefore, in contrast to the conventional technique of changing the degree of giving a game value by a skilled nailer, in the gaming machine according to this embodiment, the divisor can be set by simply adjusting the switch. As a result, management of the gaming machine becomes very simple.

The division setting switch 27 outputs a control signal corresponding to the set division to the basic circuit of the main control board 16. The basic circuit sets the movement trajectory of the hit ball image in consideration of the control signal output from the division setting switch 27. The division setting switch 27 is a switch to be managed in the game arcade. Is provided on a portion that cannot be directly operated by the player, such as the back surface of the player.

The firing control switch 28 is provided in the game handle 6 and is a switch for controlling the firing state of the shot image in accordance with the operation state of the game handle 6. That is, the speed at which the hit ball image is fired, the firing interval, and the like are set. The firing control switch 28 outputs a control signal for commanding a firing state according to the operation state to the basic circuit. The basic circuit outputs to the image display control board 18 a control signal for displaying as if a shot image was fired in response to the control signal output from the fire control switch 28. The image display control board 18 controls the firing state of the hit ball image in accordance with the input control signal and displays it on the image display 15.

The main control board 16 is provided with various circuits in addition to the basic circuit. For example, the jackpot information for indicating information on occurrence of a jackpot and the effective start information for indicating the number actually used for starting the variable display of the symbol in the variable display device section among the winning numbers in the start winning opening portion. An output circuit is provided for outputting management data including the above to a hall management computer or the like. Further, the output circuit outputs the sales data to the hall management computer or the like after the player finishes the game.
Further, the main control board 16 is also provided with a lamp control circuit for controlling the lighting state of the frame lamp 7.

The settlement switch 31 is a switch for instructing a settlement operation when the player finishes the game and wants to settle the usage amount. When the player operates the settlement switch 31, the settlement switch 31 outputs a control signal for instructing a settlement operation to the card unit 13. When receiving the control signal output from the settlement switch 31, the card unit 13 receives data on the current number of balls from the basic circuit of the main control board 16 and records the number of balls on a card, Record the amount of money etc. according to the number of balls on the card.

The card return switch 32 is a switch for instructing a card return operation. The card return switch 32 outputs a control signal for instructing a card return operation to the card unit 13 in accordance with the operation of the player. The card unit 13 includes a card return switch 32
The card is ejected from the card insertion slot 4 according to the control signal output from the controller.

When the card is inserted, the card unit 13 reads the number of balls or the amount of money recorded on the card, and outputs these data to the basic circuit. The basic circuit controls various devices so that a game corresponding to the data is performed. In addition, the current number of balls is transmitted from the basic circuit to the card unit 13, and the card unit 13
The display state of the analog display 10 is controlled according to the current number of balls.

The basic circuit controls various devices of the gaming machine according to a control program. Inside the basic circuit, a ROM storing a control program and the like, a CPU for performing a control operation according to the control program, a RAM functioning as a work memory of the CPU, an I / O port, a clock generation circuit, and the like Is provided.

FIG. 4 shows the image display control board 1 shown in FIG.
8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image display control circuit in FIG. The image display control circuit includes a CRT control circuit 33, a reset circuit 41, an oscillation circuit 34, a VDP (V
video Display Processor) 35,
VDP 36, character ROM 38, JPEG (Joi
nt Photographic Experts G
loop) decoding IC 37, character ROM 39,
And a video switching circuit 40. The CRT control circuit 33 includes a CPU 331, a RAM 332, a ROM 333
including. VDP35 is VRAM (Video RAM)
351. VDP 36 includes VRAM 361.

A clock signal is input from the oscillation circuit 34 to the CRT control circuit 33, and a reset signal is input from the reset circuit 41 to the CRT control circuit 41. The VDP 35 has a built-in VRAM 351 and outputs an address signal designating the address of the character ROM 38 to the character ROM 38 when the power is turned on. Then, animation image data (hereinafter referred to as animation image data), which is an example of the creative image data stored in the character ROM 38, is read. Next, VD
P35 stores the read animation image data in VRAM3
Map to 51.

The VDP 36 also has a built-in VRAM 361,
When the power is turned on, an address signal designating the address of the character ROM 39 is output to the JPEG decoding IC 37. In response, the JPEG decoding IC 37 outputs an address signal to the character ROM 39. Then, the actual image data stored in the character ROM 39 is input to the JPEG decoding IC 37. The actual image data stored in the character ROM 39 is J
Data is stored in a compressed state based on the PEG standard. Therefore, the compressed image data is
Is input to the decoding IC 37 for use and is decoded into original image data. The decoded original image data is input to the VDP 36. The VDP 36 converts the input image data into a VRA
Maps to M361.

As animation image data, there is image data corresponding to the display screen at the time of reach and at the time of a big hit. The real image data is image data corresponding to the game board image. That is, in this gaming machine, the game board surface image is displayed based on the actual image. Therefore, a very realistic screen is displayed, and the interest of the game can be improved.

The algorithm used for compressing image data based on the JPEG standard includes a method based on DCT (discrete cosine transform) and a method based on DPC in a two-dimensional space.
M (differential PCM). D
The CT method has a baseline process (essential function),
Extended processes (optional functions) are classified into two types.
Apart from these schemes, there is a hierarchal process that combines the above schemes to achieve progressive build-up.

Inside the CRT control circuit 33,
A ROM 333 which stores a control program and a movement locus to be described later, a CPU 331 for performing a control operation in accordance with the control program, a RAM 332 which functions as a work memory of the CPU 331 and stores data calculated using the movement locus data, and the like; And an I / O port. The CRT control circuit 33 uses the VD
Various control signals such as an address signal, a read signal, a write signal, and a video synchronization signal are output to P35. Further, a data signal is output from the VDP 35 to the CRT control circuit 33. Similarly, the CRT control circuit 33 outputs various control signals such as an address signal, a read signal, a write signal, and a video synchronization signal to the VDP 36. The VDP 36 outputs a data signal to the CRT control circuit 33.

The VDP 35 is a CRT control circuit 3
VRAM 35 according to the address signal output from
The animation image data stored at the designated address in 1 is output to the video switching circuit 40. Similarly, VDP
36 also outputs the actual image data stored at the designated address in the VRAM 361 to the video switching circuit 40 according to the address signal sent from the CRT control circuit 33. The CRT control circuit 33 outputs a video selection signal to the video switching circuit 40 to control the operation of the video switching circuit 40. The video selection signal is VD
Animation image data sent from P35 and VDP36
This is a signal for instructing which of the actual image data sent from the server and which of them is to be selected and displayed.

The video switching circuit 40 selects one of the animation image data and the actual image data in accordance with the input video selection signal, and outputs an RGB signal corresponding to the selected data to an image display which is a color CRT. 15 is output. The video switching circuit 40 can switch between the animation image data and the actual image data at high speed, and can make it appear as if the animation image and the actual image are displayed on the image display 15 at the same time. The above operations are performed in response to command signals of command data COM0 to COM7 output from the basic circuit of the main control board (control board) 16.

Next, the types of games that can be played using the gaming machine according to this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 5 to FIG. 8 are explanatory diagrams for explaining game types in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 shows the first
It is an explanatory view showing an example of a display of a seed pachinko gaming machine. The display screen is divided into a game board display screen 2a and a menu display screen 2b. On the game board surface display screen 2a, a game board image of the first-type pachinko gaming machine is displayed. The game board surface image of the first type pachinko gaming machine is displayed, for example, when the player selects GAME1 on the game selection screen 23. The menu display screen 2b includes a START switch 25a, which is a display changeover switch, and a ME switch.
The NU switch 25b is displayed. The player is STAR
The game can be started by selecting the T switch 25a. A menu screen can be displayed by selecting the MENU switch 25b.

The game board surface image of the first type pachinko game machine displayed on the game board surface display screen 2a is a character R
The display is based on the actual image data stored in the OM 39. Therefore, the game board image displayed on the game board display screen 2a is displayed in a very realistic manner, and the player can feel as if he / she is playing a game with an actual pachinko gaming machine.

The display changeover switch 25 displayed on the menu display screen 2b is displayed based on the animation image data stored in the character ROM 38.
Therefore, any image data can be displayed on the menu display screen, and the operability of the gaming machine can be improved. Although the game board display image 2a displays the game board image based on the actual image data, the game board image is displayed using the animation image data in the same manner as the menu display screen 2b. You may. This is the same for the following game examples.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a second-type pachinko gaming machine. The second display screen 2a for the game board includes
A game board surface image of the seed pachinko gaming machine is displayed. Other indications are the same as those of the first type pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a display example of a third-type pachinko gaming machine. The third display screen 2a for the game board includes
A game board surface image of the seed pachinko gaming machine is displayed. Other indications are the same as those of the first type pachinko gaming machine and the second type pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a display example of the slot machine. On the game board display screen 2a, a game board image of the slot machine is displayed. Other indications are the same as those of the first type pachinko game machine, the second type pachinko game machine, and the third type pachinko game machine.

In this embodiment, a plurality of types of gaming machine screen images can be displayed on one display screen 2 of the gaming machine, and the player can enjoy a plurality of types of gaming with one gaming machine. Also, it is possible to enjoy a game of a desired gaming machine. In addition, by displaying the menu display screen 2b below the display screen 2, a plurality of operation switches can be displayed as appropriate, thereby facilitating the game operation and enabling the player to enjoy the game.

Next, the progress of the game by the gaming machine will be described. 9 to 14 are diagrams for explaining the progress of the game. Hereinafter, a game board surface image of the first-type pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example, but the same game progresses in other gaming machines.

When the game menu switch shown in FIG. 1 is displayed and the game selection switch 23 is pressed, the game board display screen 2a and the menu display screen 2b shown in FIG. 9 are displayed. . At this time, the player sets the S of the display changeover switch of the menu display screen 2b.
When the TART switch 25a is selected, the display screen is displayed as shown in FIG.
0. On the other hand, when the menu switch 25b is selected, the game menu screen shown in FIG. 1 is displayed again.

On the display screen shown in FIG. 10, a game board image display switching menu is displayed on the menu display screen 2b. The game board surface image display switching menu includes an enlargement switch 19, an angle adjustment switch 20, a position adjustment switch 21,
The tracking mode switch 22 and the slow switch 26 are displayed. Further, a next screen switch 25c, which is a display changeover switch for selecting the next screen, is displayed at the right end. The game board image display switching menu is a switch for switching the display state of the game board image. Here, when the next screen switch 25c for selecting the next screen is operated, the display screen 2 becomes as shown in FIG.

In the display screen shown in FIG. 11, the menu display screen 2b displays a settlement switch 31, a card return switch 32, and a previous screen switch 25d which is a display changeover switch for selecting the previous screen. here,
When the settlement switch 31 is operated, the settlement operation described above is performed. When the card return switch 32 is operated, the card return operation as described above is performed. When the previous screen switch 25d for selecting the previous screen is operated, FIG.
The game board image display switching menu shown at 0 is displayed again.

When the enlargement switch 19 shown in FIG. 10 is operated, as shown in FIG.
9a, a 2x switch 19b, a 5x switch 19c, and a previous screen switch 25d for selecting the previous screen are displayed. Here, when the automatic enlargement switch 19a is operated, the variable display device section 43 representing the variable display device is automatically enlarged and displayed at the time of the reach. When the previous screen switch 25d for designating the previous screen is operated, the game board image display switching menu shown in FIG. 10 is displayed again.

When the double switch 19b or the five-fold switch 19c is operated, as shown in FIG. 13, the menu display screen 2b displays "Please point to the place to be enlarged on the screen". A message is displayed, and a previous screen switch 25d for designating the previous screen is displayed. Here, the player can display the game board display screen 2
When the user touches a portion of the image a to be enlarged and displayed, the position is designated by the touch panel, and the portion is enlarged and displayed. FIG.
When the double switch 19b is operated in the state shown in FIG. 2, the designated portion is enlarged twice, and when the five times switch 19c is operated, the designated portion is enlarged five times. Is displayed.

For example, the double switch 19b is operated,
When the variable display device unit 43 is designated, as shown in FIG. 14, the variable display device unit 43 is enlarged twice and displayed on the game board surface display screen 2a. An image 2 representing the entire game board is displayed at the lower right of the game board display screen 2a.
c is displayed. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game with the portion of the variable display device section 43 of the most interest being enlarged while confirming the state of the entire game board surface with the image 2c, thereby improving the interest of the game. Becomes possible.

The menu display screen 2 shown in FIG.
In b, a cancel switch 19d is displayed instead of the enlargement switch 19 shown in FIG. 10, and a previous screen switch 25d for selecting the previous screen is displayed instead of the next screen switch 25c. Here, when the player operates the cancel switch 19d, a display screen in which the enlarged display is not performed as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. Further, when the previous screen switch 25d for designating the previous screen is operated, the previous screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed again, and it becomes possible to specify the enlargement place again.

When the angle switch 20 is operated, the display angle of the game board image (here, the variable display unit 43) changes. By operating the position adjustment switch 21, the display position of the game board surface display image 2a can be arbitrarily moved. When the player operates the tracking mode switch 22, a tracking mode is set in which one hit ball image on the game board image is tracked and the display state changes. Also,
When the player operates the slow switch 23, the moving speed of the hit ball image can be set to a predetermined speed.

Next, a display example of the display screen of the gaming machine will be described. 15 to 18 are explanatory diagrams for describing display examples of the display screen of the gaming machine. Usually, in a pachinko gaming machine, a start winning port, which is an example of a start winning area, is provided in a game area. Then, when the ball hit in the game area wins the starting winning opening, the variable display on the variable display section of the variable display device is started. Thereafter, first, the variable display on the left variable display section stops, then the variable display on the right variable display section stops, and finally, the variable display on the central variable display section stops. Then, when the display result at the time of stop becomes a predetermined specific display mode (for example, a combination of unique identification information such as 777), a specific game state occurs, and the variable prize ball device is opened to hit a ball. A first state is reached which is advantageous for possible players.

The variable winning ball device is normally in a closed state, and is in a second state which is disadvantageous for a player who cannot hit a ball. Then, when the specific game state occurs, the variable winning ball device is opened, and the first state, that is, the big hit state. The first state of the variable winning prize ball device ends when a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of hit balls wins, whichever is earlier, is satisfied. It is in the second state.

The winning of a predetermined number of hit balls is usually displayed as a ten count. The hit ball that has entered the variable winning ball apparatus in the first state is in a specific winning area (V pocket).
, The variable continuation ball device waits for the first state of the variable prize ball device to end, and then the variable continuation ball device is again set to the first state, and repeat continuation control is performed. The execution upper limit number of the repetition continuation control is set to, for example, 16 times. When a hit ball wins in the specific winning area, a V winning display is performed. In this embodiment, the above operation is realized by a game board image, a hit ball image, and the like displayed on the display screen 2.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing one display example of the ten count display. When the hit ball image is displayed on the variable winning ball device unit 49 representing the variable winning ball device as if it were won, the ten count display image 2d is displayed on the game board surface display image 2a in accordance with the winning number of the hit ball image. Displayed in the lower right corner. Therefore, the player can confirm how many hit balls are currently winning in the variable winning ball device unit 49 by looking at the number displayed in the ten count display image 2d.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the V winning display. When the hit ball image is displayed as if it has been won in a portion corresponding to the specific winning area of the variable winning ball device unit 49, the V winning display image 2e is displayed on the game board display screen 2a. By checking the V winning display image 2e, the player can confirm that a hit ball has won a specific winning area.

The display example of the ten count display image 2d and the V winning display image 2e is merely an example, and may be displayed on any part of the display screen as long as the part does not hinder the player's game. In addition, the display mode is not limited to ordinary numbers or English characters, but may be decorated characters, characters that change with time, or other images that appeal to the interest of the player.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen at the time of reach. As shown in FIG. 17, when the reach state occurs, for example, "REACH!" Is displayed on the entire game board display screen 2a, and an image as if lightning ran is displayed on the entire screen. At this time, the entire screen may be blinked, or the color of the lightning portion may be changed, or the color of the other portions may be changed to appeal to the player. In addition, the display screen 2 for the game board surface
An image 2c for notifying the player of the current game state is displayed in the lower right part of a. Therefore, even if the entire screen is switched to the reach mode screen, the player can check the gaming state.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen at the time of a big hit. As shown in FIG. 18, at the time of a big hit, for example, "FEV"
ER! ! Is displayed, and an image is displayed as if the fireworks had exploded. At this time, as in the case of the reach, the entire screen may be blinked, or the color of each part may be changed to appeal to the player. In addition, an image 2c that displays the current game state is displayed in the lower right part of the game board display screen 2a. Therefore, the player can check the current game state as in the case of the reach.

As described above, in the gaming machine according to this embodiment, the entire game board surface including the hit ball is image-displayed. Therefore, it is possible to display all kinds of images that cannot be displayed by a conventional mechanical structure. As a result, the fun of the game can be improved, and the interest of the game can be improved.

Next, a method of controlling the movement of the hit ball image of the gaming machine will be described. As described above, in this embodiment, since the entire game board surface including the hit ball is image-displayed, the moving trajectory of the hit ball image is controlled by the image display control board 1 shown in FIG.
8 and the basic circuit on the main control board 16 needs to control the display. Hereinafter, the control method will be described in detail. FIG.
It is a figure for explaining a movement locus of a hit ball image of a gaming machine. As shown in FIG. 19, when the game board image is displayed on the display screen 2, the hit ball image incident on the game board image includes, for example, each of the positions P1 to P5 and L1
To L13. Hereinafter, for example, a locus that reaches the position of L1 is referred to as a moving locus L1. The determination of which of the moving trajectories the hit ball image selects from the respective moving trajectories is determined according to the operation state of the game handle 6, that is, the firing level. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, the intervals L1 to L13 are unequal pitches. The pitches of the portions frequently used by the player during the game, for example, L3 to L8, are smaller than those of the other portions so that the player can finely adjust the hitting ball.

FIG. 20 is a correspondence diagram showing the relationship between the firing level and the movement locus of the hit ball image. As shown in FIG.
When the firing level is 1 (when the firing level is the weakest), the moving trajectory of the hit ball image is a moving trajectory that returns to the firing position after performing to P1. If the firing level is 2, P
After moving up to 2, the movement trajectory returns to the firing position. In the case of the firing level 3, the trajectory returns to the firing position after performing to P3. In the case of the firing level 4, the movement trajectory returns to the firing position after performing to P4. In the case of the firing level 5, the movement trajectory returns to the firing position after performing to P5.

In the case of the firing level 6, the shot image is P5
After moving to the position, the movement locus L1 is selected. In the case of the firing level 7, the moving trajectory L2 is selected after the shot image has moved to P5. In the case of the firing level 8, the moving trajectory L3 is selected after the hit ball image has moved to P5. In the case of the firing level 9, the moving trajectory L4 is selected after the shot image has moved to P5. In the case of the firing level 10, the moving trajectory L after the ball image has moved to P5
5 is selected. In the case of the firing level 11, the moving trajectory L6 is selected after the shot image has moved to P5. In the case of the firing level 12, the moving trajectory L7 is selected after the shot image has moved to P5. In the case of the firing level 13, the moving trajectory L8 is selected after the shot image has moved to P5. In the case of firing level 14, the shot image is P
After moving to 5, the movement locus L9 is selected. In the case of the firing level 15, the moving trajectory L10 is selected after the hit ball image has moved to P5. In the case of the firing level 16, the moving trajectory L11 is selected after the shot image has moved to P5. In the case of firing level 17, the shot image is P
After moving to 5, the movement locus L12 is selected. In the case of the firing level 18, the moving trajectory L13 is selected after the shot image has moved to P5. As described above, the movement trajectory of the shot image is determined according to the firing level.

An example of the game board image displayed on the display screen will be described in more detail. FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface image for a first-type pachinko gaming machine.
The game board surface image for the first class pachinko gaming machine is displayed on display screen 2
Is displayed on the game board display screen 2a. Two arc-shaped section rail portions 44 are displayed on the peripheral surface in the game board surface image. The section rail section 44 is composed of an outer rail section and an inner rail section, and two areas surrounded by the outer rail section and the inner rail section become the guide path section and the game area section 42.

When the player operates the game handle 6, the shot images are displayed in a state of being fired one by one. The shot ball image that is shot is displayed so as to be guided to the game area section 42 by a guide path formed between the outer rail section and the inner rail section. At the exit portion from the taxiway section to the game area section 42, there is provided a valve-shaped return prevention member section for preventing a ball image once hit into the game area section 42 from returning to the inside of the taxiway section. Is displayed.

In the center of the game area section 42, a variable display section 43 for variably displaying a plurality of types of images is displayed. The winning opening 50 is displayed above the variable display device 43. Above and below the variable display unit 43, a center lamp 58 is displayed. Below the variable display device section 43, a starting winning opening section 48 and a variable winning ball apparatus section 49 are displayed. At the positions on the left and right sides of the variable display unit 43, which are commonly called “sleeve portions”, the winning opening 52
Is displayed. Winning opening portions 51 are displayed at positions on the left and right sides of the variable display device portion 43, which are commonly called “drop portions”. At the lowermost part of the game area 42, an out mouth 56 is displayed.

The ball image hit into the game area 42 is
In the course of flowing down the game area section 42, the start winning port section 48, the variable winning ball apparatus section 49 and one of the winning port sections 50 to 52 are displayed so as to win or out. It is displayed to be guided to the mouth 56 and processed as an out ball. When the hit ball image is displayed on the variable prize ball unit 49 as if it were a prize, the display is such that 15 prize balls are paid out to the player for one prize ball. When the hit ball image is displayed in any of the start winning opening portion 48 and the winning opening portions 50 to 52, seven prize balls are paid out to the player for one winning ball. Is displayed as follows. That is, in this example, the number of prize balls paid out by the prize balls that have won the variable prize ball device unit 49 is relatively larger than the number of prize balls paid out by the prize balls that have won the other prize ports. Is displayed as follows.

In the game area section 42, a windmill section 45 for decorating the game area section 42 and displaying the falling direction of the hit ball image in a diversified manner is displayed, and a windmill lamp section thereon. 59 is displayed. Side lamps 53 are displayed on both left and right ends of the game area 42. The side lamp unit 53 flashes or lights up according to the operation state of the gaming machine. In addition, the game area section 4
Below 2, a round display section 54 and a winning number display section 55 are displayed. The round display unit 54 displays the number of rounds in the jackpot state, and the winning ball display unit 55 displays the number of winnings.

The variable winning prize ball unit 49 has a game area unit 4
Opening / closing plate 57 capable of tilting display in a predetermined range in the front-back direction
Is displayed. Normally, the opening / closing plate portion 57 is displayed in a closed state, and is in a disadvantageous state (second state) for a player who is difficult to win a hit ball image. On the other hand, based on the fact that the ball image has been won in the starting winning opening portion 48, the three symbol display portions 46a, 46b,
The variable display of 46c is performed. When the variable display is stopped, a “big hit” occurs when the combination of the three symbols becomes a predetermined specific combination. When a big hit occurs, the variable winning ball device unit 49 displays, from the second state, an advantageous state (first state) for a player who is likely to win a hit ball. A state in which a big hit has occurred and the variable winning ball unit 49 is in the first state is referred to as a specific game state.

When a big hit occurs, the opening / closing plate 57 is displayed in an open state, and a first state advantageous to a player who can win a hit ball image in the big winning opening of the variable winning ball unit 49. Will be displayed as At this time, FIG.
As shown in the display example shown in FIG.

The first state of the variable winning ball unit 49 is such that 30 seconds elapse after the opening and closing plate 57 is displayed in the open state, or the winning opening of the variable winning ball unit 49 (large winning). The process ends when the condition that the earlier one of the display of winning ten hit images is performed on the mouth portion is satisfied. That is, when the above condition is satisfied, the open / close plate 57 is displayed in the closed state, and the variable winning ball device 49
Are displayed in the second state.

A specific area commonly called a “V pocket” is provided in the central portion inside the special winning opening.
If the hit ball image that has entered the special winning opening is displayed as if it has won the specific area, it is determined that the specific winning has been achieved.
When it is determined that the specific winning has been achieved, the display of the first state of the variable winning sphere device unit 49 at that time is terminated, and
Again, the repetition continuation control for displaying the variable winning ball unit 49 in the first state is performed. By repeated continuation control,
The variable winning ball device section 49 is displayed in the first state up to 16 times continuously. Further, when the hit ball image has won in the specific area of the special winning opening, a V winning display image is displayed, and the player is notified that the hit ball image has won in the specific area.

The fact that the hit ball image wins in the start winning opening portion 48 is particularly called "start winning". In response to the hit ball image winning in the start winning opening portion 48, the symbol display starts to change on the symbol display portions 46a, 46b, 46c of the variable display device portion 43. When a specific symbol combination is displayed when the variable display is stopped, the variable prize ball device unit 49 enters the first state.

The variable prize ball unit 4 during the symbol change display and based on the result of the symbol change display.
While 9 is displayed in the first state, the starting winning opening 4
When the hit ball image is displayed in the state of winning at 8, the starting winning is stored. This is called start memory. The number of start memories is notified to the player by lighting display of the start memory display unit 47. The upper limit of the starting memory is set to four. If there is a start memory, the symbol display sections 46a, 46
After the variable display of the symbols b and 46c is stopped, or after the display of the first state of the variable prize ball device unit 49 is finished, the variable display of the symbols on the symbol display units 46a, 46b and 46c is started again. Is done.

Next, a description will be given of a method of selecting a route of a hit ball image and a method of determining winning / non-winning at the timing of firing of the hit ball hitting image. FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing the types and contents of random counters used when a game of the first type pachinko gaming machine is selected.
The random counter counts a random number used to determine the movement locus of the shot image, a random number used to determine winning / non-winning, and a random number used to control the variable display of the variable display unit 49. It is a counter to perform. In this case, eight types of random counters 1 to 8 are used.
The values of these random counters are read out at the timing of hitting the ball, and based on the values, winning / non-winning is determined, the moving locus of the hitting image is determined, and the variable display device 43 The variable display operation is controlled.
The process of reading the count value of the random counter is performed by the CP provided inside the basic circuit of the main control board 16.
U executes according to the control program in the control ROM.

The random counter 1 is a random counter for determining the moving trajectory of the shot image in advance. The random counter 1 has a value of 0.0 in the range of “0 to 999”.
It counts up by one every 02 seconds and in the remaining time of the interrupt processing. Note that 0.002 seconds is an execution interval (interruption occurrence interval) of the interrupt processing started in the basic circuit based on the periodic reset signal output from the periodic reset circuit. In this interrupt processing, a control program is executed. Therefore, the remaining time of the interrupt processing is the time from when the control program completes the determined processing to when the next periodic reset signal is generated, during which time the count-up of the random counter is repeated.

The random counter 2 has a variable display unit 4
3 is a random counter for determining in advance whether or not to generate a big hit as a result of the symbol change display. The random counter 2 ranges from “0 to 209”,
Count up by 1 every 0.002 seconds.

The random counter 3 has a variable display unit 4
3 is a random counter for determining the type of symbol to be stopped in the symbol display unit 46a on the left when it is determined not to be a big hit as a result of the symbol variation display. The random counter 3 has a range of “0 to 20”,
It is incremented by 1 every 0.002 seconds. The random counter 4 is a random counter for determining the type of the symbol to be stopped in the central symbol display portion 46b when it is determined not to be a big hit as a result of the variable display of the symbol of the variable display device 43. . When the value of the random counter 3 increases by 1 from “20” (when a carry occurs), the random counter 4 sets 1 in the range of “0 to 20”.
Counts up by one. Note that the random counter 3
Is returned to “0” when incremented by 1 from “20”. The random counter 5 is a random counter for determining the type of the symbol to be stopped in the symbol display unit 46c on the right when it is determined not to be a big hit as a result of the variable display of the variable display unit 43. . When the value of the random counter 4 increases by one from “20” (when a carry occurs), the random counter 5 counts up by one in the range of “0 to 20”. Note that the value of the random counter 4 is returned to “0” when incremented by 1 from “20”.

The random counter 6 is a random counter for determining a symbol combination to generate a big hit when it is determined to generate a big hit. The random counter 6 is executed in the range of “0 to 44” every 0.002 seconds and in the remaining time of the interrupt processing, and is incremented by one.

The random counter 7 is a random counter for determining a specified reach operation number for designating a predetermined reach operation from a plurality of reach operations. In the random counter 7, the value of the random counter 6 is "44".
Is incremented by 1 (when a carry occurs), the count is incremented by 1 in the range of "0 to 19". "Reach"
This is a display control different from the normal display control when the display result satisfies a part of the combination that results in the specific display mode. For example, a plurality of display results of the variable display device section 43 are derived and displayed at different times, and in the middle of the derivation display of the plurality of display results of the variable display device portion 43, the previously derived display result is a specific display. When the condition for the combination of the modes is satisfied, a special display control is performed for a portion for which the display result has not been derived yet. Further, it is not always necessary to derive the display results at different times, and special display control is not limited to deriving some display results, and may be performed in all parts. In the reach display mode, a plurality of reach display modes are set by changing at least one of display contents, a change speed, a change time, a stop sequence, and a sound effect. Here, the reach is indicated by the left, center, and right symbol display sections 46a, 46a.
b and 46c, two hit symbols of the same type are stopped and displayed together in the two areas that stop earlier, and a big hit occurs if one symbol of the same type is stopped and displayed in the remaining area. is there.

The random counter 8 is in the first state in which the opening / closing plate 57 is displayed in an open state when a big hit occurs and the hit ball image can win the large winning opening of the variable winning ball unit 49. , A random counter for determining whether or not the shot image is displayed so as to win the specific winning area (V pocket). The random counter 8
When the value of the random counter 7 increases by 1 from “19” (when a carry occurs), the count is incremented by 1 in the range of “0 to 7”.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the set value of the winning rate for each gaming state. For example, L1 (see FIG. 19) is reached when the gaming state is a normal state in which the jackpot state is not a jackpot state, or in an interval state in which the opening and closing plate 57 shifts to the closed state and the opening state of the next round starts. The hit ball image indicates that it should be displayed so as to win the starting winning opening portion 48 at a rate of 5%. In addition, the hitting ball portion 51 of the “dropped portion” has a hit ball image at a rate of 0.5%.
, And it should be displayed so as to win the winning opening 52 of the “sleeve” at a rate of 0.3%. In FIG. 23, there is no route of the hit ball from L1 to the winning opening portion 50, and since the opening and closing plate 57 is in the closed state, the hitting ball wins the large winning opening portion of the variable winning ball device portion 49. Indicates that there is no In FIG. 23 and the like, FIG.
Are described as “winning opening 1”, “winning opening 2”, and “winning opening 3”, respectively, and the starting winning opening 48 is described as “starting opening”. I have.

In FIG. 23, when the gaming state is the big hit state and the open / close plate 57 is displayed in the open state (during the opening of the special winning opening), the variable winning prize ball unit is further increased by 30%. It is shown that the hit ball should be displayed in such a way as to win the large winning opening of 49. And FIG.
Is 100- (5 + 0.5 + 0.3) = 94.2 when the gaming state is in the normal state or the interval state.
The hit ball image is displayed such that the hit ball reaches the out mouth portion 56 at a rate of%, and when the gaming state is a state in which the special winning opening is open, 1
This also means that the shot image should be displayed so that the shot reaches the out mouth portion 56 at a rate of 00− (5 + 0.5 + 0.3 + 30) = 64.2%.

For the shot images that have reached L2 to L13 (see FIG. 19), the winning rates are set for the respective game states. However, in FIG. 23, except for L1,
Only the winning rates by game state for L5 and L13 are shown. Note that the winning rate shown in FIG. 23 is not the probability of each hit ball, but the ratio of winning / non-winning over a large number of hit balls. Therefore, the winning probability of the first shot (including the first shot immediately after the start of the game) after a single winning / non-winning determination has been made matches the winning rate shown in FIG. However, the winning probability of each of the other hit balls differs from the winning rate shown in FIG. 23 because winning / non-winning is determined by non-independent trials. For example, FIG. 23 means that when 1000 hit balls have passed L1, 5% = 50 of them should win the starting opening. Then, in this embodiment, as will be described below, for example, when 1000 hit balls pass through L1, winning of approximately 50 hit balls to the starting port is secured.

In this embodiment, the hit ball image that has reached any of L1 to L13 follows any one of a total of 400 routes on the game board image and reaches each winning opening or out opening. And Of course, the number of routes “400” can be increased or decreased according to the performance required for the gaming machine and the like.

As shown in FIG. 23, in this embodiment, the winning rates of different modes are defined in the normal state and the big hit state. Also, even in the big hit state, different winning rates are defined in the mode depending on whether the big winning opening is being opened or in the interval state. Therefore, in the normal state, winning / non-winning is determined in the normal time determination mode, and in the specific game state, winning / non-winning is determined in the specific time determination mode. Winning / non-winning must be determined separately.

In order to realize the winning rate as shown in FIG. 23, for example, a game board surface route table as shown in FIGS. 24 to 26 is prepared. As shown in FIG. 23, in this embodiment, the winning rate in the normal state and the winning rate in the interval state are set to be equal. In such a case, the same table can be used for both states, as shown in column A of FIGS. That is, the normal mode and the interval mode in the specific mode can be used together. If the winning rate in the normal state is not the same as the winning rate in the interval state, tables corresponding to the respective states of the normal state, the interval state, and the opening of the special winning opening are used. That is, separate tables are used for the normal mode, the special winning mode in the specific mode, and the interval mode in the specific mode.

In FIGS. 24 to 26, "sx
"(X is a number given in order)" indicates that the route is to the starting winning opening 48 (starting opening). "Ax", "b
“x” and “cx” indicate routes to the winning opening 50 (winning opening 1), winning opening 51 (winning opening 2), and winning opening 52 (winning opening 3), respectively. "Vx" indicates that the route is to the large winning opening of the variable winning ball unit 49. And “ox” indicates that the route is to the out mouth 56.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface route table for realizing the winning rate described in the column of L1 in FIG. 24, L1_s1 to L1_L
1_s3 are routes that reach the start winning opening portion 48 from the position L1 shown in FIG. When the game state is the normal state or the interval state, if the value of the random counter 1 is any one of “0 to 14”, the route of L1_s1 is selected, and “15” is selected.
If it is any one of "31 to 49", the route of L1_s2 is selected, and if it is any of "31 to 49", the route of L1_s3 is selected. L1_b1 and L1_b2 are routes that reach the winning opening 51 from the position L1 shown in FIG. When the gaming state is in the normal state or the interval state, the value of the random counter 1 is "50 to
52 ”, the route of L1_b1 is selected, and if it is any of“ 53, 54 ”, L1_b1 is selected.
This indicates that the route 1_b2 is selected.

L1_v1 and L1_v2 are respectively shown in FIG.
The route from the position of L1 shown in FIG. 9 to the large winning opening of the variable winning ball unit 49. When the game state is the normal state or the interval state, it indicates that those routes are not selected. L1_o
1 to L1_on are routes that reach the out mouth 56 from the position L1 shown in FIG. When the gaming state is the normal state or the interval state, the value of the random counter 1 is "58 to 157".
, The route of L1_o1 is selected, and if any of “900 to 999”, the route of L1
_On indicates that the route is selected. In addition,
If the value of the random counter 1 is any one of “158 to 899”, a route to the out port 56 other than L1_o1 and L1_on is selected, but this is omitted in FIG.

When the gaming state is in the state of opening the special winning opening, a route corresponding to the value of the random counter 1 shown on the right side of the table in FIG. 24 is selected. For example, if the value of the random counter 1 is any one of “58 to 157”, a route to the large winning opening of L1_v1 is selected, and if any of “258 to 357”, L1 is selected.
_Vm indicates that the route to the winning port is selected. Note that the value of the random counter 1 is "158 to
257 ”, L1_v1 and L1_v1
A route other than 1_vm to the special winning opening is selected, but this is omitted in FIG.

Similarly, a game board route table showing the relationship between the route from the position of L2 to L13 on the game board image and the value of the random counter 1 is prepared. For example, FIG. 25 shows a game board surface route table for realizing a winning rate described in a column L5 in FIG. 23, and FIG. 26 shows a game for realizing a winning rate described in a column L13 in FIG. The board route table is shown. Here, for example, L5_a1 indicates a route that reaches the winning opening 50 from the position of L5 shown in FIG. 24 to FIG.
The table shown in FIG. 6 is simply created to explain the winning rate and the like, and in an actual gaming machine, the relationship between each route and the random counter 1 is appropriately set.
Each game board surface route table indicating the relationship between the route from the position of L1 to L13 and the value of the random counter 1 is set in the ROM in the basic circuit of the main control board 16. Further, unused / used bits corresponding to the respective values of 0 to 999 in the A column and the B column in each game board route table for L1 to L13 are prepared in the RAM in the basic circuit of the main control board 16. Is done.

Regarding the route from L1, when the gaming state is in the normal state or the interval state, if the value of the random counter 1 is any one of "0 to 57", the ball hits one of the winning opening portions. It is determined that the winning route is selected. When the gaming state is in the state of opening the special winning opening, if the value of the random counter 1 is any one of “0 to 357”, the route in which the ball hits one of the winning openings is selected. It is decided to be done. Therefore, “0” which the random counter 1 can take
The ratio of the number of random counters 1 determined to win the respective winning opening portions to the 1000 types of values of "999" corresponds to the winning rate by game state shown in FIG. . For example, the values of the random counter 1 corresponding to the routes L1_s1 to L1_s3 from the position of L1 to the starting winning opening portion 48 are 50 types of “0 to 49”, which are 5% of 1000 types.

Therefore, if the value of the random counter 1 is a completely random random number, the probability that the ball hits from the position L1 to the starting winning opening portion 48 is 5%. That is, when the actual start winning rate is observed for a considerably long period, the value becomes the set value of 5%. However, if a route is unconditionally extracted from the game board route table in accordance with the value of the random counter 1, the actual start winning rate is observed to be 5% over a considerably long period of time, but in reality, the actual starting prize rate is completely reduced during the continuation of the game. There may be a period in which there is no prize for a while, or a period in which prizes frequently occur for a while. However, as described in detail below, in this embodiment, the prize rate is almost equal to the set value without the period in which the prize rate extremely increases or the period in which the prize rate decreases extremely continues. A gaming machine in which the game is continued in the state is realized.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing a route-by-route time table in which the time from when a ball is fired for each of the 400 types of routes to when the ball reaches the winning opening or the exit opening is described. For example, in route 1, the shot image is displayed for 3.8 seconds (380 seconds) after the shot image is fired and displayed.
0 ms), it is displayed so as to pass through the large winning opening of the variable winning ball unit 49, and is displayed to reach the out opening 56 after 5.6 seconds. Therefore, Route 1 is
This is one of the routes leading to the out mouth 56. In route 2, the hit ball image is displayed 3.8 seconds (3800 ms) after the launch image of the hit ball image is displayed, and the variable winning ball device 49
Is displayed so as to win the big winning opening section of the game.
Route 2 is one of the routes for winning the big winning opening. In the route 400, the hit ball image is displayed 2.2 seconds after the hit ball image is fired and displayed.
(“Winning opening 1”). Similarly, for routes 3 to 399, the time from when the shot image is fired and displayed until the shot image reaches the winning opening portion or the out opening portion is set. The time table for each route is stored in the main control board 1.
6 is set in the ROM of the basic circuit. The routes 1 to 400 are routes that pass through any of L1 to L13, respectively.

Hereinafter, a method of determining a winning / non-winning and a method of determining a jackpot / losing will be described with reference to flowcharts of FIGS. At the timing of hitting the ball, the basic circuit of the main control board 16 first checks the firing level of the hitting ball as shown in FIG. 28 (step S).
1). If the firing level is less than “6”, the hit ball image is not displayed so as to reach the game area section 42 (FIG. 20).
Ref.), No winning / non-winning decision is made. If the firing level is “6” or more, the basic circuit is the random counter 1
Is extracted (step S2). Since it is determined which one of L1 to L13 the hit ball image passes according to the firing level, it is determined which game board surface route table should be used.

Next, the basic circuit checks whether or not the special winning opening is currently open (step S3). The basic circuit manages the game state and naturally knows the state of the special winning opening, so that it can be immediately recognized whether or not it is open. If it is not open, column A in the game board route table is used (step S4), and if it is open, column B in the game board route table is used (step S5).

If all of the values (0 to 999) in the selected column in the determined game board surface route table are all used, all unused / used bits are made unused (step S6). , S7). As described above, the unused / used bits are prepared in the RAM in the basic circuit corresponding to each value (0 to 999) in each game board route table. By the processing in steps S6 and S7, each value (0 to 99) in the game board surface route table
The unused / used bit is reset at the stage when all of 9) are used. That is, all values are returned to the unused state. Further, the basic circuit checks whether or not a value in the game board surface route table that matches the extracted value of the random counter 1 is unused (step S9). If the value has been used, the value is increased by 1 (step S1).
0), again confirming whether the value is unused.

As described above, in this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening is being opened at the timing of hitting the ball. However, even if the special winning opening is open at the timing of firing of the hit ball, when the hit ball image actually reaches the special winning opening, the condition of closing the special winning opening is satisfied and the special winning opening is established. The part may be in a closed state. Therefore, in the processing after step S12, when the hit ball image determined to win the special winning opening portion actually reaches the special winning opening portion, the case where the special winning opening portion is in a closed state occurs. Is taken into account.

When an unused value is found in step S9, the basic circuit selects a route corresponding to the value in the game board route table as a locus of the hit ball image to the winning opening portion or the out opening portion (step S9). S11). For example, it is assumed that the firing level is “6” and the value of the random counter 1 extracted at the firing timing is “58”. Then, since the firing level is “6”, FIG.
, The hit ball image is L1 in the game area section 42.
It is determined that it is determined to drop the game area section 42 after reaching the position. That is, it is determined that the game board route table shown in FIG. 24 is used. Here, if the special winning opening is open, the column B is used, and it is checked whether or not the value “58” in the column B is unused.
If “58” is in use, it is checked whether “59” is unused. If "59" is not used, "5" in the B column of the game board route table shown in FIG.
The route L1_v1 corresponding to “9” is selected as a trajectory in the hit ball image. Since the route L1_v1 is a route to the special winning opening, in this example, it is determined that the special winning opening is won at the firing timing.

As described above, the first state (big hit state) in which the variable winning ball unit 49 is opened is a state in which a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of hit balls has been hit. The process ends when the earlier condition of winning is satisfied. Then, during the period in which the hit ball image determined to win the special winning opening is fired and displayed and reaches the special winning opening, the state shifts to the interval state in which the variable winning ball device unit 49 is closed. Could be. Therefore, it is necessary for the basic circuit to perform control so as not to generate a prize in the special winning opening in the interval state as described below.

First, the basic circuit checks whether or not the route determined in step S11 is a route for winning the special winning opening (step S12). If the determined route is a route for winning the big winning opening, FIG.
From the route-by-route time table shown in FIG. 7, the time until the hit ball image of the route reaches the special winning opening is extracted (step S13). Then, the extracted time is compared with the remaining time in the first state (step S14), and if the extracted time is not longer, a route change process is performed (step S15).

If the remaining time in the first state is longer, the basic circuit determines the number of winnings already won in the special winning opening in the round at that time and the number of shot images already shot and displayed. The sum with the number of items that have been determined to win the special winning opening but have not yet reached the special winning opening is determined. If the sum is 10 or more, the variable winning ball unit 49 closes and shifts to the second state before the hit ball for which winning / non-winning is determined reaches the large winning opening. . That is, if the sum is 10 or more, a prize in the large winning opening in the second state occurs. Therefore,
Also in this case, the basic circuit performs a route change process (steps S16 and S15).

FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing a route change process. In the route change process, the basic circuit is
It is determined to use the A column instead of the B column in the game board route table (step S31). That is,
It is decided to use the table in the interval state instead of the table with the big winning opening open. Here, each value (0 to 99) in the changed column in the game board route table is set.
If 9) is all used, all unused / used bits are made unused (steps S32 and S33). Then, the value determined at the time of executing the processing of step S11, that is, the value for determining the route is set in the column (in this case, the column A) of the gaming board route table in which the new use is determined. It is confirmed whether or not it has been used (step S34). If it has been used, the value is increased by 1 (step S35), and it is confirmed again whether or not it has been used. If not used, a route corresponding to the value in the game board surface route table is selected as a trajectory to the winning opening portion or the out opening portion excluding the large winning opening portion of the hit ball image (step S36). For example, it is assumed that a value of “59” has been determined when executing the process of step S11. "5
If the value “9” is not used, in step S36, the route L1_o1 corresponding to “59” in the column A of FIG. 24 is selected as the changed route.

If the non-winning is determined when the opening / closing plate 57 is shifted to the closed state and in the interval state until the opening state of the next round is started, the route of the hit ball image is a large winning prize. When the route is a route from the mouth to the out mouth 56 (for example, route 1 shown in FIG. 27),
There is a possibility that the next round is started before actually reaching the special winning opening, and the state has shifted to the first state in which the variable winning ball unit 49 is opened. If the hit ball image moves through the game area section 42 as it is, the ball image passes through the variable winning ball apparatus section 49 in the open state. Therefore, the basic circuit avoids such inconvenience as follows.

The basic circuit checks whether or not the route determined in step S11 is selected from the values in the column A and reaches the out opening 56 through the special winning opening (step S18). In the case of such a route, FIG.
The time required for the ball image of the route to reach the special winning opening is extracted from the route-specific time table shown in FIG. Then, the extracted time is compared with the remaining time in the interval state (step S20), and if the extracted time is not longer, the route changing process shown in FIG. 29 is performed (step S21). In this case, in the process of step S31, the basic circuit determines to use the B column instead of the A column in the game board route table. That is, it is determined that the table with the special winning opening is used instead of the table in the interval state.

For example, it is assumed that a value of "59" has been determined when executing the process of step S11. FIG.
The route corresponding to the value “59” in the A column of No. 4 is L1_o1. The route L1_o1 extends to the out mouth portion 56 through the special winning opening portion, and the route L1_o1
If the next shot starts when the shot image that has moved along _o1 actually reaches the special winning opening,
Route change processing is performed. Then, step S36
In, if the value “59” in column B is unused, L1_v1 corresponding to “59” in column B is selected as the changed route.

As described above, when winning / non-winning is determined at the timing of hitting the ball, the timing of determining winning / non-winning differs from the timing of the actual shot image reaching the big winning opening. Therefore, if no consideration is given, even if it is decided to win the big winning opening at the timing of firing, when the hit ball image actually reaches the big winning opening, the big winning opening is closed May occur. Conversely, if it is determined that no prize will be won at the firing timing, the ball image will pass through the open big prize opening to the out opening 56 without any consideration. The display may be controlled. However, according to this embodiment, the time from the firing timing until the hit ball image reaches the special winning opening,
The time it takes to reach the variable winning prize ball unit 49 after the ball is fired is compared, and the route is changed according to the comparison result, so that inconveniences such as winning in the closed big winning opening are avoided. Is done.

In this embodiment, the route is changed by switching between the column A and the column B in the game board route table. However, the above disadvantages can be avoided by other methods. For example, a predetermined route (a total of 400 routes in this embodiment)
Among them, a route for winning only in the special winning opening is not defined, and a trajectory reaching the out opening 56 is defined for all routes passing through the special winning opening. For example, when a route such as Route 2 in FIG. 27 is not set, and the route passes through the special winning opening like Route 1, the route is defined so that there is also a locus that reaches the Out opening 56. When it is determined that no winning is to be made, the display is controlled so as to reach the out mouth 56, and when it is determined to win the big winning opening, the hit ball image wins in the big winning opening. The gaming machine may be configured so that the display is controlled as described above. further,
In the case where the winning prize is decided at the timing of firing, but when the hit ball image actually reaches the winning prize, the winning prize is closed,
The display control may be performed so as to reach the out mouth 56. Such switching of the display control can be performed, for example, by using a ball shot image as a control signal from the basic circuit to the image display control circuit provided on the image display control board 18 so as to output the shot image.
This is realized by adding a signal as to whether or not to move to.

Alternatively, the above-mentioned inconvenience can be avoided by associating a route that wins only the special winning opening with a route that reaches the out opening 56 through the special winning opening. For example, it is assumed that route 1 and route 2 shown in FIG. 27 are associated with each other. Then, even if route 2 to win the special winning opening at the timing of firing is selected, when the hit ball image actually reaches the special winning opening, the special winning opening is closed. , The trajectory may be changed to the route 1 associated with the route 2. The association can be realized by attaching the association data in a table stored in the ROM of the basic circuit.

When the route is finally determined in step S11 or by the route changing process, the basic circuit sets the unused / used bit corresponding to the value in the game board route table being handled at that time. It is used (step S22). The value in the game board route table handled at that time is a value determined before starting the process of step S11 or a value changed in the route change process.

In this embodiment, the A and B columns are provided in each game board route table.
Only one column (for example, column B) may be provided. In that case, when a route to win the special winning opening is selected according to the value of the random counter 1, the time required to reach the special winning opening corresponding to the route is extracted from the time table for each route. I do. Then, when the opening state of the special winning opening portion ends after the lapse of the time, the route may be changed to the route to the out opening portion 56.

As described above, in this embodiment, unused / used bits are added to each of the values 0 to 999 in each game board route table, and until all the values become used. , Do not reuse used values. Also, in this embodiment, each value in each game board surface route table determines the route of the hit ball image and also determines the winning / non-winning of the hit ball. In this embodiment, since each winning opening or out opening which is the arrival point of each route is determined, winning / non-winning is determined if a route is selected. Therefore, if the above-described processing is executed at the timing of firing a hit ball,
The values used for the winning / non-winning lottery will not be used thereafter until the one-time winning / non-winning lottery is completed. That is, the lottery of the non-independent trial is performed. Then
Even in a relatively short period of time, the winning rate is close to the winning rate as illustrated in FIG. In other words, the game proceeds with the winning rate stabilized without the winning rate rising rapidly or the low winning rate continuing over a long period of time.

In this embodiment, each game board surface route table corresponding to each route from the position of L1 to L13 in the game board image is prepared, and a random track for determining the movement locus of the hit ball image in advance is prepared. Counter 1 value (0
-999), the values used once are not subject to the next lottery until one lottery is completed, and the non-independent trial of winning / non-winning is realized. Was done. However, by other methods,
It is also possible to realize a lottery of non-independent trials of winning / non-winning.

For example, the value of the random counter 1 is used only for determining a start winning, each winning other than the starting winning, a winning in a large winning opening, and a non-winning. That is, the value of the random counter 1 is used only for the winning / non-winning lottery, and the random counter 1 is not related to the route selection. Then, a table for determining a winning start, a winning other than the starting winning, a winning in the special winning opening, or a non-winning in accordance with the value of the random counter 1 is prepared. Is determined, and a start winning, a winning other than the starting winning, a winning in a large winning opening, or a non-winning is determined. Thereafter, a route from the position of L1 to L13 determined according to the firing level to each winning opening or out opening is selected. In this case, for example, when the starting winning is determined based on the value of the random counter 1 and a plurality of routes from the position L1 to the starting winning opening 48 are defined, one route is selected by another random number. I do. Then, the value of the random counter 1 extracted at that time is not used in the next lottery until one lottery is completed, that is, until 1000 lotteries are completed in this embodiment. Even in this way, the value used for the one-time winning / non-winning lottery can be prevented from being used until one lottery is completed.

In this case, even if the winning rate is not set for each route (each route passing through L1 to L13) as shown in FIG. In a short period of time, it is possible to realize a gaming machine in which the actual winning rate close to the set winning rate appears stably. In this case, instead of one random counter 1, two random counters 1A used in a normal state or an interval state and a random counter 1B used during opening of a special winning opening are used. Then, according to the value of the random counter 1A, a winning start, a winning other than the starting winning, or a non-winning is determined. In addition, according to the value of the random counter 1B, the starting prize, each prize other than the starting prize,
Winning or non-winning in the grand prize opening is determined. Also,
The normal state random counter 1A, the random counter 1B used in the interval state, and the random counter 1C used during opening of the special winning opening may be used.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing a control for determining whether or not to generate a jackpot based on the value of the random counter. The processing shown in FIG. 30 is also executed at the timing of firing a ball. Whether a jackpot or a non-jackpot (miss) is determined by determining the value of the random counter 2. In the basic circuit, if the value of the random counter 2 is “3”, it is a big hit, and if it is other than “3”, it is not a big hit. If it is determined that a jackpot is to be won, the random counter 6
Determines the type of symbol for generating a big hit. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not a jackpot, using the values of the random counters 3, 4, and 5,
Left, center and right symbol display sections 46a, 46b, 46c
, The types of symbols to be stopped and displayed (hereinafter, referred to as “stop symbols”) are determined. In addition, in the case other than the jackpot, if the combination array of the symbols determined based on the values of the random counters 3, 4, and 5 happens to be the combination array of the symbols to be the jackpot, a random symbol indicating the medium symbol is used. “1” is subtracted from the value of the counter 4, and adjustment is made so as to forcibly display a stop in a combination arrangement of symbols. When determining whether or not to generate a jackpot based on the value of the random counter 2, the basic circuit does not perform control to exclude a predetermined value. That is, the basic circuit performs an independent trial here.

FIG. 31 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the structure of the opening / closing plate 57 in the variable winning ball unit 49. As shown in FIG. 32 and 33 show that the hit ball image is a variable winning ball device unit 4.
9 is an explanatory view showing a special winning opening inner ball route table for selecting a hit ball route in the special winning opening after winning the special winning opening of No. 9; FIG. Here, L1 in the game board image
Among the routes from L13 to the large winning opening, a route to the large winning opening from the left half side of the opening and closing plate portion 57 and a large winning opening from the right half side of the opening and closing plate portion 57 are won. Suppose there is a route. As shown in FIG. 31, a V pocket portion 57c is displayed on the left side of the inside 57b of the opening / closing plate portion 57, and a normal winning opening portion 57d is displayed on the right side.

The basic circuit extracts the value of the random counter 8 when the route to the special winning opening is determined as the route of the hit ball image at the timing of hitting the ball. Then, the route of the shot image in the special winning opening is determined according to the extracted value. Specifically, when a route for winning the big winning opening portion is selected from the left half side of the opening / closing plate portion 57, the basic circuit performs a large winning according to the contents of the big winning opening inner ball route table shown in FIG. The route of the shot image in the winning opening is determined. In addition, when a route to win the special winning opening portion is selected from the right half side of the opening and closing plate portion 57, the hit ball image in the special winning opening portion according to the contents of the special winning opening inner ball route table shown in FIG. Determine the route.
As described above, when the route to the special winning opening is selected as the route of the hitting image, the route of the hitting image in the special winning opening is also determined at the timing of firing the hit ball.

For example, when a route for winning the big winning opening is selected from the left half side of the opening / closing plate portion 57 and the extracted value of the random counter 8 is “0”, The basic circuit stores this fact. Then, when the hit ball image falls on the game area portion 42 and is received by the opening / closing plate 57a, according to the content stored in the basic circuit,
The image display control circuit on the image display control board 18 controls the display of the shot image so that the player passes through the route A shown in FIG. 31 and wins the V pocket portion 57c. The basic circuit is
At or after the firing timing, the image display control circuit is notified of the stored contents.

When the extracted value of the random counter 8 is, for example, "4", the ball passes through the route A shown in FIG. 31, but does not win the V pocket portion 57c, but passes through the inclined route 57e of the inside 57b. The display is controlled so that the image wins the normal winning opening 57d. When the extracted value of the random counter 8 is, for example, “5”, the B shown in FIG.
Display control is performed so that the ball image passes through the inclined route 57e of the inside 57b through the route and wins in the normal winning opening 57d. Even when the extracted value of the random counter 8 is any other value, the display control is performed according to the contents of the large winning opening inner ball route table shown in FIG. When a route is selected, similar display control is performed in accordance with the contents of the special winning opening inner ball route table shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the basic circuit also functions as a prize ball storage determining means for determining whether or not to display and display a prize ball image in the V pocket portion 57c as the storing means. Such an embodiment is effective, for example, when it is desired to set the probability of winning in the V pocket during one round within a predetermined value. Further, since the probability of winning in the V pocket is changed according to a predetermined condition, a more realistic game state can be provided. In the present embodiment, the difference in the winning position at the big winning opening is taken as an example of the predetermined condition, but other conditions such as changing the winning probability according to the difference in the game state may be adopted. it can.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
In the first-type pachinko gaming machine in which the entire game area of the gaming machine is displayed by the display device, and in which the winning / non-winning lottery is performed at the timing of firing, the winning / non-winning lottery is also performed independently. As compared to the case, a gaming machine can be realized in which the start (start winning number / minute) and the base (total winning number / minute) are stable and the game is continued. Further, different winning ratios are set between when the gaming state is in the normal state and when the special winning opening is open as shown in FIG. 23, and the normal state and the special winning opening are opened as shown in FIGS. Since the winning / non-winning lottery is realized by the table where the inside is divided, it is possible to obtain an effect such that the winning rate during the big hit can be easily changed. When two random counters 1A and 1B are used to determine a start winning, a winning other than the starting winning, a winning in the winning opening, or a non-winning, the winning rate is in the normal state and when the winning rate is large. It is possible to realize a gaming machine that is different from when the game machine is open. further,
Also in the interval state, as shown in FIG. 23, a winning rate different from that during opening of the special winning opening is set.
The winning / non-winning lottery is realized by the table in which the interval state and the large winning opening are open as shown in FIG. 6, so that it is easy to win the large winning opening in the interval state. Can be avoided. Even when the random counters 1A and 1B for determining the start winning, the winning other than the starting winning, the winning in the grand winning opening, or the non-winning are used,
The same can be said. In this embodiment, the same table is used when the gaming state is in the normal state and when the gaming state is in the interval state. However, another table may be used. By doing so, it is possible to easily respond to a request to make the winning rate different between the normal state and the interval state. Furthermore, since the hit ball image determined for winning at the firing timing is provided with the winning ball storage determining means for determining at the firing timing whether or not to be stored in the storing means portion, the probability of winning in a specific winning opening portion is provided. Can be easily set.

Next, a display example of the second-type pachinko gaming machine will be described. FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a game board surface image for a second-type pachinko gaming machine. As shown in FIG. 34, the display screen 2a for the game board of the display screen 2 has the second
A game board surface image for the seed pachinko gaming machine is displayed. On the peripheral surface in the game board image, two arc-shaped partition rail portions 64 are provided.
Is displayed. The section rail section 64 is composed of an outer rail section and an inner rail section, and two areas surrounded by the outer rail section and the inner rail section are a guideway section and a game area section 6.
It becomes 2.

At the approximate center of the game area 62, a second variable winning ball device 70 is displayed. The second variable winning ball unit 70 receives a dropped ball in an open state, and a pair of ball receiving members 71, and a prize displayed such that the winning ball received by the ball receiving member 71 flows down. It includes a space portion 73 and a plurality of winning region portions including a specific winning region portion 83 displayed at the lowermost center of the winning space portion 73. Below the specific winning area section 83, a specific ball detector section 84 is displayed as playing a role of detecting a winning ball image to the specific winning area section 83.

Further, below the second variable winning prize ball unit 70, one first variable winning prize ball unit 65 and two starting winning prize opening portions 66 for generating a starting game state are displayed. The first variable winning ball device section 65 has a pair of open / close wing pieces 67 that are opened and closed, and when the shot image is displayed as passing through the passing gates 68 and 69, the open / close wing pieces 67. Is displayed for a predetermined time. When the variable display unit 77 is displayed, when the hit ball image is displayed on the passage gates 68 and 69 as if the hit ball image has passed, it is determined that the stop symbol in the variable display unit 77 has become a predetermined symbol. Opening / closing wing piece 6 according to conditions
7 is opened and closed for a predetermined time. The example shown in FIG. 34 is an example of a gaming machine displaying the variable display unit 77. The start winning port 66 is displayed as a winning port in the form of a receiving port. When the shot image is displayed in the starting winning opening portion 66 as if the winning image has been won, the ball receiving member 71 of the second variable winning ball device 70 is displayed so as to open once in a relatively short time. Further, when the hit ball image is displayed as if it has won on the first variable winning ball device 65 in the center, the ball receiving member 71 is displayed so as to open and close twice for a relatively short time.

In this embodiment, the first variable winning ball unit 65 is configured to switch to the second variable winning ball unit 65 when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
It constitutes a part of a means for improving a winning rate of a hit ball image to the variable winning ball unit 70. In addition, the number of prize balls paid out by the prize ball image that has won the first variable prize ball unit 65 and the starting prize opening unit 66 is paid out by the prize ball image that has won another prize opening unit or the prize ball unit. (For example, 5) is set less than the number of prize balls (for example, 15). The type of the number of winning balls is input to a basic circuit for controlling the game operation.

Passage gates 68 and 69 for driving and displaying the first variable winning ball device 65 are displayed on the left and right sides of the second variable winning ball device 70. Further, the game area section 62
, Winning opening portions 75 and 76 are displayed. The winning opening 75 is displayed on the lower left and right sides of the second variable winning ball device 70. The winning opening 76 is displayed below the winning opening 75, and a windmill with a lamp is displayed below the winning opening 76,
The ramp portion is called a sleeve ramp portion 78.

[0134] At the left and right ends of the game area 62,
A side lamp portion 79 is displayed, and an out opening portion 80 for displaying a hit ball image that has not been won is displayed below the gaming area portion 62. Gaming area 6
A backflow prevention member portion 82 for displaying a backflow of the shot image is displayed at the entrance portion of No. 2. The sleeve lamp portion 78 and the side lamp portion 79 are displayed in a predetermined mode in a start game state, a big hit game state, and the like.

Next, the configuration of the second variable winning ball unit 70 will be described with reference to FIG. At approximately the center of the second variable winning ball device unit 70, a winning space 73 where a winning ball image falls is displayed as if it is formed in a concave shape at the rear. The ball image is received in the winning space 73 only when the ball receiving member 71 is opened. The hit ball image received by the ball receiving member portion 71 is displayed so as to be guided rearward by the upper ball rolling plate 367, and the ball outlets 369a, 36 displayed on the left and right upper portions of the winning space portion 73.
9b to the winning space 370. Further, an obstacle frame 363 for preventing entry of a hit ball image is displayed along the upper edge and the left and right edges of the winning space 73, and a winning opening 362 is formed behind the upper side of the obstacle frame 363. A variable display unit 364 for displaying various information is provided on the rear surface of the lower space of the obstacle frame 363. Variable display unit 364
For example, at the time of start winning, a predetermined character is 64 ms.
Flashes at the speed of. Further, in the case of the specific game state, before the ball receiving member 71 is opened, a predetermined character is scroll-displayed at a speed of 100 ms, and during the last opening / closing cycle, a character indicating that is displayed. 10
The display is scrolled at a speed of 0 ms. The opening / closing cycle will be described later.

The variable display unit 364 displays “0” when a specific game state occurs, that is, when a display is made such that a specific ball detector unit 84 detects a hit ball image.
The number “9” is variably displayed, and one of the numbers is stopped and displayed after a predetermined time. For example, when the stop-displayed number is "3" or "7", the maximum continuation number of the open / close cycle is set to 16 times. When the stop-displayed number is "5", the maximum number of times the open / close cycle is continued is eight.
Times. When the stopped number is "5",
The maximum number of continuations of the open / close cycle is set to five, and in other cases, the maximum number of continuations of the open / close cycle is set to three. Note that the maximum number of times the opening / closing cycle continues is determined by the random counter 1 described later at the timing of firing the ball.
It is set according to the value of 0.

Below the ball outlets 369a and 369b, there is displayed a movable plate portion 72 that can be changed in a horizontal direction and a downward inclined direction. When the movable plate portion 72 is displayed horizontally, the movable plate portion 72 is discharged from the ball outlets 369a and 369b. The hit ball image is guided to the cup 81 of the character member 85 displayed in the center of the winning space 73, and is controlled so as to directly fall down the winning space 73 when in the downward inclined state. You. The character member 85 provided in the center of the winning space 73 is provided with a sumo wrestling design, and the winning sumo wrestler performs an operation such as drinking sake with the cup portion 81.

When the cup portion 81 is displayed as if lifted, the hit ball image stored in the cup portion 81 flows out from the ball outlet, and at this time, the mouth portion 376 formed in the character member 85 It is released and accepts the shot ball image flowing out of the cup section 81. The accepted shot image is
It is guided downward as it is and is discharged to the center of the lower ball rolling plate 380 from between the legs of the character member 85. However,
A temporary stop plate for temporarily stopping the ball is provided immediately before the discharge portion, and the first ball entered from the mouth 376 is stored by the temporary stop plate, and the subsequent balls are stored by the temporary stop plate. The display control is performed so that the ball is collided with the first ball to be sorted and left and right. Therefore, the number of hit images discharged to the center of the lower ball rolling plate 380 is one.

The lower ball rolling plate 380 forms the bottom surface of the winning space 73 and is displayed to be inclined downward from the rear of the winning space 73 toward the front. The specific prize area portion 83 and the normal prize area portions 383a and 383b are provided at the front edge thereof.
And are displayed. One specific winning area section 83 is displayed at the center, and the normal winning area sections 383a and 383b are displayed on the left and right. A specific ball detector 84 is displayed below the specific winning area 83. When the specific ball detector 84 is virtually turned on by a hit ball image, a specific game state is established or an opening / closing cycle is performed. It is controlled to continue.

On the lower ball rolling plate 380, central passage forming pieces 381 are displayed at intervals corresponding to the width of the specific winning area 83. A single ball image released by the temporary stop plate, which is released from the center of the foot of the character member 85 and rolls in the center of the lower ball rolling plate 380, is formed by the central passage forming piece 381. Specific prize area section 83
It is guided to. Conversely, a ball image flowing down the left and right passages of the lower ball rolling plate 380 is prevented from being guided to the specific winning region 83 by the central passage forming piece 381, and is likely to enter the normal winning region 383a, 383b with a high probability. Be guided. That is,
In the second variable winning ball device 70, among the ball images guided by the ball receiving member 71 and guided inside, the ball image guided to the cup portion 81 by the movable plate portion 72 is almost certainly identified. The display is controlled so as to be guided to the winning area 383.

Next, the display state of the second variable winning ball unit 70 after the starting game state will be described. When the hit ball image is displayed in the first variable winning prize ball device section 65 or the starting winning port section 66 as if it has won, the starting game state is started. In this state, the opening and closing operation of the second variable winning ball unit 70 is displayed once or twice. When the winning ball image received by the second variable winning prize ball unit 70 is displayed in the specific winning area unit 83 in this starting gaming state, the specific gaming state (hereinafter, referred to as a jackpot gaming state).
Will be displayed as. When it is displayed as if the jackpot game state has been reached, a display is performed in which the ball receiving member 71 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times) within a predetermined time (for example, 28 seconds), or the predetermined number of times. During the opening and closing operation display within the number of times, the opening and closing operation display is performed until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning ball images are generated (hereinafter, referred to as “opening and closing operation display”).
This is called an open / close cycle).

The winning ball image accepted when such an opening / closing cycle is displayed is displayed in the specific winning area section 83.
Immediately, the current opening / closing cycle is stopped and the process proceeds to the next opening / closing cycle. The number of continuations is determined on the condition that the winning ball image is displayed in the specific winning area 83 during the opening / closing cycle.
This is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times). Therefore, in the jackpot gaming state, a large amount of winning balls can be generated in a short time, so in this type of gaming machine,
The player's attention concentrates on the starting game state, which is the premise of the jackpot game state.

In order to improve the winning rate, control is performed to increase the open display time in the start winning of the ball receiving member 71 of the second variable winning ball device 70 (for example, from 0.3 second to 0.8).
Second), control to increase the number of times the ball receiving member 71 of the second variable winning ball device 70 is opened in the start winning (for example, 1
2 times), the ball receiving member 7 of the second variable winning ball device 70
Control for increasing and displaying the opening time in the start winning prize 1 (for example, 0.3 seconds → 5.9 seconds; control of this display example);
Control to increase the number of times the first variable winning ball unit 65 is opened (for example, once → 10 times), and the first variable winning ball unit 65
(For example, a small opening → a large opening) or the like may be performed so as to increase the amount of opening. When the variable display unit 77 is displayed as in the game mode shown in FIG. 34 and the open display of the first variable prize ball unit 65 is performed when the display result of the variable display unit 77 is a hit, Control to increase the number of symbols hit by the display unit 77 (for example,
Control (for example, 1/8 → 4/8), increase of the hit symbol appearance probability of the variable display unit 77 (for example, 1/8 → 4/8) may be performed.

Further, as another winning rate improvement control, the second
The operation display time of the movable plate 72, which is the specific area guiding member in the variable winning ball device 70, is increased (for example, 0.4
Second → 0.8 seconds), increase in the number of times of operation display of the movable plate 72 (for example, once → two times), change of operation display timing of the movable plate 72 (control of this display example), The control of moving the position of the specific winning area portion 83 in the display example to a position where the shot image is easy to win and displaying the image, and the enlargement control of increasing or decreasing the size of the specific area are performed. Good. In the first prize rate improvement control, the second prize rate improvement control, and the like, a plurality of the respective conditions or controls listed above may be combined.

Hereinafter, the display operation of the gaming machine according to this embodiment will be described first under the condition that the above-described winning rate improvement control is performed. FIG. 36 is a timing chart for explaining a display state of the first variable winning ball device section 65 when a ball image passes through the passing gate sections 68 and 69. When the hit ball image is displayed as if it passed through the passage gate 68 or the passage gate 69, as shown in FIG.
(0 second) Displayed in the open state. The opening of the first variable winning ball unit 65 for a very short time is a display until the first end of the specific game state (big hit operation). In this embodiment, the predetermined condition is satisfied when the first display is completed. When the ball image passes through the passage gates 68 and 69 after the predetermined condition is satisfied, the open display of the first variable winning ball unit 65 is displayed for a relatively long time (5.900 seconds) as shown in the lower part of FIG. ).
For this reason, the hit ball image reliably wins the first variable winning ball device section 65, and as a result, the ball receiving member 71 of the second variable winning ball device section 70 is frequently displayed twice. Therefore, the hit ball image is more likely to win the second variable winning ball device 70, and the winning rate is improved. That is, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the second variable winning ball device 7
The winning rate of the hit ball image to 0 can be improved. Note that the establishment of the predetermined condition is continued until the third specific game state ends.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 37 to 39, the display state of the second variable winning ball unit 70 when the hit ball image has won the first variable winning ball unit 65 or the starting winning opening 66. explain. FIG. 37 shows that the hit ball image is a starting winning opening 66.
FIG. 38 is a timing chart for explaining a display state in a case where the ball has been won, and FIG. 38 is a timing chart for explaining a display state in a case where the hit ball image has been won in the first variable prize ball unit 65 as a starting port. FIG. 39 is a timing chart for explaining a display state when the hit ball image has won the first variable winning ball device section 65 after the predetermined condition is satisfied.

When the shot image is displayed in the start winning opening section 66 as if the winning, the start winning is determined as shown in FIG. After the determination, a predetermined time (2.500
When the second) has elapsed, the ball receiving member 71 of the second variable winning ball device 70 is displayed in an open state once for a very short time (0.300 seconds). The movable plate portion 72 is displayed in a horizontal state at the same time as the open display of the ball receiving member portion 71, and is displayed in a state of leading the hit ball image to the cup portion 81. However, the open display of the ball receiving member 71 and the horizontal display of the movable plate 72 are simultaneously performed, and the horizontal display period of the movable plate 72 is extremely short.
Only the hit ball image that has been won immediately after the opening of No. 1 is guided to the cup portion 81. Therefore, in this embodiment, an extremely limited number of hit ball images are displayed so as to be guided to the specific winning region portion 83. When a predetermined time (1.000 seconds) elapses after the operation display of the ball receiving member 71 and the movable plate 72 is stopped, the cup 8
1 is driven and displayed, and thereafter, when the temporary stop plate operates and there is a stored ball image, the ball image is displayed to be released. After the open display of the ball receiving member portion 71 is completed, the hit ball image is displayed in the first variable winning ball device portion 65 and the starting winning opening portion 6 until a predetermined time (4.500 seconds) elapses.
Even if a prize is won, the prize is processed as invalid, and is simply processed as a prize ball.

As shown in FIG. 38, the shot image is displayed on the first variable winning ball device 65 as if it had been won, and if the start winning is determined, the predetermined time (2.500 seconds) has elapsed. The ball receiving member 71 of the second variable winning ball device 70 is displayed in the open state twice for a predetermined time (0.8 seconds). Simultaneously with the opening display of the ball receiving member portion 71, the movable plate portion 72 is in a horizontal state for a shorter time, and is displayed in such a manner that the hit ball image is guided to the cup portion 81. In this double opening start prize, two open operations are displayed, and furthermore, it is displayed as if it has been opened for a longer time than the above-mentioned one open time. However, since the open display of the ball receiving member 71 and the horizontal display of the movable plate 72 are simultaneously performed and the horizontal display period of the movable plate 72 is short, a prize is won immediately after the open display of the ball receiver 71. Only the hit ball image is guided to the cup part 81. Therefore, also in this case, a very limited shot image is displayed so as to be guided to the specific winning area portion 83. Then, when a predetermined time (1.000 seconds) has elapsed after the operation display of the ball receiving member 71 has been stopped, the cup portion 81 is driven and displayed. It is displayed to open in some cases. After the open display of the ball receiving member portion 71 is completed, the hit ball image wins in the first variable winning ball device portion 65 and the starting winning opening portion 66 until a predetermined time (4.500 seconds) elapses. It is processed as invalid and is simply processed as a winning ball.

When the hit ball image is displayed on the first variable prize ball device section 65 after the predetermined condition is satisfied and a start prize is determined, as shown in FIG. 39, a predetermined time (2.50) is obtained.
0 seconds), the ball receiving member 71 of the second variable winning ball unit 70 is opened twice for a very short time (0.800 seconds) at a predetermined time (0.800 seconds) interval. Is done. The movable plate portion 72 is also displayed in the open state for the same time (0.800 seconds), and the movable plate portion 72 is displayed in a state where the movable plate portion 72 is in the horizontal state and the hit ball image is guided to the cup portion 81. In this case, the movable plate portion 72 is horizontally displayed shortly after the opening of the ball receiving member portion 71 is started. It is guided to the cup part 81 by the movable plate part. Therefore, the shot image is displayed so as to be almost certainly guided to the specific winning area portion 83. That is, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the guiding rate (winning rate) of the shot image to the specific winning area section 83 can be improved.

As described above, in the present display example, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the winning rate of the hit ball image to the second variable winning ball unit 70 can be improved, and at the same time, the specific winning area section 83 It is possible to improve the guiding rate (winning rate) of the hit ball image. Therefore, the possibility that the hit ball image will win the specific prize area 83 and enter the specific game state becomes extremely high, and the interest of the player can be strongly attracted.

As a modification of the first winning rate improvement control shown in FIG. 36, display control may be performed as shown in FIGS. 40 and 41. In the example shown in FIG. 36, the first variable prize ball device unit 65 operates for a certain period of time (5. 5) based on the display of the passing ball image on the passing gate units 68 and 69 after the predetermined condition is satisfied.
(900 seconds) Open display is continued. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 40, the open display of the first variable winning ball unit 65 for a very short time (0.300 seconds) may be continuously performed a predetermined number of times (for example, 10 times). . When the variable display unit 77 shown in FIG. 34 variably displays based on the shot ball image passing through the passage gates 68 and 69, for example, as shown in FIG. Is displayed for a predetermined winning symbol "7", the first variable winning ball unit 65 is operated for a very short time (0.300
In the case of the open display, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the number of hit symbols is increased (for example, 1, 3, 5,
7) At the same time, the first variable prize ball unit 65 is continuously opened for a predetermined time (5.900 seconds) or opened and closed for a predetermined time (0.300 seconds) a predetermined number of times (10 times). So that the second variable winning ball unit 7
The winning rate to zero may be increased.

Next, the display state during the open / close cycle will be described with reference to FIGS. 42 and 43. FIG. 42 is a timing chart for explaining the basic display state of the open / close cycle, and FIG. 43 is a timing chart for explaining the display state of the last open / close cycle. The operation of the accessory continuous operation device in the figure indicates detection of a winning of a hit ball image to the specific winning area 83 by the specific ball detector 84.

First, the basic display operation in the open / close cycle will be described with reference to FIG. Specific ball detector 84
Is displayed as if it were activated, and when a prize in the specific prize area portion 83 is determined, a predetermined time (from 5.500 seconds to 8.000) is displayed.
Second) The ball receiving member 71 starts the opening / closing cycle with a delay.
In this opening / closing cycle, a fixed opening time (0.80
0 seconds) and the closing time (0.800 seconds) are alternately performed. Also, after the operation determination of the specific ball detector 84, before the display of the opening / closing operation of the ball receiving member 71 is started, the cup portion 81 moves up and down at least once, and the movable plate portion 72 moves up and down twice, The pause plate is also displayed to operate twice.

On the other hand, when a predetermined time (1.000 seconds) has elapsed since the start of the opening / closing cycle, the movable plate 72 is displayed at a position above the predetermined time (3.000 seconds). When the hit ball image is accepted until the third opening / closing display operation, the hit ball image is guided to the cup portion 81. afterwards,
Since the cup portion 81 is displayed at the upper position at the start of the fourth opening / closing display operation, the hit ball image stored in the cup portion 81 is display-controlled to be swallowed by the mouth 376 of the character member portion 85, It is displayed that only the first shot image is stored in the temporary stop plate portion.

The hit ball image stored in the temporary stop plate portion is stored until the temporary stop plate portion is displayed to be driven next. Since the next drive display of the temporary stop plate portion is at the end of the open / close cycle, the storage is eventually released at the end of the open / close cycle. Further, when the opening / closing cycle proceeds and the number of winning balls accepted and won by the ball receiving member 71 becomes six, or when the thirteenth opening / closing display of the ball receiving member 71 ends. The predetermined time of the movable plate 72 (3.
000 seconds) until the end of the open / close cycle. As a result, even if the ball image is not guided to the cup 81 due to the open state of the movable plate 72, there is provided a chance to guide the ball image to the cup 81 again.

When the opening / closing cycle is completed after the above-described progress, a predetermined time (1.
When 000 seconds have elapsed, the cup portion 81 is tilted to the upper position and displayed, and thereafter, the temporary stop plate portion is repeatedly turned on / off twice. Then, the hit ball stopped by the temporary stop plate portion passes through the central passage forming piece portion and enters the specific winning area portion 83.
Is displayed, and the shot image is won in the specific winning area portion 83, the continuation right is established, and the process proceeds to the next opening and closing cycle.

Next, the display state of the last open / close cycle will be described with reference to FIG. In the middle of the fourteenth opening / closing cycle, the winning ball image is displayed as if it has won the specific winning area 83, and when it is determined that a win has occurred in the specific winning area 83, the opening / closing display operation of the ball receiving member section 71 ends immediately. I do. Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time (6,000 seconds) after the fifteenth prize determination in the specific prize area 83, the opening / closing display operation of the ball receiving member 71 is executed, and the final opening / closing cycle is started. . In the last opening / closing cycle, the same operation as the above-described normal opening / closing cycle is repeatedly displayed. In addition, during the above-mentioned certain time after the fifteenth determination of the winning in the specific winning area part 83, the vertical movement of the cup part 81 is displayed simultaneously with the derivation of the determination, and the vertical movement of a short cycle is displayed in the remaining time. And the movable plate 72
The temporary stop plate is also displayed in the same operation as when the normal opening / closing cycle starts.

The route selection process of the hit ball image and the method of determining the winning / non-winning executed at the timing of firing the hit ball image will be described below. FIG. 44 is an explanatory diagram showing types of random counters and their contents when a game of the second type pachinko gaming machine is selected in the gaming machine according to this embodiment. In this case, four types of random counters, a random counter 1 and random counters 9 to 11, are used. The values of these random counters are read at the timing of hitting the ball, and based on the values, winning / non-winning is determined, and the movement locus of the hitting image is determined.
In addition, the variable display operation of the first variable winning ball unit 65 and the second variable winning ball unit 70 is determined. The reading process of the count value of the random counter is performed by the CPU provided inside the basic circuit of the main control board 16 for controlling the control R.
It is executed according to the control program of the OM.

The random counter 1 is a random counter for determining the moving trajectory of the shot image in advance. The random counter 1 has a value of 0.0 in the range of “0 to 999”.
It counts up by one every 02 seconds and in the remaining time of the interrupt processing.

The random counter 9 is a random counter for determining a route in the second variable prize ball unit 70 when a hit ball image enters the second variable prize ball unit 70. The random counter 9 is 0.002
Every second and in the remaining time of the interrupt processing, the count is incremented by 1 in the range of “0 to 7”.

The random counter 10 counts the number of open cycles (the number of rounds) in the big hit state when the hit ball image is displayed in the specific winning area section 83 of the variable display section 43 in the starting game state. It is a random counter for determining. The random counter 10 counts up by one in the range of “0 to 14” every 0.002 seconds and in the remaining time of the interrupt processing. In this embodiment, the basic circuit calculates the number of rounds according to the value of the random counter 10 at the time of extraction.
It is determined to be 3, 5, 8, or 16 times.

The random counter 11 has a variable display unit 7
7 is displayed, when the hit ball image is displayed as having passed through the passage gates 68 and 69, the opening / closing wing piece 6
7 is a random counter for determining whether or not 7 is opened and closed for a predetermined time. The random counter 11 is 0.00
The count is incremented by one in the range of "0 to 11" every two seconds.

FIG. 45 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the set value of the winning rate for each gaming state. For example, the normal state in which the gaming state is not the jackpot state, or the second variable winning ball unit 7
When the ball receiving member 71 of No. 0 shifts to the closed state during the opening cycle and is in the interval state until the next opening state starts, the hit ball image reaching L1 (see FIG. 19) is 3% , It should be displayed so as to win the start winning award opening 66 on the left side. In addition, the hit ball image is 0% or 30% at the first variable winning ball unit 65.
Should be displayed to win. When the open / close wing piece 67 of the first variable winning prize ball device section 65 is displayed in an open state, the ratio of 30% is used, and when the open / close wing piece 67 is displayed in a closed state, A proportion of 0% is used. Reaching at a rate of 0% means that there is no hit ball route there. It also indicates that the shot image should be displayed so as to pass through the passage gate 68 at a rate of 20%. In addition, it is shown that it should be displayed so that the winning prize opening 75 on the left side is won at a rate of 3% and the winning prize opening 76 on the left side is won at a rate of 2%. There is no route from the position of L1 to the other winning opening (including the ball receiving member 71) and the gate.

In FIG. 45 and the like, the left starting winning opening 66, the first variable winning prize ball unit 65, and the right starting winning opening 66 are respectively referred to as “starting opening 1”, “starting opening 2”,
"Starting port 3" is described. The pass gate 68 and the pass gate 69 are described as “start gate 1” and “start gate 2”, respectively. The winning opening 362, the winning opening 75 on the left, the winning opening 75 on the right, the winning opening 76 on the left, and the winning opening 76 on the right are “winning opening 1”, “winning opening 2”, and “winning opening”, respectively. Mouth 3 ”,“ Winning opening 4 ”,
"Winning opening 5" is described. The ball receiving member 71 on the left side and the ball receiving member 71 on the right side of the second variable winning ball unit 70 are described as "large winning opening 1" and "large winning opening 2", respectively.

The hit ball image reaching L1 has a ratio of 1.5% when the gaming state is the big hit state and the ball receiving member 71 is displayed in the open state (during opening of the special winning opening). Indicates that it should be displayed so as to reach the start winning award opening 66 on the left side. The hit ball image is 0% or 15%.
It should be displayed so as to reach the first variable winning ball unit 65 at a rate of%. When the open / close wing piece 67 of the first variable winning prize ball device section 65 is displayed in an open state, a ratio of 15% is used, and the open / close wing piece 6
When 7 is displayed in the closed state, a ratio of 0% is used. It also indicates that the shot image should be displayed so as to pass through the passage gate 68 at a rate of 20%. Furthermore, the winning opening 75 on the left side at a rate of 1.5%
, And it should be displayed so as to win in the winning opening 75 on the left side at a rate of 1%. Further, it is shown that the display should be made so as to enter the second variable winning ball device unit 70 from the ball receiving member unit 71 at a rate of 10%. There is no route from the position of L1 to the other winning opening (including the ball receiving member 71) and the gate.

[0166] Winning rates for each of the game states are set for the ball images that have reached L2 to L13 (see Fig. 19). However, in FIG. 45, except for L1,
Only the winning rates by game state for L5 and L13 are shown. The winning rate shown in FIG. 45 is not the probability of each hit ball, but the ratio of winning / non-winning over a large number of hit balls. Therefore, the winning probability of the first shot (including the first shot immediately after the start of the game) after a single winning / non-winning determination has been made is equal to the winning rate shown in FIG. However, the winning probability of each of the other hit balls differs from the winning rate shown in FIG. 45 because winning / non-winning is determined by non-independent trials.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the hit ball image that has reached any of L1 to L13 follows each of the total of 450 routes in the game board image and reaches each winning opening or out opening. . Of course, the number of routes “450” can be increased or decreased according to the performance required for the gaming machine and the like.

As shown in FIG. 45, also in this embodiment, the winning rates of different modes are defined in the normal state and the big hit state. Also, even in the big hit state, different winning rates are defined in the mode depending on whether the big winning opening is being opened or in the interval state. Therefore, in the normal state, winning / non-winning is determined in the normal time determination mode, and in the specific game state, winning / non-winning is determined in the specific time determination mode. Winning / non-winning must be determined separately.

In order to realize a winning rate as shown in FIG. 45, for example, a game board surface route table as shown in FIGS. 46 to 48 is prepared. As shown in FIG. 45, in this embodiment, the winning rate in the normal state is set to be equal to the winning rate in the interval state. In such a case, the same table can be used for both states, as shown in columns A of FIGS. That is, the normal mode and the interval mode in the specific mode can be used together. If the winning rate in the normal state is not the same as the winning rate in the interval state, tables corresponding to the respective states of the normal state, the interval state, and the opening of the special winning opening are used. That is, separate tables are used for the normal mode, the special winning mode in the specific mode, and the interval mode in the specific mode.

In FIGS. 46 to 48, "s1x
(X is a number given in order) is the starting winning opening 6 on the left side.
6 (starting port 1). "S2
"x" indicates that the route is to the first variable winning ball unit 65 (starting opening 2). “S3x” indicates that the route is to the right starting winning opening 66 (starting opening 3).
"G1x" indicates a route leading to the passage gate 68 (starting gate 1). “G2x” indicates the passage gate 6
9 (start gate 2).
"Ax", "bx", "cx", "dx", "ex"
Are the winning opening 362 (winning opening 1), the left winning opening 75 (winning opening 2), the right winning opening 75 (winning opening 3), the left winning opening 76 (winning opening 4), respectively. This indicates that the route reaches the winning opening 76 (winning opening 5) on the right side.
"Vx" indicates that the route is to the large winning opening of the second variable winning ball unit 70. "Ox" indicates that the route is to the outlet 80.

FIG. 47 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface route table for realizing the winning rate described in the column of L1 in FIG. In FIG. 47, L1_s11,
L1_s12 and L1_g11-s13 are respectively shown in FIG.
Starting winning prize opening 66 on the left side from the position of L1 shown in FIG.
The route to (starting port 1) is shown. However, L1_
g11-s13 indicates a route that passes through the passage gate 68 and reaches the start winning opening 66. When the gaming state is in the normal state or the interval state, if the value of the random counter 1 is any one of “0 to 9”, the route of L1_s11 is selected, and “10 to 1” is selected.
9 ", the route of L1_s12 is selected, and if any of" 20-29 ", L1_s12 is selected.
This indicates that the route 1_g11-s13 is selected.

L1_g12-s21-o1, L1_s2
2-o2 to L1_s2m-om indicate routes from the position of L1 shown in FIG. 19 to the first variable winning ball device 65 (starting port 2). However, L1_g12
-S21-o1 indicates a route that reaches the first variable prize ball device section 65 through the pass gate section 68. Each route also indicates that when the first variable winning ball unit 65 is closed, the route reaches the outlet 80. When the gaming state is the normal state or the interval state, the value of the random counter 1 is "30 to
59 ”is L1_g12-s21.
The route -o1 is selected. If any of "60-89", the route of L1_s22-o2 is selected. If any of "270-299", L1_s22-o2 is selected.
_S2m-om route is selected. Note that the value of the random counter 1 is "90 to 269"
If any one of the above-mentioned routes is selected, a route other than the above-described routes, which leads to the out mouth portion 80 through the first variable winning ball device portion 65, is selected, but this is omitted in FIG. .

L1_g13 and L1_g14 indicate routes that reach the passing gate 68 (starting gate 1) from the position L1 shown in FIG. 19, respectively. And when the gaming state is in the normal state or the interval state,
If the value of the random counter 1 is any one of “300 to 369”, the route of L1_g13 is selected,
If any of “370 to 439”, L1_g
This indicates that 14 routes are selected. Note that L
1_g13 and L1_g14 reach the out mouth 80 after passing through the passage gate 68.

L1_g15-b1, L1_b2, L1_
b3 indicates a route reaching the winning opening 75 (winning opening 2) on the left from the position of L1 shown in FIG. 19, respectively.
However, L1_g15-b1 indicates a route that passes through the pass gate 68 and reaches the winning opening 75. And
When the game state is the normal state or the interval state, if the value of the random counter 1 is any one of “440 to 449”, the route of L1_g15-b1 is selected, and any of “450 to 459” If so, the route of L1_b2 is selected, and "460-469"
Indicates that the route of L1_b3 is selected.

L1_g16-d1 and L1_d2 are the winning opening 7 on the left side of the position L1 shown in FIG.
The route to reach No. 6 (winning opening 4) is shown. However, L1
_G16-d1 indicates a route that passes through the passage gate 68 and reaches the winning opening 76. When the game state is the normal state or the interval state, if the value of the random counter 1 is any one of “470 to 479”, the route of L1_g16-d1 is selected,
L1_d if any of “480 to 489”
This indicates that the second route is selected.

L1_v1-s2p-op, L1_v2-
s2q-oq is the ball receiving member portion 71 in the second variable winning ball device section 70 from the position of L1 shown in FIG.
Indicates the route to reach the (grand prize entrance). However, those routes are routes that reach the out mouth 80 via the ball receiving member 71 and further via the first variable winning ball device 65. Therefore, if the second variable prize ball device 70 is open, it enters the second variable prize ball device 70, otherwise it is flipped by the second variable prize ball device 70 and then the first variable prize ball. If the device unit 65 is open, the first variable winning ball device unit 65 is won. Unless the first variable winning ball unit 65 is also open, it reaches the out mouth 80. Then, when the gaming state is the normal state or the interval state, if the value of the random counter 1 is any one of “490 to 514”, the route of L1_v1-s2p-op is selected, and the route of “515 to 519” is selected. L if any of them
1_v2-s2q-oq indicates that the route is selected.

L1_or to L1_os are respectively shown in FIG.
9 shows a route from the position of L1 shown in FIG. 9 to reach the out opening 80 without passing through any passing gate portion and winning opening portion. When the gaming state is in the normal state or the interval state, if the value of the random counter 1 is any one of “520 to 599”, L1_o
The route of r is selected, and if any of “900 to 999”, the route of L1_os is selected. Note that the value of the random counter 1 is “600”
In the case of any one of "-899", a route other than L1_or and L1_os to the out mouth portion 80 is selected, but this is omitted in FIG.

When the gaming state is the state in which the special winning opening is being opened, a route corresponding to the value of the random counter 1 shown on the right side of the table in FIG. 46 is selected. For example, if the value of the random counter 1 is any one of “360 to 409”, a route to the ball receiving member 71 in the second variable winning ball device 70 of L1_v1-s2p-op is selected, and “410” is selected. ~ 459 ", L1
_V2-s2q-oq indicates that a route to the winning opening portion is selected.

Similarly, a game board route table showing the relationship between the route from the position of L2 to L13 on the game board image and the value of the random counter 1 is prepared. For example, FIG. 47 shows a game board surface route table for realizing a winning rate described in a column L5 in FIG. 45, and FIG. 48 shows a game for realizing a winning rate described in a column L13 in FIG. The board route table is shown. However, FIG.
The tables shown in FIGS. 6 to 48 are simply created to explain the winning rate and the like, and in an actual gaming machine, the relationship between each route and the random counter 1 is appropriately set. Each game board surface route table indicating the relationship between the route from the position of L1 to L13 and the value of the random counter 1 is set in the ROM in the basic circuit of the main control board 16. In addition, unused / used bits corresponding to the respective values of 0 to 999 in the A column and the B column in each game board route table for L1 to L13 are prepared in the RAM in the basic circuit of the main control board 16. Is done.

Regarding the route from L1, when the gaming state is the normal state or the interval state, for example, if the value of the random counter 1 is any one of "30 to 299" or "490 to 519", If the first variable winning ball unit 65 is being opened, the hit ball wins the first variable winning ball unit 65. Therefore, the ball hits the first variable prize ball device unit 65 at a rate of 30% with respect to the 1000 kinds of values “0 to 999” that the random counter 1 can take, and the rate is the game shown in FIG. It corresponds to the winning rate by state. Further, the value of the random counter 1 is “20-29”, “30-59”, “300-43”.
9 "," 440-469 ", or" 470-489 ", the hit ball image passes through the passage gate 68. Therefore, “0 to 9” that can be taken by the random counter 1
A random counter 1 for which it is determined that a hit ball passes through the passage gate section 68 for 1000 values of "99"
The ratio of the number corresponds to the winning rate by game state shown in FIG.

Therefore, if the value taken by the random counter 1 is a completely random random number, for example,
The probability of reaching the first variable winning ball unit 65 from the position 1 is 30% (when the first variable winning ball unit 65 is open), and the probability of hitting the ball through the passing gate 68 is 20%.
Becomes That is, when the actual winning rate and the passing rate are observed over a considerably long period, the values are set to the set values of 30% and 20%. However, if a route is unconditionally extracted from the game board route table in accordance with the value of the random counter 1, it becomes 30% and 20% when observed over a considerably long period, but in reality, there is no prize during the continuation of the game. The period may last for a while, or the period in which winnings frequently occur may last for a while. However, as described in detail below, even in this embodiment,
A gaming machine in which the game is continued with the prize rate substantially equal to the set value without the continuation of the period in which the prize rate is extremely increased or the period in which the prize rate is extremely decreased is realized.

FIG. 49 is an explanatory diagram showing a route-by-route time table in which the time from when a ball is fired for each of 450 types of routes to when the ball reaches a winning opening, a passing gate or an out opening is described. It is. For example, Route 1
Is displayed for 3.4 seconds (3 seconds)
400 ms), the hit ball image passes through the passage gate 68 (starting gate 1), and is displayed so as to win the left starting winning opening 66 (starting opening 1) 4.2 seconds after firing. The route 1 corresponds to, for example, the route L1_g11-s13 in FIG. Route 2
Indicates that the shot image is displayed so as to reach the start winning opening 66 on the left side 5.3 seconds after the launch display of the shot image. Route 2 corresponds to, for example, route L1_s11 in FIG.

The route 200 indicates that the shot image is displayed so as to reach the left ball receiving member 71 (large winning opening) 3.2 seconds after the launch display of the shot image is made. Show. If the second variable prize ball device 70 is open, the hit ball image enters the second variable prize ball device 70, but if not, it is rebounded to the closed ball receiving member 71. This means that the message is displayed so as to reach the first variable winning ball device unit 65 (starting port 2) 4.8 seconds after the shot ball is fired. Further, if the first variable prize ball device 65 is open, the hit ball image enters the first variable prize ball device 65; This indicates that the message is displayed so as to reach the out mouth portion 5.2 seconds after the shot is fired. The route 200 is, for example, the route L1 in FIG.
_V1-s2p-o1.

In the route 450, the shot image is displayed 6.7 seconds after the launch image of the shot image is displayed, and the winning opening 7 on the left side is displayed.
6 (winning opening 4). The route 450 corresponds to, for example, the route L1_d2 in FIG.

Similarly, for the other routes, the time from when the hit ball image is fired and displayed until the hit ball image reaches the passing gate portion, the winning opening portion or the out opening portion is set. The time table for each route is set in the ROM of the basic circuit of the main control board 16. Routes 1 to 450 are L1
To L13.

The following describes how to determine winning / non-winning with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. As shown in FIG. 50, the basic circuit of the main control board 16 first checks the firing level of the hit ball at the timing of firing the shot (step S201). If the firing level is less than "6", the hit ball image is not displayed so as to reach the game area 62 (see FIG. 20), so that the winning / non-winning determination is not made. If the firing level is "6" or more, the basic circuit extracts the value of the random counter 1 (step S2).
02). Since it is determined which one of L1 to L13 the hit ball image passes according to the firing level, it is determined which game board surface route table should be used.

Next, the basic circuit checks whether or not the special winning opening is open (step S203). In this embodiment, “during opening of the special winning opening” means that the ball receiving member 71 of the second variable winning ball device 70 is being opened.
In this embodiment, the state of the ball receiving member 71 after 3.2 seconds has elapsed from the present will be confirmed. 3.2 seconds means that the ball receiving member 7
This is a value adopted as an average time to reach 1.

Since the basic circuit manages the game state, the state of the special winning opening 3.2 seconds later can be immediately recognized even at the firing timing. If the special winning opening is not open at that time, the column A in the game board route table is used (step S204). If the special winning opening is open at that time, B in the game board route table is used. It is decided to use the column (step S205). In this manner, by determining whether to set the normal mode or the specific mode according to the state of the special winning opening after a predetermined time has elapsed from the timing of firing, the actual game situation is more matched. You can select the winning rate.

Next, when all the values (0 to 999) in the determined game board surface route table are all used, the basic circuit sets all unused / used bits to unused (step S206, step S206). S207). As described above, the unused / used bits are prepared in the RAM in the basic circuit corresponding to each value (0 to 999) in each game board route table. Step S206, S207
By the processing of (1), each value (0
Unused / used bits are reset at the stage when all of the bits are used. That is, all values are returned to the unused state.

Further, the basic circuit comprises a random counter 1
It is checked whether or not the value in the game board surface route table that matches the extracted value is unused (step S209). If the value has been used, the value is increased by 1 (step S2
10) Check again whether the value is unused. When an unused value is found, the basic circuit selects a route corresponding to the value in the game board route table as a trajectory of the hit ball image to the winning opening portion or the out opening portion (step S211). For example, it is assumed that the firing level is “6” and the value of the random counter 1 extracted at the firing timing is “58”. Then the firing level is "6"
Therefore, referring to FIG. 20, after the hit ball image reaches the position of L1 in the game area section 62, the game area section 42
It is understood that it is determined to fall. That is, FIG.
It is decided to use the game board route table shown in FIG. Here, if the special winning opening is open, the column B is used, and it is checked whether or not the value “58” in the column B is unused. If "58" is in use, "59"
Is checked to see if it is unused. And "5
If “9” is not used, the route corresponding to “59” in column B of the game board surface route table shown in FIG. Selected as a trajectory.

As described above, in the open / close cycle of the jackpot game state, the open state for 0.800 seconds and the 0.800 second
The closed state for a second appears alternately. In addition, when the shot image is displayed in the start winning opening portion 66 as if the ball has been won, the ball receiving member portion 71 is displayed to open once in a relatively short time, and the first variable winning ball device portion 65 is displayed. Is displayed as if the ball hitting image has won, the ball receiving member 71 is opened and closed twice for a relatively short time. The route to enter the special winning opening must be selected under the condition that the ball receiving member 71 is in the open state when the ball image reaches the ball receiving member 71. Therefore, the basic circuit is shown in FIG.
As shown in (5), the open state of the ball receiving member 71 is checked.

The basic circuit first checks whether the determined route is a route that reaches the special winning opening (step S220). If the determined route is the route that reaches the special winning opening, the time until the hit ball image of the route reaches the special winning opening is extracted from the route-specific time table shown in FIG. 49 ( Step S221). Further, it is confirmed whether or not the special winning opening is open when the time extracted from the timing of the shot is fired (step S222). As described above, the opening timing of the special winning opening, that is, the opening timing of the ball receiving member 71 of the second variable winning ball device 70 is defined. Therefore, the basic circuit can recognize whether or not the special winning opening is open after a predetermined time has elapsed.

FIG. 52 (A) is a timing chart showing an example in which the shot image reaches the special winning opening 3.2 seconds after the firing timing of the shot as shown in FIG. 52 (a). is there. Further, as shown in (b), this is an example of a case in which a route to win the starting winning opening portion 66 is selected 0.5 seconds after the timing at which the already shot ball image is currently fired. Then, as described above, the ball receiving member 71 of the second variable winning ball device 70 starts opening 2.5 seconds after the winning in the starting winning opening 66, as shown in FIG. Open for 0.3 seconds. Therefore, when the currently shot ball image reaches the special winning opening after 3.2 seconds, the special winning opening is in an open state. Therefore,
In this case, the basic circuit determines that the special winning opening is open in the process of step S222. FIG. 52 (B) is a timing chart showing an example of a case where the release cycle is being executed in a big hit state. When the currently shot ball image reaches the special winning opening after 3.2 seconds, the special winning opening is in an open state as shown in (b). Therefore, also in this case, the basic circuit determines that the special winning opening is open in the process of step S222.

When it is determined that the special winning opening is open, the basic circuit determines the selected route as a route to enter the special winning opening (step S223). When the determination in step S220 is “Y” (in step S211 when the route that reaches the special winning opening portion is selected), for example, the ball image is displayed in the game area portion 62.
When the trajectory of the ball shot image is selected from the routes reaching the position L1 in the above, L1_v1-s2p-op or L1_v2-s2q-oq, which is the route reaching the special winning opening shown in FIG. 46, is selected. There should be. Thus, the basic circuit enters the route into the special winning opening.

If it is determined that the special winning opening is not open, the basic circuit determines the selected route as a route that further falls from the special winning opening (step S22).
4). For example, when the trajectory of the hit ball image is selected from each route where the hit ball image reaches the position of L1 in the game area section 62, the selected route L1_v1-s2
Let p-op or L1_v2-s2q-oq be a route to the first variable winning ball unit 65 without entering the special winning opening.

As described above, the passage gates 68, 69
Is displayed as if the hit ball image has passed, the open / close wing piece 67 of the first variable winning ball device 65 is opened for a predetermined period. Then, when the opening / closing wing piece 67 is opened and the first variable winning ball device 65 is opened, the hit ball image can enter the first variable winning ball device 65. Therefore, the route in which the hit ball image reaches the first variable prize ball device unit 65 depends on the state in which the first variable prize ball device unit 65 is opened when the hit ball image actually reaches the first variable prize ball device unit 65. Must be selected on condition that Therefore,
The basic circuit also needs to check the open state of the first variable winning ball unit 65.

For this purpose, the basic circuit performs step S21.
The route determined in 1 is the first variable winning ball unit 6
5 is confirmed (step S).
230). The determined route is the first variable winning ball unit 6
If the route reaches the route 5, the time until the hit ball image of the route reaches the first variable winning ball unit 65 is extracted from the route-specific time table shown in FIG. 49 (step S231). Furthermore, it is confirmed whether or not the first variable winning ball device 65 is open when the time extracted from the timing of firing the ball has elapsed (step S).
232). As shown in FIGS. 40 and 41, the first
The opening timing of the variable winning ball unit 65 is defined. Therefore, the basic circuit can recognize whether or not the first variable winning ball device 65 is open after a predetermined time has elapsed.

FIG. 53 is a timing chart showing an example in which the hit ball image reaches the first variable winning ball device section 4.8 seconds after the firing timing of the hit ball, as shown in FIG. It is. Then, as shown in (b), the shot ball image that has already been fired is 4.7 times from the current firing timing.
This is an example in the case where a route that passes through the passage gate 68 after a second has been selected. Then, as described above, the first variable winning prize ball unit 65 sets the value of 0.3 as shown in FIG.
It is open for seconds. Therefore, when the currently shot ball image reaches the first variable winning ball device 65 after 4.8 seconds, the first variable winning ball device 65 is in the open state. Therefore, in this case, the basic circuit determines that the first variable winning ball unit 65 is open in the process of step S232.

If it is determined that the first variable prize ball device 65 is open, the basic circuit determines the selected route as a route to be awarded to the first variable prize ball device 65 (step S233). . If the determination in step S230 is “Y” (the first
For example, when a route that reaches the variable winning ball unit 65 is selected), for example, when the trajectory of the ball image is selected from each route where the ball image reaches the position of L1 in the game area unit 62, L1_g12-s21, which is a route that reaches the first variable winning ball unit 65 shown in FIG.
-O1 or L1_s22-o2 to L1_s2m-om
Should have been selected. Alternatively, L1_v1-
s2p-op or L1_v2-s2q-oq is selected, and a route that does not enter the special winning opening in step S224 should be selected. Therefore, the basic circuit sets the selected route to the first variable winning ball unit 65.
Shall enter.

If it is determined that the first variable winning ball unit 65 is not open, the basic circuit determines that the selected route is a route that falls further from the first variable winning ball unit 65 (step S234). ). For example, when the trajectory of the hit ball image is selected from each route where the hit ball image reaches the position of L1 in the game area section 62, the selected route L1_g12-s21-o1 or L1_s.
22-o2, or L1_v1-s2p-op or L1_v2-s2q-oq, to the first variable winning ball unit 6
The route to the out mouth portion 80 without winning 5 is taken.

In the case of determining the winning / non-winning at the timing of hitting the ball, the timing of determining the winning / non-winning and the actual shot image are displayed in the large winning opening or the first variable winning ball device 6.
Since the timing to reach No. 5 is shifted, if no consideration is given, it is determined that the large winning opening or the first variable prize ball device 65 is to be won at the firing timing, but the ball is actually hit. When the image reaches the special winning opening or the first variable winning ball device 65, a situation may occur in which the special winning opening or the first variable winning ball device 65 is closed. However, according to this embodiment, at the timing of firing, it is determined whether or not the hit ball images are open when they actually reach the big winning opening or the first variable winning ball device 65, Since the route is set according to the determination result, the inconvenience of entering the closed big winning opening or winning the closed first variable winning ball device unit 65 is avoided.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 46 to 48, for the routes to the characters which may be opened and closed, the routes at the time of closing are further defined. Have been. Then, at the timing of firing, it is checked whether or not they are opened when the hit ball images actually reach them. Then, if they are open, a route to enter or win them is set. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform the route change processing as in the embodiment relating to the first type pachinko gaming machine. Therefore, the size of the route-specific time table shown in FIG. 49 is larger than the size of the route-specific time table in the embodiment relating to the first-type pachinko gaming machine, but the processing is simplified.

Steps S211, S223, S224,
When the route is finally determined through the processing of S233 or S234, the basic circuit sets the unused / used bit corresponding to the value in the game board route table handled at that time to used ( Step S240). Note that the value in the game board route table handled at that time is a value determined before starting the process of step S211.

As described above, also in this embodiment, the unused / used bit is added to each of the values 0 to 999 in each game board route table, and until all the values become used. , Do not use used values. Further, in this embodiment, each value in each game board surface route table determines the route of the hit ball image and also determines the winning / non-winning of the hit ball. Therefore, if the above-described processing is executed at the timing of firing a hit ball,
The values used for the winning / non-winning lottery will not be used thereafter until the one-time winning / non-winning lottery is completed. That is, the lottery of the non-independent trial is performed. Then
Even in a relatively short period, the winning rate is close to the winning rate illustrated in FIG. In other words, the game proceeds with the winning rate stabilized without the winning rate rising rapidly or the low winning rate continuing over a long period of time.

In this embodiment, each game board surface route table corresponding to each route from the position of L1 to L13 in the game board image is prepared, and a random track for determining the movement locus of the hit ball image in advance is prepared. Counter 1 value (0
-999), the values used once are not subject to the next lottery until one lottery is completed, and the non-independent trial of winning / non-winning is realized. Was done. However, by other methods,
It is also possible to realize a lottery of non-independent trials of winning / non-winning.

For example, the value of the random counter 1 is used only for determining the start winning, each winning other than the starting winning, the entry into the big winning opening, the passage through the passing gate section, and the non-winning. That is, the value of the random counter 1 is used only for winning / non-winning lottery and not used for route selection. Then, a table for determining a start winning, a winning other than the starting winning, a winning in a special winning opening, a passing gate portion, or a non-winning in accordance with the value of the random counter 1 is prepared based on the value of the random counter 1. hand,
The contents of the table are searched to determine the start winning, each winning other than the starting winning, the winning in the special winning opening, or the non-winning. Then, L1 to L13 determined according to the firing level
The route from the position to each winning opening, each passing gate or the out opening is selected. In this case, for example, the starting prize is determined based on the value of the random counter 1,
For example, if a plurality of routes from the position L1 to the starting winning opening 66 are defined, one route is selected by another random number. Then, the value of the random counter 1 extracted at that time is not used in the next lottery until one lottery is completed, that is, until 1000 lotteries are completed in this embodiment.
Even in this case, the value used for the once-winning / non-winning lottery is not used until one lottery is completed. In this case, each winning rate is not set for each route (each route passing through L1 to L13) as shown in FIG. 45, and even when the overall winning rate is set, it takes a relatively short period of time. A gaming machine can be realized in which an actual winning rate close to the set winning rate appears stably.

FIG. 54 and FIG. 55 show an accessory for selecting a route of a hit ball in the second variable winning ball device 70 after the hit ball image enters the second variable winning ball device 70. It is explanatory drawing which shows an inner ball route table. Here, it is assumed that the table shown in FIG. 54 is used when in the downward inclined state, and the table shown in FIG. 55 is used when the movable plate 72 is horizontally displayed.

The basic circuit sets the second variable prize ball unit 70 as the route of the shot image at the time of the shot firing.
When the route to enter the inside is determined, the value of the random counter 9 is extracted. Then, the route of the hit ball image in the second variable winning ball device unit 70 is determined according to the extracted value. Specifically, when the movable plate portion 72 is in a downwardly inclined state when a hit ball enters the second variable winning ball device section 70, the basic circuit includes the contents of the inside ball route table shown in FIG. The route of the hit ball image in the second variable winning ball device unit 70 is determined according to the following. The route of the hit ball image in the second variable winning ball device unit 70 is determined by the timing of firing of the hit ball, and the timing of firing and the timing of the hit ball image actually reaching the second variable winning ball device unit 70 are as follows. different. Therefore, the basic circuit must determine the state of the movable plate portion 72 when the hit ball image enters the second variable winning ball device section 70 at the timing of firing. However, since the basic circuit manages the game state, the hit ball image is actually stored in the second variable winning ball unit 7.
It is easy to grasp in what manner the movable plate portion 72 is displayed when it reaches 0. The basic circuit stores the route in the second variable winning ball unit 70 determined at the timing of firing.

When the movable plate 72 is in the downwardly inclined state, if the value of the random counter 9 is any one of “0 to 18”, the hit ball image falls down along the movable plate 72. When the value of the random counter 9 is “19”, the display control is performed so that the hit ball image is stored in the cup portion 81 after hitting the movable plate portion 72. In addition,
As described above, the shot image that has fallen down along the movable plate portion 72 is basically a normal winning area portion 383a, 383.
The hit ball image which is displayed and controlled to be won in the cup b and stored in the cup portion 81 is display-controlled so as to be subsequently awarded in the specific winning region portion 83.

When the movable plate portion 72 is in a horizontal state when a hit ball enters the second variable winning ball device section 70, the basic circuit operates in accordance with the contents of the inside ball route table shown in FIG. The route of the shot image in the second variable winning ball unit 70 is determined. That is, if the value of the random counter 9 is “0”, the hit ball image is displayed and controlled so as to spill from the movable plate 72 and fall downward, and the value of the random counter 9 is any one of “1 to 19”. If so, display control is performed so that the shot image is stored in the cup portion 81 along the movable plate portion 72.

Then, the hit ball image is actually the second hit ball image.
When the player enters the variable winning prize ball unit 70, the image display control circuit on the image display control board 18 controls the display of the hit ball image in accordance with the contents stored in the basic circuit. It should be noted that the basic circuit, at the timing of firing, or
After that, the storage contents are notified to the image display control circuit.

As described above, in this embodiment, the basic circuit also functions as winning ball storage determining means for determining whether or not to store and display a hit ball image in the cup portion 81 as the storing means. Here, when the movable plate portion 72 is in the horizontal state and when the movable plate portion 72 is in the downwardly inclined state, the second variable winning ball device 70 Although the inside route is determined, the movable plate portion 72 is displayed so as to continuously move between the horizontal state and the downwardly inclined state, so that a larger number of character inside ball route tables are provided, The route in the second variable winning ball unit 70 may be determined by dividing into more position states.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
In the second-type pachinko gaming machine in which the entire game area of the gaming machine is displayed by the display device, in which the winning / non-winning lottery is performed at the timing of firing, the winning / non-winning lottery is also performed independently. As compared to the case, a gaming machine can be realized in which the start (start winning number / minute) and the base (total winning number / minute) are stable and the game is continued. Further, different winning rates are set when the gaming state is the normal state as shown in FIG. 45 and during the opening of the special winning opening, and the normal state and the special winning opening are opened as shown in FIGS. 46 to 48. Since the winning / non-winning lottery is realized by the table where the inside is divided, it is possible to obtain an effect such that the winning rate during the big hit can be easily changed. Further, in the interval state, as shown in FIG. 45, a winning rate different from that during the opening of the special winning opening is set, and the interval state as shown in FIGS. The winning / non-winning lottery is realized by the set table, so that it is possible to easily avoid winning the large winning opening in the interval state. In this embodiment, the same table is used when the gaming state is in the normal state and when the gaming state is in the interval state. However, another table may be used. By doing so, it is possible to easily respond to a request to make the winning rate different between the normal state and the interval state. Furthermore, also in this embodiment, a prize ball storage determining means for determining at the timing of firing whether or not the hit ball image determined to win at the firing timing is stored in the storage means is provided. The probability of winning in the mouth can be easily set.

Next, a description will be given of a game board image for a third-type pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 56 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a game board surface image for a third-type pachinko gaming machine. The game board image for the third type pachinko gaming machine is displayed on the game board display screen 2a of the display screen 2.

As shown in FIG. 56, two arc-shaped section rail portions 92 are displayed on the peripheral surface in the game board image. The partition rail portion 92 includes an outer rail portion and an inner rail portion, and is surrounded by the outer rail portion and the inner rail portion.
The two areas are a guideway section and a game area section 91. In the approximate center of the game area section 91, a variable display device section 93 that enables variable display (hereinafter, also referred to as fluctuation) of identification information (hereinafter, referred to as a game symbol) in each symbol display section is displayed. I have.

Under the variable display unit 93, a starting ball passage opening 94 is displayed. When it is determined that the ball image has passed through the starting ball passing port 94, the symbol display section of the variable display section 93 fluctuates. Opening / closing piece 96
Are displayed in an open state for a predetermined time. It should be noted that the variable display device 93 based on the passage of the ball image through the starting ball passage opening 94
Are stored a predetermined number of times (for example, four times), and the number of times of storage is displayed on the storage display LED unit on the variable display unit 93.

On the left side of the variable display unit 93, a right generation unit 95 is displayed. Around the right generation unit 95, a vertically long mounting board portion 97 is displayed. On the upper part of the mounting board part 97, a normal variable winning opening part 98 is displayed. A pair of opening / closing pieces 96 are displayed on the left and right of the normal variable winning opening 98. Opening / closing piece 9
Numeral 6 is displayed so as to be variable between an inclined position and a vertical position. Above the opening / closing piece 96 displayed at the vertical position, the hitting of a ball image into the normally variable winning opening 98 is prevented. The obstacle nail portion 99 is displayed. The opening / closing piece 96
The normal variable winning opening 98 is opened in the tilted state, and the normal variable winning opening 98 is closed in the vertical state.

The lower part of the mounting board 97 is displayed as if a winning space 100 was provided. In the winning space portion 100, a C-shaped ball passage communicating with the downstream end of the normally variable winning opening 98, and only one winning ball from the ball passage is parked on the ball receiving surface portion to be vertically moved. It is shown that a movable member portion that can move and a transfer path that transfers the stationary ball on the ball receiving surface portion to the right at the upper end position in the movement of the movable member portion are provided. Note that, in the game area 91 in the moving (up and down) direction of the movable member, it is displayed as if a guide groove for regulating the movement of the movable member is formed.

Further, in the winning space portion 100, an extra ball receiving portion is specified in the middle path of the ball passage portion, and a winning ball receiving portion (normal area) is specified below the guide groove at the downstream end of the transfer path. It is displayed as if a ball receiving port (specific area) is formed. Further, the prize space portion 100 includes a front panel portion of a transparent material in which the movement of the prize ball in the prize space portion 100 can be visually recognized, and a decoration L for performing lighting decoration according to the game content.
It is displayed as if an ED section were provided.

Next, the movement of the winning ball in the right generation unit 95 will be described. First, when the display result of the variable display device section 93 becomes a hit symbol, the open / close piece 96 of the right generation device section 95 is opened and displayed for a predetermined time. At this time, the hit ball image won in the right generation device unit 95 becomes a winning ball image, and the winning ball image is guided into the winning space unit 100. Thereafter, the first winning ball image guided to the winning space portion 100 is parked on the ball receiving surface portion of the movable member portion, and the second and third winning ball images are parked in the ball passage portion. When done
The fourth and subsequent winning ball images are displayed so that they are played by the third winning ball and flow to the surplus ball receiving portion.

Thereafter, when a predetermined time elapses, the movable member holding the first winning ball image is moved upward.
Further, each of the second and third winning ball images is displayed so as to flow to the winning ball receiving port. When the movable member portion stops at the upper end position, the first winning prize ball image is transferred from the ball receiving surface portion to the transfer path, and finally enters the specific ball receiving port portion to generate the right generation state. It has become. As described above, in the right generation unit 95 of this display example,
Only the first winning ball image is parked on the ball receiving surface of the movable member, and only the winning ball image is guided to the specific ball receiving port. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the right expires immediately after the right is generated due to the plurality of winning ball images winning in the specific ball receiving port.

On the right side of the variable display unit 93, a rotator unit 101 is displayed. Around the rotator portion 101, there is an attachment plate portion displayed so as to be attached to the surface of the game area portion 91. A circular surrounding frame is displayed as projecting from the surface of the mounting plate portion, and the rotating body portion 101 is displayed so as to be driven to rotate clockwise. A ball receiving concave portion 102 for receiving one hit ball image is formed on an outer peripheral portion of the rotating body portion 101.
Turns to form an operating winning opening 10 formed on the upper part of the surrounding frame.
The image is displayed so as to accept the hit ball image entered from No. 3. The hit ball image received by the ball receiving concave portion 102 is displayed so as to be guided to the back surface of the mounting plate portion from the winning hole formed in the mounting plate portion. When the hit ball image is guided to the back surface of the mounting plate portion during the right generation state, a specific game state in which the open / close wing piece portion 105 of the variable winning ball unit 104 is displayed in an open state occurs.

Further, the variable winning prize ball unit 104 is displayed below the variable display unit 93 and is provided with a special variable winning opening 106. On the special variable winning opening 106, a pair of left and right opening / closing wing pieces 105 for opening and closing the special variable winning opening 106 is displayed. When the number of hit ball images that have won the special variable winning opening portion 106 reaches a predetermined number, the open / close wing piece portion 105 is displayed in a closed state. Further, the variable prize ball device section 104 has a 7-segment type number display section for displaying the number of prize balls,
A predetermined decorative LED section and left and right winning opening sections are displayed.

The game area 91 further includes a winning opening 10
7, 108, left side LED decoration 109, right side L
ED decoration part 110, windmill part 111, out mouth part 112,
The back ball preventing member 113 and the like are displayed. In addition, the left side LED decoration part 109 and the right side LED decoration part 1
In 10, numbers “1 to 10, 0” (hereinafter, referred to as service symbols) are sequentially displayed. The left side LED decoration section 109 and the right side LED decoration section 110 change the display in accordance with the winning of the specific ball, and stop the display change after a predetermined time. Therefore, it is possible to determine a specific service symbol in the game store in advance, and perform a service such as permitting the continuous use of the prize ball when the service symbol is lit.

Next, the game content in the specific game state will be briefly described. When the winning symbol is displayed on the variable display device 93, the open / close piece 96 of the right generating device 95 is opened and displayed. Become. When the right generation state continues, the shot image is displayed on the rotating body portion 1.
When the player wins the ball receiving concave portion 102 of 01, a specific game state occurs, and the open / close wing piece portion 105 of the variable winning ball device portion 104 is displayed in an open state. Such a specific game state is repeated every time the hit ball image wins in the ball receiving concave portion 102 of the rotating body portion 101 as long as the right generation state continues. However, the right generation state is again changed to the prize space unit 100 during the right generation state.
The process ends when a hit ball image has been won in the specific ball receiving port portion within the above, or when a predetermined number (for example, 16) of hit ball images have been won in the rotating body portion 101.

Next, the variable display unit 93 will be described. The variable display device section 93 includes a mounting board section 114 and an LCD display section having left, center, and right symbol display sections. On the upper part of the mounting board part 114, a winning opening part 116, a center lamp, a decorative LED part and the like are displayed. On the left and right sides of the mounting board 114, decorative LED sections are displayed, and below the mounting board 114, a storage display LED 117 for storing and displaying the number of shot images that have passed through the starting ball passage opening 94. Is displayed. Note that the maximum number of stored variable undigested components of the variable display unit 93 is:
For example, there are four, and four storage display LEDs 117 are displayed.

Next, each symbol displayed on each symbol display unit of the LCD display unit 115 will be described. The numbers “1 to 11” are sequentially displayed on each of the left, center, and right symbol columns displayed on each symbol display unit. These three
Each of the display pattern rows is variably displayed as if the reels are rotating. Then, when a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the fluctuation, the stop is performed in the order of left, middle, and right, and three symbols are determined. Note that the combination of winning symbols in each of the left, middle, and right symbol columns is a combination of the same symbols.

Next, a description will be given of a method of selecting a route of a hit ball image and a method of determining a winning / non-winning at the timing of firing the hit ball image. FIG. 57 is an explanatory diagram showing the types and contents of random counters used when the game of the third type pachinko gaming machine is selected.
In this case, the random counter 1, the random counter 7, and the random counters 12 to 15
Are used. The values of these random counters are read at the timing of hitting the ball, and based on the values, winning / non-winning is determined, the moving trajectory of the hitting image is determined, and the variable display device 93 The hit based on the fluctuation is controlled. The reading of the count value of the random counter is performed by a CPU provided inside the basic circuit of the main control board 16.
Is executed according to the control program of the control ROM.

The random counter 1 is a random counter for determining the moving trajectory of the shot image in advance. The random counter 1 has a value of 0.0 in the range of “0 to 999”.
It counts up by one every 02 seconds and in the remaining time of the interrupt processing.

[0230] The random counter 12 is a random counter for determining in advance whether or not to generate a hit as a result of the change of the symbol in the variable display unit 93.
The random counter 12 ranges from “0 to 224”,
Count up by 1 every 0.002 seconds.

[0231] The random counter 13 determines the type of symbol to be stopped in the left symbol display portion when it is determined not to be a hit as a result of the change of the symbol of the variable display device 93, and determines the hit. Is a random counter for deciding a symbol when is determined. The random counter 13 counts up by one every 0.002 seconds within a range of “0 to 10”. The random counter 14 is a random counter for determining the type of the symbol to be stopped in the central symbol display unit when it is determined that the winning is not achieved as a result of the symbol change of the variable display device unit 93. Random counter 1
When the value of the random counter 3 increases by 1 from “10” (when a carry occurs), the counter 4 is incremented by 1 in the range of “0 to 10”. Note that the value of the random counter 13 is returned to “0” when incremented by 1 from “10”. The random counter 15 is a random counter for determining the type of the symbol to be stopped in the symbol display unit on the right side when it is determined that the winning is not achieved as a result of the change of the symbol of the variable display device unit 93. Random counter 15
When the value of the random counter 14 increases by 1 from “10” (when a carry occurs), the count is incremented by 1 in the range of “0 to 10”. It should be noted that the value of the random counter 14 is returned to “0” when incremented by 1 from “10”.

The random counter 7 is a random counter for determining a specified number of reach operations for designating a predetermined reach operation from a plurality of reach operations. The value of the random counter 7 is “1”.
When 0 is incremented from 0 (when a carry occurs), “0 to 1”
It is counted up by one in the range of "9".

FIG. 58 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the set value of the winning rate for each gaming state. For example, the normal state in which the gaming state is not the big hit state, or the variable winning ball unit 104
When the opening / closing wing piece portion 105 shifts to the closed state and is in the interval state until the opening state of the next round starts, the hit ball image reaching L1 (see FIG. 19) is 5%
Should be displayed so as to pass through the starting ball passage opening 94 at the ratio of. It also indicates that the shot image should be displayed so as to win the normal variable winning opening 98 of the right generation device 95 at a rate of 0% or 70%. When the opening / closing piece 96 of the right generation unit 95 is displayed in the open state, the ratio of 70% is used. When the opening / closing piece 96 is displayed in the closed state, the ratio of 0% is used. Used. In addition, the hit ball image is 2%
It should be displayed such that the winning prize port 107 on the left side is won at a rate of 0.5% and the prize port 107 on the right side is won at a rate of 0.5%.

In FIG. 58 and the like, the starting ball passage opening 94 shown in FIG. 56 is described as a “starting gate”, and the ordinary variable winning opening 98 of the right generation unit 95 is “distribution 1,
2 ", and the operation winning opening 103 formed above the rotating body 101 is described as" starting opening ". “Distribution 1” means that the normal variable winning opening 98 is won from the left opening / closing piece 96, and “Distribution 2” wins the normal variable winning opening 98 from the right opening / closing piece 96. Means to do. The winning opening 116, the winning opening 108, the left winning opening 107, and the right winning opening 107 are "winning opening 1", "winning opening 2", "winning opening 3", and "winning opening 4", respectively. The special variable winning opening 106 is described as “large winning opening 1 and 2”. The "large starting port 1" means that a special variable winning opening 106 is won from the left opening / closing wing portion 105, and the "large starting port 2" is a special variable winning opening from the right opening / closing wing portion 105. This means that the part 106 is won.

In FIG. 58, when the gaming state is the big hit state and the special variable winning opening 106 is displayed in the open state (during the opening of the special winning opening), the variable winning is further increased at a rate of 60%. Special variable winning opening 106 of ball device 104
It is shown that the shot should be displayed in such a way as to win the (large winning opening).

[0236] Also for the ball images that have reached L2 to L13 (see Fig. 19), a winning rate for each game state is set. However, in FIG. 58, except for L1,
Only the winning rates by game state for L5 and L13 are shown. The winning rate shown in FIG. 58 is not the probability of each hit ball, but the ratio of winning / non-winning over a large number of hit balls. Accordingly, the winning probability of the first shot (including the first shot immediately after the start of the game) after a series of winning / non-winning decisions is made matches the winning rate shown in FIG. However, the winning probability of each of the other hit balls is different from the winning rate shown in FIG. 58 since winning / non-winning is determined by non-independent trials.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the hit ball image which has reached any of L1 to L13 follows each of the 350 kinds of routes in the game board image and reaches each winning opening portion or the out opening portion. . Of course, the number of routes “350” can be increased or decreased according to the performance required for the gaming machine and the like.

As shown in FIG. 58, also in this embodiment, the winning rates of different modes are defined for the normal state and the big hit state. Also, even in the big hit state, different winning rates are defined in the mode depending on whether the big winning opening is being opened or in the interval state. Therefore, in the normal state, winning / non-winning is determined in the normal time determination mode, and in the specific game state, winning / non-winning is determined in the specific time determination mode. Winning / non-winning must be determined separately.

For realizing the winning rate as shown in FIG. 58, for example, a game board surface route table as shown in FIGS. 59 to 61 is prepared. As shown in FIG. 58, in this embodiment, except for the “winning opening 1 and 2”,
The winning rate in the normal state, the winning rate in the interval state, and the winning rate during opening of the special winning opening are set to be equal. In such a case, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 61, one table can be used. That is, the normal mode and the specific mode can be shared. Except for the “winning opening 1 and 2”, if the winning rate in the normal state and the winning rate in the interval state are not the same as the winning rate during opening of the special winning opening, the normal state, the interval state and the opening of the special winning opening are not provided. A table having a column corresponding to each state in the table is used. That is, separate tables are used for the normal mode, the special winning mode in the specific mode, and the interval mode in the specific mode.

In FIGS. 59 to 61, "gx"
Indicates that the route passes through the starting ball passage opening 94 (starting gate). “Fx” is the normal variable winning opening 9
8 (allocation 1, 2). "S
“x” indicates that the operation winning opening 103 is a route leading to the (starting opening). "Ax", "bx", "cx",
“Dx” is placed in the winning opening 116 (winning opening 1), the winning opening 108 (winning opening 2), the left winning opening 107 (winning opening 3), and the right winning opening 107 (winning opening 4), respectively. Indicates that the route is to be reached. “Vx” indicates that the route is to the special variable winning opening 106 (large winning openings 1 and 2). “Ox” indicates that the route is the route to the outlet 112.

FIG. 59 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface route table for realizing the winning rate described in the column of L1 in FIG. In FIG. 59, L1_f1-g
1-v1-o1, L1_f2-g2-v2-o2, L1
_G3-v3-o3, L1_g4, and L1_g5 indicate routes in which the ball image falls from the position L1 shown in FIG. 19 and passes through the starting ball passage opening 94. However, L1_f1-g1-v1-o1, L1_f2-g2
-V2-o2, when the reaching reaches the ordinary variable winning opening 98 of the right generating unit 95 and the open / close piece 96 is displayed in the open state, the ordinary variable winning opening 98 is won; Variable winning opening 98 and starting ball passing opening 94
To reach the special winning opening, and when the special winning opening is displayed in an open state, the winning special winning opening is won. Also, L
1_g3-v3-o3 passes through the starting ball passage opening portion 94 and reaches the big winning opening portion. When the large winning opening portion is displayed in an open state, it wins the big winning opening portion, and otherwise, out. The route to the mouth 112. This indicates that a route is selected according to the value of the random counter 1 described in FIG.

L1_f3-o4, L1_f4-v4-o
5 to L1_f6-v6-o7 indicate routes from which the ball image falls from the position L1 shown in FIG. 19 and reaches the ordinary variable winning opening 98 of the right generation unit 95.
However, L1_f3-o4 wins the normal variable winning opening 98 when the opening / closing piece 96 is displayed in the open state, otherwise the normal variable winning opening 98 does not win and the out opening 112 does not. The route that leads to. Also, L1_f
4-v4-o5 to L1_f6-v6-o7 win the ordinary variable winning opening 98 when the opening / closing piece 96 is displayed in the open state, otherwise, the ordinary variable winning opening 9
8 and the starting ball passage opening 94 to reach the big winning opening. When the big winning opening is displayed in an open state, the big winning opening is won. The root. This indicates that the route is selected according to the value of the random counter 1 described in FIG.

L1_c1 and L1_c2 indicate routes from which the hit ball image falls from the position of L1 shown in FIG. 19 to win the winning opening 107 on the left side. And
This shows that a route is selected according to the value of the random counter 1 described in FIG.

L1_v7-o8 and L1_v7-o9 are
19 shows routes from which the hit ball images reach the large winning opening of the variable winning ball unit 49 from the position L1 shown in FIG. However, each route is a route that wins the special winning opening when the special winning opening is displayed in an open state, and otherwise leads to the out opening 112. And FIG.
9 indicates that a route is selected according to the value of the random counter 1 described in FIG.

L1_o10 to L1_on indicate that the hit ball image is from the position of L1 shown in FIG.
Indicates the route to reach. This indicates that a route is selected according to the value of the random counter 1 described in FIG.

Similarly, a game board route table showing the relationship between the route from the position of L2 to L13 on the game board image and the value of the random counter 1 is prepared. For example, FIG. 60 shows a game board route table for realizing the winning rate described in the column L5 in FIG. 58, and FIG. 61 shows a game for realizing the winning rate described in the column L13 in FIG. The board route table is shown. However, FIG.
The tables shown in FIGS. 9 to 61 are simply created to explain the winning rate and the like, and in an actual gaming machine, the relationship between each route and the random counter 1 is appropriately set. Each game board surface route table indicating the relationship between the route from the position of L1 to L13 and the value of the random counter 1 is set in the ROM in the basic circuit of the main control board 16. Unused / used bits corresponding to each of the values 0 to 999 in the respective game board surface route tables for L1 to L13 are prepared in the RAM in the basic circuit of the main control board 16.

With respect to the route from L1, when the open / close piece 96 of the right generation unit 95 is displayed in an open state, the value of the random counter 1 is either "0 to 19" or "50 to 729". If so, the ball image enters the right generation unit 95. Accordingly, the ball is shot at a rate of 70% with respect to 1000 kinds of values “0 to 999” that can be taken by the random counter 1.
, And the ratio corresponds to the winning rate by game state shown in FIG. Also, random counter 1
Is "0-29", "220-729" or "75"
If the large winning opening is displayed in an open state, the large winning opening is won. Therefore, “0 to 99” that the random counter 1 can take
With respect to 1000 kinds of values of "9", the ball hits the big winning opening at a rate of 60%, and the rate corresponds to the winning rate by game state shown in FIG.

Therefore, if the value of the random counter 1 is a completely random random number, for example,
The probability of entering the rights generation unit 95 from the position 1 is 70
% (When the opening / closing piece portion 96 is open), and the probability of a hit ball winning the special winning opening is 60% (when the special winning opening is open). That is, when the actual winning rate is observed over a considerably long period, the value is set at 70%, which is the set value.
And 60%. However, if a route is unconditionally extracted from the game board route table in accordance with the value of the random counter 1, if the route is observed for a considerably long period of time, 70
% And 60%, but in reality, there may be a period of no prize for a while during the game continuation, or a period of frequent prize for a while. However, as described in detail below, even in this embodiment, the state in which the prize rate is almost equal to the set value does not continue during the period in which the prize rate is extremely increased or the period in which the prize rate is extremely decreased. , A gaming machine in which the game is continued is realized.

FIG. 62 is an explanatory diagram showing a route-by-route time table in which the time from when a ball is fired for each of the 350 types of routes to when it reaches the winning opening, the starting gate, or the out opening is described. It is. For example, Route 1
Is 4.2 seconds (4
After 200 ms), the shot image passes through the starting ball passage opening 94 (starting gate), and is displayed so as to win the special variable winning opening 106 (large winning opening 1) 5.0 seconds after firing. Show. When the special winning opening is not open, the hit ball image reaches the out opening 112 5.6 seconds after firing. The route 1 corresponds to, for example, the route L1_g3-v3-o3 in FIG.

[0250] In Route 2, the shot image arrives at the normally variable winning opening 98 (allocation 2) of the right generation device 95 3.1 seconds after the shot image is fired and displayed. To be displayed. When the opening / closing piece 96 is displayed in the open state, the player wins the ordinary variable winning opening 98, and otherwise passes through the starting ball passing opening 94 after 4.5 seconds from firing, and returns to 5. After 3 seconds, it reaches the special winning opening. When the special winning opening is displayed in the open state, it wins the special winning opening, otherwise, 5.9 from launch.
Seconds later, it reaches the outlet 112. The route 2 is, for example, the route L1_f1-g1-v1-o in FIG.
Corresponds to 1.

In the route 350, after the shot image is fired and displayed, the shot image is fired and displayed 4.5.
An operation winning opening portion 103 formed on the upper portion of the rotating body portion after a second.
Is the route that appears to arrive at. If the hit ball image can be won in the operation winning opening portion 103, the player wins there. Otherwise, the hit ball image is rejected in the portion of the operating winning opening portion 103, and the launch display of the hit ball image is displayed. 5.5 seconds after the operation is performed, the vehicle reaches the out mouth portion 112.

Similarly, for the other routes, the time from when the shot image is fired and displayed until the shot image reaches the starting gate, the winning opening, or the out opening is set. The time table for each route is set in the ROM of the basic circuit of the main control board 16. Note that routes 1 to 350 are L1
To L13.

The following describes how to determine winning / non-winning and how to determine winning / losing, with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. As shown in FIG. 63, the basic circuit of the main control board 16 first checks the firing level of the ball at the timing of the ball firing (step S30).
1). If the firing level is less than “6”, the hit ball image is not displayed so as to reach the game area section 91 (FIG. 20).
Ref.), No winning / non-winning decision is made. If the firing level is “6” or more, the basic circuit is the random counter 1
Is extracted (step S302). Since it is determined which one of L1 to L13 the hit ball image passes according to the firing level, it is determined which game board surface route table should be used.

Here, if all the values (0 to 999) in the determined game board surface route table have been used, all unused / used bits are made unused (step S).
303, S304).

Next, the basic circuit is the random counter 1
It is determined whether or not a value in the game board route table that matches the extracted value of the game board is unused (step S305). If the value has been used, the value is increased by 1 (step S3
06), again confirming whether the value is unused.

When an unused value is found, the basic circuit:
A route corresponding to the value in the game board surface route table is selected as a trajectory of the hit ball image to the winning opening portion or the out opening portion (step S307). For example, it is assumed that the firing level is “6” and the value of the random counter 1 extracted at the firing timing is “58”. Then, since the firing level is “6”, referring to FIG. 20, it can be seen that it is determined that the hit ball image drops the game area section 42 after reaching the position of L1 in the game area section 62. That is, it is determined that the game board route table shown in FIG. 59 is used. Here, it is checked whether or not the value “58” in the game board route table is unused. If “58” is in use, it is checked whether “59” is unused. If “59” is not used, a route corresponding to “59” in the game board surface route table shown in FIG. 59 is selected as a trajectory of the hit ball image.

As described above, in this embodiment, the route of the shot image in the game area 91 is determined at the timing of firing the shot. Then, even if the opening / closing piece 96 of the right generating device unit 95 is in the open state at the timing of firing the ball, when the hit image actually reaches the ordinary variable winning opening 98 of the right generating device unit 95 There is a case where the opening / closing piece 96 is closed and the normal variable winning opening 98 cannot be won. Conversely, the opening / closing piece 96 of the right generation device 95 is closed at the timing of firing the ball. However, when the hit ball image actually reaches the ordinary variable winning opening 98 of the right generating device 95, the opening / closing piece 96 may be open. That is, in step S307, the normal variable winning opening 98
If a route to reach the target has been selected, it must be determined whether or not the hit ball image is to be won in the normally variable winning opening 98.

Therefore, the basic circuit checks whether the route selected in step S307 is a route that reaches the ordinary variable winning opening 98 (step S30).
8). In the example shown in FIG. 59, routes reaching the normal variable winning opening 98 are L1_f1-g1-v1-o1, L1_
f2-g2-v2-o2, L1_f3-o4, L1_f
4-v4-o5 to L1_f6-v6-o7.

When the route reaching the normal variable winning opening 98 is selected, the basic circuit determines the normal variable winning opening 98 (distribution 1) for the selected route from the time table for each route shown in FIG. , 2) are extracted (step S309). Then, it is checked whether or not the opening / closing piece 96 of the right generation unit 95 is opened when the time elapses from the firing timing (step S).
310). If it is determined that the vehicle is in the open state, the selected route is set as the route for winning the normal variable winning opening 98 (step S311). If it is determined that the closed state is set, the selected route is set as a route that does not win the ordinary variable winning opening 98 (step S312). For example, if the route L1_f1-g1-v1-o1 has been selected in step S307, the route is rejected in the ordinary variable winning opening 98 in step S312, and then the starting ball passing opening 94
Is set as a route that passes through to the special winning opening.

In this embodiment, the shot image entered from the operation winning opening 103 formed on the upper part of the rotating body 101 is formed on the rotating body 101 and rotates in accordance with the rotation of the rotating body 101. It stops there until it is received by the ball receiving recess 102. Then, when the previously shot image is parked in the activated winning opening 103, the next shot is
The display is controlled so as to be flipped by the hit ball while parked and fall. Therefore, when the route of the hit ball image is determined at the firing timing of the hit ball as in this embodiment, when the route leading to the activated winning opening portion 103 is selected, the impact image is displayed in the activated winning opening portion 103. You have to decide whether or not to put in.

Therefore, the basic circuit checks whether or not the route selected in step S307 is a route that reaches the operation winning opening 103 (step S32).
0). If it is determined that the selected route is a route that reaches the operation winning opening portion 103, the basic circuit is configured as shown in FIG.
From the route-by-route time table shown in FIG. 2, the time up to the activated winning opening 103 (starting port) in the selected route is extracted (step S321). Then, when that time has elapsed from the firing timing, it is confirmed whether or not the previously shot ball image will be in a state of staying in the activated winning opening 103 (step S322). If it is determined that the previously shot ball image does not stop, the basic circuit sets the selected route as a route for winning the activated winning opening 103 (step S323). If it is determined that the previously shot ball image has stopped, the selected route is set as a route that is rejected by the activated winning opening 103 and falls (step S324).

Even if the special winning opening is open at the timing of firing the hit ball, when the hit ball image actually reaches the special winning opening, the condition for closing the special winning opening is satisfied. The big winning opening may be closed. Therefore, in the processing after step S330, when the hit ball image determined to win the special winning opening portion actually reaches the special winning opening portion, the case where the special winning opening portion is in a closed state occurs. Is taken into account.

The basic circuit first checks whether or not the determined route is a route that reaches the special winning opening (step S330). In the example shown in FIG. 59, the route to reach the special winning opening is L1_g3-v3-o3, L1
_V7-o8 or L1_v8-o9. Or
In step S307, L1_f1-g1-v1-o
1, L1_f2-g2-v2-o2, L1_f4-v4
-O5 to L1_f6-v6-o7 are selected, and in step S312 the ordinary variable winning opening 9
This is the route that has not been won. If the determined route is a route that reaches the special winning opening, FIG.
From the route-by-route time table shown in FIG. 2, the time until the hit ball image of the route reaches the special winning opening is extracted (step S331). Furthermore, it is confirmed whether or not the special winning opening is open when the time extracted from the timing of firing the ball has elapsed (step S332).

When it is determined that the special winning opening is open, the basic circuit determines the selected route as a route to enter the special winning opening (step S333). If it is determined that the special winning opening is not open, the basic circuit is:
The selected route is determined as a route that falls further from the special winning opening (step S312). For example, when the path of the hit ball image is selected from each route where the hit ball image reaches the position of L1 in the game area section 62 and the route L1_v7-o8 is selected, the route does not enter the special winning opening. The route is directed to the out mouth 112.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
At the firing timing, when the shot image actually reaches the ordinary variable winning opening 98 of the right generating device 95, the operating winning opening 103 formed on the upper part of the rotating body 101, or the special winning opening. It is determined whether or not the ball images can enter them, and the route is set according to the determination result,
It is possible to avoid the inconvenience of entering the closed large winning opening or winning the closed ordinary variable winning opening 98.

Further, in this embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 59 to 61, routes to arrive at a role that may be opened / closed or a timing having a timing that cannot enter the vehicle are not included in the route. The non-entry route is also defined. Then, at the timing of firing, it is checked whether or not they are in a state where they can enter when the hit ball images actually reach them. And
If they are ready for entry, an entry route is set for them. Therefore, the route selection processing is simplified.

Steps S308, S311, S312,
When the route is finally determined through the processing of S323, S324, S333 or S334, the basic circuit uses the unused / used bit corresponding to the value in the game board surface route table handled at that time. (Step S340). The value in the game board route table handled at that time is a value determined before starting the process of step S307.

As described above, also in this embodiment, the unused / used bit is added to each of the values 0 to 999 in each game board surface route table, and until all the values become used. , Do not use used values. Further, in this embodiment, each value in each game board surface route table determines the route of the hit ball image and also determines the winning / non-winning of the hit ball. Therefore, if the above-described processing is executed at the timing of firing a hit ball,
The values used for the winning / non-winning lottery will not be used thereafter until the one-time winning / non-winning lottery is completed. That is, the lottery of the non-independent trial is performed. Then
Even in a relatively short period, the winning rate is close to the winning rate illustrated in FIG. In other words, also in this case, the game proceeds with the winning rate stabilized without the winning rate rising rapidly or the low winning rate continuing for a long time.

In this embodiment, each game board surface route table corresponding to each route from the position of L1 to L13 in the game board image is prepared, and a random track for determining the movement locus of the hit ball image in advance is prepared. Counter 1 value (0
-999), the values used once are not subject to the next lottery until one lottery is completed, and the non-independent trial of winning / non-winning is realized. Was done. However, by other methods,
It is also possible to realize a lottery of non-independent trials of winning / non-winning.

For example, the value of the random counter 1 is used only for determining the start winning, each winning other than the starting winning, the entrance to the big winning opening, the passing of the starting gate, and the non-winning. That is, the value of the random counter 1 is used only for winning / non-winning lottery and not used for route selection. Then, a table for determining a start winning, a winning other than the starting winning, a winning in a special winning opening, a passing through a starting gate portion, or a non-winning in accordance with the value of the random counter 1 is prepared. hand,
The contents of the table are searched to determine the start winning, each winning other than the starting winning, the winning in the special winning opening, or the non-winning. Then, L1 to L13 determined according to the firing level
The route from the position to each winning opening, each starting gate, or the out opening is selected. In this case, for example, the starting prize is determined based on the value of the random counter 1,
For example, if a plurality of routes from the position L1 to the starting winning opening 66 are defined, one route is selected by another random number. Then, the value of the random counter 1 extracted at that time is not used in the next lottery until one lottery is completed, that is, until 1000 lotteries are completed in this embodiment.
Even in this case, the value used for the once-winning / non-winning lottery is not used until one lottery is completed. In this case, each winning rate is not set for each route (each route passing through L1 to L13) as shown in FIG. 58, and even when the overall winning rate is set, it takes a relatively short period of time. A gaming machine can be realized in which an actual winning rate close to the set winning rate appears stably.

In the right area of the game area section 91, a rotator 101 having a ball receiving recess 102 formed thereon is displayed. In a gaming machine in which the right is extinguished when the player wins a specific area in the right generation device section 95 on the left area of the game area section 91, the player can display the ball image in the right generation state in the game area section 91. Is performed to operate the game handle 6 so as to be driven into the right area. Therefore, according to the firing level of the player, FIG.
There is a high possibility that a trajectory in which a ball image such as L11, L12, L13 shown in FIG. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 59, the ratio from L13 to the operation winning opening 103 (starting opening) formed above the rotating body 101 is set high. That is, as shown in FIG. 61, the route from L13 to the winning opening 103 is easily selected. Although not shown in FIG. 58, L11, L1
Even if the hit ball image such as 2 easily falls into the right area of the game area section 91, the ratio reaching the operation winning opening section 103 is set high.

Conversely, for L1, L5, etc., in which the ball image easily falls into the left area of the game area section 91, the ratio reaching the activated winning opening section 103 is set low. Although not shown in FIG. 58, the shot images such as L2 to L4 are displayed in the game area 91.
Also, those that are likely to fall into the right area are set at a low ratio to the operation winning opening 103. in this way,
In this embodiment, for the trajectory selected when the player makes a right-handed hit, the prize-winning rate for the character that is the target of right-handing is set high, and such a prize-winning rate is realized. In addition, in the game board surface route table used when right-handed, it is easy to select a route leading to an accessory which is a right-handed object. Therefore, when the player performs a special handle operation with a predetermined purpose, the game state proceeds so as to meet such a purpose, so that the player does not feel uncomfortable.

FIG. 65 is a flowchart showing control for setting whether or not a hit is to be generated based on the value of the random counter. The processing shown in FIG. 58 is also executed at the timing of firing a hit ball. The random counter 12 determines whether it is a hit or a non-hit (miss).
Is determined by determining the value of. In normal times, the basic circuit determines that the value of the random counter 12 is "3" and wins if the value is other than "3". When it is determined that the winning is made, the type of the symbol for generating the winning is determined based on the value of the random counter 13. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not a hit, the types of the stop symbols in the left, center, and right symbol display portions are determined using the values of the random counters 13, 14, and 15, respectively. In addition, when it is other than a hit, if the combination array of the symbols determined based on each value of the random counters 13, 14, 15 is accidentally the combination array of the winning symbols, a medium symbol is shown. “1” is subtracted from the value of the random counter 14, and adjustment is made so as to forcibly stop and display in a combination arrangement of missing symbols. When determining whether or not to generate a hit based on the value of the random counter 12, the basic circuit does not perform control such as excluding a predetermined value. That is, the basic circuit performs an independent trial here.

In this embodiment, when the specific game state ends, the winning probability is set high until a new specific game state is started twice thereafter. Therefore, when the probability is high, the value of the random counter 12 becomes
A hit is determined when the value is any one of “3, 7, 127, 197, 211”. As shown in FIG. 59, the winning rate for each winning opening does not change between the normal state and the high probability state.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
In the third-type pachinko gaming machine in which the entire game area of the gaming machine is displayed by the display device, in which the winning / non-winning lottery is performed at the timing of firing, the winning / non-winning lottery is also performed independently. As compared to the case, a gaming machine can be realized in which the start (start winning number / minute) and the base (total winning number / minute) are stable and the game is continued. Further, different winning ratios are set between when the gaming state is the normal state as shown in FIG. 58 and during the opening of the special winning opening, and the normal state and the opening of the special winning opening as shown in FIGS. 59 to 61 are set. Since the winning / non-winning lottery is realized by the table where the inside is divided, it is possible to obtain an effect such that the winning rate during the big hit can be easily changed. Further, as for the interval state, as shown in FIG. 58, a winning rate different from that during the opening of the special winning opening is set, and the interval state as shown in FIGS. The winning / non-winning lottery is realized by the set table, so that it is possible to easily avoid winning the large winning opening in the interval state. In this embodiment, the same table is used when the gaming state is in the normal state and when the gaming state is in the interval state. However, another table may be used. By doing so, it is possible to easily respond to a request to make the winning rate different between the normal state and the interval state. Furthermore, the route of the shot ball image is selected in accordance with the operation of a special player, such as right-handed, based on a predetermined purpose, so that a winning rate that matches the purpose is realized. An image-type gaming machine that does not give a natural feeling is realized.

Next, the setting of the division number of the moving trajectory of the hit ball image in the above embodiment will be described. In each of the above embodiments, the entire game board surface is displayed as an image,
Unlike a conventional gaming machine, the probability of winning with a nail adjustment cannot be changed. However, the movement trajectory of the hit ball image on the game board image can be arbitrarily controlled by the basic circuit and the image display control circuit.

For example, a plurality of winning rate tables shown in FIG. 23 and the like in which different winning rates are set are set in the ROM of the basic circuit. Further, a plurality of types of game board route tables each corresponding to each table are set in the ROM of the basic circuit. The winning rate can be easily changed by using the winning rate table and the game board surface route table corresponding to the basic circuit in accordance with the setting of the division setting switch 27.

As described above, in each of the above-described embodiments, at the timing of firing a hit ball, the basic circuit serving as a prize deciding means determines a prize / non-prize, a hit / loss,
The jackpot / losing and the trajectory of the hit ball image are determined.
Unlike the method in the present invention, in the image type gaming machine of the method in which the trajectory is gradually selected according to the movement of the hit ball image,
The basic circuit must calculate the trajectory every time the hit ball image is displayed so as to collide with the nail or the accessory, and the load on the basic circuit is large. For example, when the basic circuit is realized by a microcomputer, a large program and a high-performance microcomputer are required, and the game machine becomes expensive. That is, the image-type gaming machine of the present invention can be constructed at a lower cost than an image-type gaming machine of a system in which a trajectory is gradually selected in accordance with the movement of the hit ball image.

[0279] The winning / non-winning of the hit ball may be determined by the time the hit ball image is displayed in the game area. Therefore, even if the basic circuit determines the winning / non-winning, winning / losing, big hit / losing, and the trajectory of the hitting image other than the firing timing, before the hitting image is displayed in the game area portion. Good. However, in such a case, the trajectory is gradually selected in accordance with the movement of the hit ball image from the timing of firing the hit ball to the time when the hit ball is displayed in the game area portion, and the basic circuit of the basic circuit The load increases slightly. However, as compared with the trajectory in the game area, the types of trajectories from the timing of firing of the hit ball to the display of the hit ball in the game area are extremely small. Even if winning / non-winning is determined before being displayed, the increase in the load on the basic circuit is minimized.

[0280]

As described above, according to the present invention, when determining various items related to a game at the timing of hitting a ball or the like, a prize corresponding to a hitting force set by a player can be obtained. Since the winning / non-winning is determined based on the rate, even in an image-based gaming machine, when it is required that a ball be hit into a specific area in the gaming area in order to maintain the right, An unnatural game state in which prizes are frequently opened to open large prize holes that can give a large profit to the player based on the right, even though the ball is not hit into a specific area in the game area. Can be avoided. Further, in a gaming machine with an image display in which the right generation state is maintained when a hit ball is hit in the right area of the game board image when the right state occurs, when a hit ball is hit in the right area of the game board image, If the winning / non-winning is determined at a different winning rate between when a hit ball is hit in a region other than the right region, a more realistic and interesting gaming machine can be realized.

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FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the configuration of the gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control circuit used in the gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image display control circuit in the image display control board shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of display of a first-class pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a second-type pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a third-type pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a display example of the slot machine.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board display screen when GAME1 is selected by a game selection switch.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface display screen when a START switch is pressed.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board display screen when a next screen switch is pressed.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface display screen when an enlargement switch is pressed.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface display screen when the 2 × switch or the 5 × switch is pressed.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing a game board surface display screen in which the variable display unit is enlarged.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a ten count display.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a V winning display.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen at the time of reach.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen at the time of a big hit.

FIG. 19 is a view for explaining the movement locus of a ball shot image of a gaming machine.

FIG. 20 is a correspondence diagram illustrating a relationship between a firing level and a movement locus of a hit ball image.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory view showing a game board image for a first-type pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing the types and contents of random counters used when a game of the first type pachinko gaming machine is selected.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a set value of a winning rate for each gaming state.

24 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface route table for realizing a winning rate described in a column of L1 in FIG. 23;

25 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface route table for realizing a winning rate described in a column of L5 in FIG. 23;

26 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface route table for realizing a winning rate described in a column of L13 in FIG. 23.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing a route-by-route time table in which a time from when a ball is fired for each route until the ball reaches a winning opening or an out opening is described.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing how to determine winning / non-winning.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing a route change process.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing control for setting whether to generate a big hit.

FIG. 31 is a conceptual diagram for describing the structure of an opening / closing plate in the variable winning ball device.

FIG. 32 is an explanatory view showing a special winning opening inner ball route table for selecting a route of a hit ball in the special winning opening portion.

FIG. 33 is an explanatory view showing a special winning opening inner ball route table for selecting a route of a hit ball in the special winning opening portion.

FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a game board surface image for a second-type pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a second variable winning ball device unit.

FIG. 36 is a timing chart for explaining a display state of the first variable winning ball unit.

FIG. 37 is a timing chart for explaining a display state in a case where a hit ball image has won a start winning opening portion.

FIG. 38 is a timing chart for explaining a display state when a hit ball image has won a first variable winning ball unit.

FIG. 39 is a timing chart for explaining a display state when a hit ball image has won a first variable winning ball device unit after a predetermined condition is satisfied.

FIG. 40 is a timing chart for explaining another display state of the first variable winning ball unit.

FIG. 41 is a timing chart for explaining still another display state of the first variable winning ball unit.

FIG. 42 is a timing chart for explaining a basic display state of an opening / closing cycle.

FIG. 43 is a timing chart for explaining a display state of the last opening / closing cycle.

FIG. 44 is an explanatory diagram showing the types and contents of random counters used when a game of the second type pachinko gaming machine is selected.

FIG. 45 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a set value of a winning rate for each gaming state.

46 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface route table for realizing a winning rate described in a column of L1 in FIG. 45.

47 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface route table for realizing a winning rate described in a column of L5 in FIG. 45.

48 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface route table for realizing the winning rate described in the column of L13 in FIG. 45.

FIG. 49 is an explanatory diagram showing a route-by-route time table in which the time from when a ball is fired for each route to when it reaches a winning opening, a passing gate, or an out opening is described.

FIG. 50 is a flowchart showing how to determine winning / non-winning.

FIG. 51 is a flowchart showing a route change process.

FIG. 52 is a timing chart for explaining how to determine whether to open the special winning opening.

FIG. 53 is a timing chart for explaining how to determine whether to open the first variable winning prize ball device unit.

FIG. 54 is an explanatory diagram showing an in-act item ball route table for selecting a route of a hit ball in the second variable winning ball device unit.

FIG. 55 is an explanatory diagram showing an inside ball route table for an accessory for selecting a route of a hit ball in the second variable winning ball unit.

FIG. 56 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a game board surface image for a third-type pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 57 is an explanatory diagram showing types and contents of a random counter used when a game of the third type pachinko gaming machine is selected.

FIG. 58 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a set value of a winning rate for each gaming state.

FIG. 59 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface route table for realizing the winning rate described in the column of L1 in FIG. 58;

FIG. 60 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface route table for realizing the winning rate described in the column of L5 in FIG. 58;

61 is an explanatory diagram showing a game board surface route table for realizing the winning rate described in the column of L13 in FIG. 58.

FIG. 62 is an explanatory diagram showing a route-by-route time table in which the time from when a hit ball is fired for each route to when it reaches the winning opening, the starting gate, or the out opening is described.

FIG. 63 is a flowchart showing how to determine a winning / non-winning.

FIG. 64 is a flowchart showing a route change process.

FIG. 65 is a flowchart showing control for setting whether or not to generate a hit;

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 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 gaming machine 2 display screen 15 image display 16 main control board 18 image display control board 42, 62, 91 game area section 43 variable display device section 48 starting winning opening section 49 variable winning ball apparatus section 65 first variable winning ball Device section 70 Second variable winning ball device section 71 Ball receiving member section 72 Movable plate section 93 Variable display device section 95 Right generating device section 96 Opening / closing piece section 101 Rotating body section 103 Working winning opening section 104 Variable winning ball apparatus section 105 Opening / closing Wing half

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claims: 1. Winning of a hit ball before the hit ball reaches a game area.
An image-type gaming machine for determining non-winning, a game control means for controlling a game state in a game board image, and an image display control means for performing display control on the game board image according to the control of the game control means. The game control means includes decision means for deciding each item related to the game before the hit ball reaches the game area, and the deciding means is at least a winning / non-winning of the hit ball displayed and controlled by the image display control means. A prize deciding means for deciding a prize, and a decision as to whether or not to generate a right which is more advantageous to the player for a hit ball determined to be a prize in a specific winning opening among the hit balls determined to be a prize by the prize deciding means Wherein the winning determination means determines winning / non-winning at a winning rate corresponding to the batting force set by the player. Machine. 2. The image-type gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the determining means determines each item related to the game at the timing of firing a hit ball. 3. An image-type gaming machine in which a right generation state is maintained when a hit ball is hit into a right side region of a game board image when a right state is generated, wherein the winning determination means corresponds to a batting force set by the player. 3. A prize / non-prize is determined at a different prize rate when a hit ball is hit into the right area of the game board image and when a hit ball is hit other than the right area in the game board image. The image-type gaming machine according to the description.