JPS61131771A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine, and in particular, this invention provides a new pachinko game machine that adds new game content to a conventional pachinko game.

<Background of the Invention> In general, pachinko game machines are designed to shoot out pachinko balls by adjusting the operation of the handle, thereby guiding the pachinko balls into a winning slot, and the game is extremely simple. There was a problem. Therefore, in recent years, multiple number displays have been installed on the board, the display content of these number displays has been changed, and when the display has a certain arrangement, a specific winning opening is kept open for a long period of time, and the number of pachinko balls is increased. A system has been proposed that abnormally increases winning efficiency.

However, in the case of this system, the display arrangement of each of the numeric displays is determined by chance, and has the disadvantage that it only encourages a sense of gambling and lacks interest as a game.

<Object of the Invention> The object of the present invention is to provide a new pachinko game machine that greatly increases the interest of pachinko games by adding new game content to the conventional pachinko games.

<Structure and effects of the invention> In order to achieve the above object, in this invention, a light emitting body is arranged in a specific winning hole among a plurality of winning holes, and each light emitting body is sequentially turned on and off, When a pachinko ball enters a winning slot with a light-emitting body lit, this is detected and the display corresponding to the light-emitting body is activated to light up. For example, when all the display bodies are lit, the winning slot The game is designed to vary the game content by keeping it open for a long time, adding large points, etc.

According to this invention, the fun of firing a pachinko ball by aiming at the prize opening where the light emitting body is lit, and the fun of assembling the lighting arrangement of each display body are added, and it simply stimulates the gambling spirit. However, the invention achieves remarkable effects such as greatly increasing the interest of the game.

<Description of Embodiments> The drawings show a pachinko game machine that is an embodiment of the present invention. The illustrated pachinko game machine starts the game by inserting one medal, adds points each time a pachinko ball enters the winning slot, and gives the player a chance to play again depending on the total score after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. It is configured to give out a predetermined prize.

In the pachinko game machine shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko board 1 is installed diagonally, a display section 2 is provided above the pachinko board 1, an operating handle 3 and a medal slot 4 are provided below, and a prize release port 5 is provided below. They are set up separately. As shown in FIG. 2, this pachinko machine 1 has a pachinko ball hitting section 6 disposed at its lower position, and when a motor M is driven by rotating the handle 3, the pachinko ball hitting section 6 is hit one after another. It is designed to bring out the following. A payout passage 7 extending upward is connected to the striking part 6, and the pachinko balls are guided to the upper part of the board surface 8 through this passage 7. This launched pachinko ball, regardless of whether it is a safe ball or an out ball, is 8 on the board.
After being collected at the back, it is guided to the striking section 6 via a guide path 9.

The board 8 is equipped with illuminated lamps 10 and 10 on both sides, and a winning opening 11 at the center of the board is provided with a guard 12 that opens and closes, and each of the five winning openings 13 to 17 located at the bottom is provided with a guard 12 that opens and closes.
are marked with the letters "B", "O", "N", "U", and rsJ, respectively, and a light emitting body 18 such as a light bulb or light emitting diode is attached behind them.
~22 (hereinafter referred to as "bonus lamps") are provided. In the illustrated example, each bonus lamp 18 to 22 is
Two lights are turned on at the same time and in sequence, so if any two lights are turned off at the same time after being turned on for a certain period of time, the next two lights will be turned on at the same time. In addition, when a pachinko ball enters the center prize opening 11, the guard 1
2 opens and closes twice, and when the "bonus state" described later is reached, the guard opens and closes 10 times.

The display section 2 includes a bonus display section 23 and a time and score display 24, and the bonus display section 23 includes a - column of 5
display bodies 25 to 29.

Each of the display bodies 25 to 29 lights up a light emitting body such as a light bulb or a light emitting diode arranged behind it, and displays rBJrOJrNJr.
This is for displaying the five characters of UJrsj. The display bodies 25 to 29 respectively correspond to the winning holes 13 to 17, and for example, when a pachinko ball enters the winning hole 13 while the bonus lamp 18 is lit, the display body 25 corresponding to the letters rBJ lights up. do. On the other hand, the time and score display 24 is for digitally displaying the game time and score. In this embodiment, the game time is the count value “
The game is initially set to ``60'', and when it reaches ``0'' by sequentially subtracting it, the game is ended, the scores are totaled, and a chance to play the game again is given or prizes are given out depending on the scores.

FIG. 3 shows a control circuit of the pachinko game machine. In the figure, CPU (Central Processing)
U old t) 30. The program decodes and executes the program from the program memory 31, and stores it in RAM (Random Access
sMemorγ) 32 and the table memory 33, and sequentially controls the operations of each input/output unit. The table memory 33 stores, in addition to tables for determining the lighting positions and order of the bonus lamps 18 to 22, tables for generating various sound effects and predetermined melodies during the game. There is.

The variable timer 34 is used to set the game time and measure the elapsed time, and the mode setting switch 35 is used to specify the mode of the game as appropriate, such as changing the flashing time of the bonus lamps 18 to 22. be. The prize dispensing device 36 dispenses a predetermined prize according to the score, and the handle block device 37 controls the operation of the striking section 6 based on the handle operation. The speaker 38 outputs sound effects and a predetermined melody in a timely manner, and the alarm buzzer 39 notifies the staff of machine troubles, abnormalities, etc.

The prize empty indicator lamp 40 lights up to indicate that the prize is out, and the re-game lamp 41 lights up to indicate that the game can be played again, and the medal sensor 42 detects the insertion of medals. A bonus safe ball detection section 43 individually detects that pachinko balls have entered the five winning holes 13 to 17, and a safe ball detection section 44 detects that pachinko balls have entered the other winning holes. /
The id 45 opens and closes the guard 12 of the central prize opening 11,
The first counter 46 and the second counter 47 count the number of medals inserted and the number of prizes paid out, respectively. The medal blocker 48 also controls the insertion of medals into the medal slot 4. The bonus lamps 18 to 22, the decorative lamp 11, the bonus display section 23, and the time and score display 24 are as described above, and among these, the decorative lamp 11 blinks at the start of the game or when the "bonus state" is reached. do.

FIG. 4 shows the operation flow of the above example device. First, in step 51, the machine state is initialized by the mode setting switch 35, etc., in step 52, the contents of the RAM 32 are cleared, and in step 53, the medal blocker 48 is opened, and the medals can be inserted into the medal slot 4. The receiver is attached. The next steps 54 and 55 are for playing a demonstration melody for approximately 10 to 15 seconds at 15 minute intervals, and step 54 is for checking the time intervals.

If one medal is now inserted into the medal slot 4, step 56 becomes "YES/', and the next step 57 checks whether or not it is a re-game, and then steps 58 and 59.
The first counter 46 is turned on and the medal blocker 48 is closed. In the following step 60, the electric lamp 10.1
0 blinks to notify the start of the game, and in the next step 61 the contents of the time and score display 24 are set to the start state (time display is "60", score display is "0").

Next, when the operation handle 3 is rotated, the game starts and step 62 becomes IIYESI+, and as time passes, the time display on the display 24 changes to "60".
1 is sequentially subtracted from the value, and the value gradually changes to a smaller value (step 63).

When the operating handle 3 is rotated, the start switch (indicated by SW in FIG. 2) is turned on, and the motor M is driven to cause the striking unit 6 to strike the pachinko balls onto the board 8 (
Step 64.65).

If the operating handle 3 is returned after the game has started, Step 64 becomes "No. 11" and the motor M stops driving (Step 66).

In the next step 67, it is determined whether or not it is the time period for blinking the bonus lamps 13 to 17, and II YES.
In the judgment of LL, the data for lighting the bonus lamp is taken out from the table memory 33, and based on this, any two
The bonus lamps are lit at the same time, and this lighting operation is sequentially transferred.

During this time, pachinko balls are shot out onto the board 8 one after another, and if any of them enters the winning slot, it becomes a safe ball, and all other balls become out balls. In step 70, it is determined whether the ball is a safe ball or not, and in the next step 71, it is determined whether the ball is a safe ball or not and has entered the winning hole with the bonus lamp lit. When the determination in step 71 is ``No/'', in step 72 the score on the display 24 is incremented by 10, and in step 73 a sound effect is emitted from the speaker 38 to notify the winning. And if this safe ball is from the central winning hole 11, step 74 is l/YE.
At step S7/, the lunoid 45 is energized and the guard 12 opens and closes twice.

On the other hand, when the bonus lamp is lit, the winning hole (for example, winning hole 13)
), step 71 is n YE
S n , 20J is added to the score on the display 24 in step 76, and the bonus lamp 18 immediately goes out.At the same time, in step 77, the indicator 25 of the corresponding bonus display section 23 lights up. Then, in step 78, a sound effect notifying the user is emitted from the speaker 38.

In this way, all the display bodies 25 of the bonus display section 23
~29 is lit, step 79 is n y E 5
rr, and a "bonus state" is formed. In this "bonus state", a score of "50" is added and displayed on the display 24, and in addition to this, the decorative lamps 10 and 10 flash and emit a predetermined melody to notify the "bonus state". Guard 12 of central prize opening 11 is 1
The opening/closing operation is performed 0 times (step 80). By opening the guard 12, the pachinko balls easily enter the central prize opening 11 one after another, thereby greatly increasing the score.

In this way, when the total score reaches r300J or more, step 81 becomes LL Y E S /J, and the next step 82 checks whether or not it is a re-game (in this case, step 82 becomes NO''). At step 83, the re-game lamp 41 lights up to notify that a re-game is possible.Furthermore, when the total score reaches l'-400J or more, step 84 becomes LL YES LL.
In this case, the regame lamp 41 goes out in step 85, making it impossible to play the game again, and one prize is released from the release port 5.

Furthermore, when the total score reaches l'-500J or more, step 86 becomes YES'', and in this case step 8
At 7, another prize is additionally released from the release port 5.

In the next step 88, it is determined whether the time display on the display 24 has reached rOJ, and this is tt YES t.
If r is determined, the motor M is stopped and the shooting of the pachinko balls is stopped (step 89).

Then, when the prize is released, step 9o is n
After incrementing the second counter 47 with YES u, the data contents of λAM 32 are cleared in step 92, and the on/off state of the start switch and whether the regame lamp 41 is lit or not is checked in steps 93 and 94. If the re-game lamp 41 is lit, proceed to step 95, turn off the re-game lamp 41, set the re-game flag in a predetermined area in the CPU 30, return to the start point, and enter the re-game. become.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, a pachinko game is played within a certain period of time for each medal inserted, and prizes are paid out according to the number of points earned during that period, but the present invention is not limited to this method. For example, it can be applied to a method in which a predetermined number of pachinko balls are lent for each inserted medal or coin, and the number of pachinko balls is decreased each time a pachinko ball is launched, while the number of balls is increased each time it enters a winning slot. In the case of the latter method, a time period in which the bonus lamp blinks is set periodically, and only when all the display elements of the bonus display section 23 are lit during this time period, a transition is made to the "bonus state".

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko game machine according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of its structure, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the control circuit, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the mechanical operation. 1...Pachinko board 11.13-17...Winning hole 18-22...Bonus lamp 25-29...
Display body 30...CPU minutes/royo

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A light emitting body is provided corresponding to a specific winning hole among the plurality of winning holes, a lighting control means for sequentially lighting up and extinguishing each light emitting body, and a pachinko ball enters the winning hole when the light emitting body is lit. the number of display bodies corresponding to the respective light emitting bodies that are lit based on the detection signal; and the control means that controls the game content by determining the lighting state of each display body. A pachinko game machine. (2) The pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting body and the display body are light bulbs. (3) The pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein the lighting control means sequentially turns on and off any plurality of light emitting bodies at the same time.