JP4055907B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball and ball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine, an arrangement ball game machine, and the like, and in particular, a probability of increasing the jackpot winning probability under a predetermined condition in a specification that can be expected to obtain a large number of balls by a jackpot. The present invention relates to a type of gaming machine that is accompanied by a high output ball specification due to fluctuations (hereinafter referred to as “probability change”), time reduction (hereinafter referred to as “shortening time”) that increases the time efficiency of jackpot lottery.

Conventionally, this type of gaming machine, as described in Patent Document 1, opens a grand prize opening on condition that a winning in a big hit lottery in the control device is triggered by entering the starting opening on the game board The game shifts to a jackpot game, so that a so-called villa can be expected to enter the jackpot again at an early stage by making a certain change and / or rushing under a predetermined condition. As described on page 58 of Non-Patent Document 1, this probability change and time shortening will enter only the jackpot winning condition (full specification), or the weight when the jackpot derivation is an odd number etc. In general, when the requirement is met (half specification), the probability change or short time state that has entered is generally canceled when the number of symbol fluctuations for each jackpot lottery reaches an upper limit referred to as a special time ST.
JP 2001-170285 A Byakuya Shobo "Pachinko Winning Guide" 1/4

  However, the above-mentioned conventional game is a monotonous game that just waits for winning in the jackpot lottery based on the entrance to the starting gate, even if you can expect a jackpot reaming due to the chance change and the entry to the short time There is a problem that it is difficult to fully enjoy the excitement and urgency.

  In the present invention, in a game state of high output due to probability change or short time etc., it is possible to win a big hit with a route different from the normal route by jackpot lottery, sufficiently enhancing the fun and sense of tension, and innovative gaming It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game machine that can demonstrate the above.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the invention according to claim 1 shifts to a jackpot game on condition that the winning in the jackpot lottery based on the entrance to the first entrance 81 on the game board 2 is performed. Control that promotes the gaming state to a high-playing ball specification under conditions, and lowers the high-playing ball specification to a normal low-balling specification by establishing a release condition based on the entry to the first entrance 81 In the ball game machine equipped with the device CN, the control device CN includes a variable winning device 820 which is a specific entrance on the game board 2 which is not selected by lottery even if the player enters the ball and can open the entrance. Specific entry promotion means X that increases the frequency of entering the second entrance 82 more than usual in a game state with a high output ball specification, and a game board that opens the entrance by entering the second entrance 82 When a specific entry condition for the third entrance 83 above 2 is established, Or with bonus game additional transition means Y and the specific matters provided for winning capable of migrating to the bonus game without conditions in the lottery.

  The invention according to claim 2 is that the third entrance 83 is composed of a second entrance that is provided separately from the entrance 9 that is opened at the time of the big hit game, and the specific entry condition is the second entrance It has specific items that are established by passing the ball to the specific area 83V provided in the mouth 83.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the variable prize-winning device 820 is designed to open the entrance on the condition that the lottery is based on the entrance to the fourth entrance 84 on the game board 2. It has.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the variable winning device 820 is configured such that when the variable winning device 820 is not in operation, it is difficult to enter a ball by the constituent members of the first winning port 81. It has a specific item that is located below

  The invention according to claim 5 invalidates the operation of the jackpot game additional transfer means Y when the control device CN is playing a jackpot game on the condition of winning in the jackpot lottery when the specific entry condition is established There is a specific matter provided with additional transition invalid means Z (for example, step T22 in FIG. 4).

  The invention according to claim 6 includes a display device 70 and SD for deriving a success / failure result of the jackpot lottery based on the entrance to the first entrance 81 on the game board 2, and the control device CN includes the display device 70 and SD. When the jackpot game is added by the jackpot game addition transition means Y when the winning result is derived on the display device 70, SD, the result of temporarily suspending the derivation of the winning result on the display device 70, SD until the jackpot game is completed. There is a specific matter provided with derivation interruption means W (for example, steps S9 to S12 in FIG. 5).

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the game state of the high output ball specification, the third entrance is opened by aiming at the second entrance where the entrance frequency is increased, and the third entrance If the specific entry condition is established, it is possible to shift to the jackpot game by a route different from the jackpot lottery route based on the entrance to the first entrance. In games aimed at the second entrance in this high-out ball specification, if there is an entrance to the 1st entrance, it is possible to make a big hit on the jackpot lottery route, but to enter the 1st entrance If the cancellation condition based on the above is satisfied, the gaming state of the high-out ball specification is demoted to the normal low-out ball specification, and the jackpot from another route aimed at the second entrance is in a state of low expectation. For this reason, in order to win more jackpots while maintaining a gaming state with a high-playing ball specification, it is a new fun, such as aiming at the second entrance rather than the first entrance. As a result, the player's profits vary depending on the allocation of the entrances of the first entrance and the second entrance, and a game with a sense of tension can be provided.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, when the game is aimed at the second entrance in the game state of the high output ball specification, the entrance to the second big prize opening that is opened by entering the second entrance is made. By encouraging the ball, the expectation to shift from another route that does not depend on the jackpot lottery to the jackpot game is increased, and the fun can be effectively enhanced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the game state of the high output ball specification, the second prize which is simply composed of the variable prize winning device is obtained by increasing the winning probability of the lottery based on the entrance to the fourth entrance slot more than usual. The frequency of entering the entrance can be improved, and a game aimed at the second entrance can be realized well.

  According to the invention of claim 4, it is easy to enter the second entrance below the first entrance by operating the variable prize winning device, but the second entrance is the first entrance. Because it is located close to the ball entrance, it is difficult to collect the entrance to the 2nd entrance while avoiding the cancellation of the high exit ball specification based on the entrance to the 1st entrance. In addition, gambling can be kept moderate.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, during the jackpot game subject to winning in the jackpot lottery, a specific entrance condition for the third entrance is established following the entrance to the second entrance. However, in this case, since the transition to the overlapping jackpot game is not performed by the additional transition invalidating means, it is possible to prevent unnecessary confusion from being given to the player while maintaining the gambling ability properly.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, during the jackpot game triggered by entering the second entrance, a jackpot lottery based on entering the first entrance can be made. Since the derivation interruption means suspends the derivation of the success / failure result of the jackpot lottery, it is possible to prevent the player from being unnecessarily confused or distrustful due to the breach of the jackpot lottery being derived during the jackpot game. .

  FIG. 1 shows a pachinko gaming machine 1 to which the present invention is applied, and a game frame 10 supports a main body 11 so that the door can be opened. A front door 14 in which a glass 13 is fitted to a round window 12 is provided at the upper front portion of the main body 11, and the game board 2 is provided inside the front door 14. At the lower part of the front door 14, an upper plate 31 for receiving a rented ball and a prize ball, a lower plate 32 for receiving a ball overflowing inward, a launching handle 4 for hitting the ball on the game board 2, sound effects, etc. Left and right speakers 51 and 52 are provided. The front door 14 includes lamps 61 to 65 used for decoration and various state displays.

The game board 2 includes the following game parts 1) to 7).
1) Center unit 7
This unit 7 has a display device 70 composed of a color liquid crystal display at the center of the decorative frame 71, a special symbol display device SD which is a 7-segment LED on the right side, and a green lamp GL and a red lamp on the top. Each is equipped with a normal symbol display device ND as defined by the RL-related laws and regulations. The display device 70 plays an effect that is consistent with the special symbol display device SD, and displays the winning / failing lottery results based on the entrance to the start opening 81 constituting the first entrance entrance to the left, middle, and right columns L, C, It is derived through a fluctuating effect of several seconds to several tens of seconds accompanied by R symbol update. The updated symbols in each column are composed of numbers from 0 to 9, for example. Any winning symbol from 000 to 999 is derived at the time of winning, and a missing symbol that is not aligned is derived at the time of losing. The special symbol display device SD displays any number from 0 to 9 that determines the winning symbol when winning, and displays a bar “-” when it is off. H1 to H4 clearly indicate that random numbers acquired up to a maximum of 4 were effectively stored and saved when a new entry occurred before the effect of changing the special symbol based on the entry to the starting port 81 was completed. The special symbol hold display units h1 to h4 are similar hold display units for normal symbols based on the passage of a ball to the gate 84 described later.

2) Start port 81 (first entrance)
The start port 81 constitutes a winning port arranged below the center unit 7, and pays out a predetermined number, for example, three award balls per winning ball, and for a big hit lottery that is updated at a high speed within a predetermined range of 0 to 499, for example. One random number is acquired from a software or hard random number storage and stored in a RAM of a main control unit MC described later. In the normal low-playing game state, the big win is a win when the acquired random number matches, for example, a win value of 7, and the win probability is 1/500. In addition to the big hit lottery random number, in order to determine the winning symbol and the left / middle / right off symbol, processing for acquiring and storing the stop symbol lottery random number from another random number warehouse is also performed.

3) Working port 82 (second entrance)
The operation port 82 that constitutes the second entrance port is arranged immediately below the start port 81, and is constituted by a variable prize winning device that includes an electric tulip 820 having a pair of left and right petals 82a and 82b. When the petals 82a and 82b are closed, the entrance is closed together with the components of the start port 81, and it is practically impossible to enter the ball, and when the petals 82a and 82b are opened, it is easy to enter the ball. become. A predetermined number, for example, three prize balls are paid out for each ball entered. In addition, you may change to the specification which permits a ball entering very rarely when the petals 82a and 82b are closed. The petals 82a and 82b are opened for a maximum of 0.3 seconds or a maximum of one ball, for example, when the normal symbol display device ND derives the winning of the normal symbol lottery in which the fluctuation is stopped when the green lamp GL is turned on. Even if the ball enters the operation port 82, the big hit lottery is not performed.

4) Second grand prize opening 83 (third entrance)
The second grand prize winning port 83 constituting the third ball entering port is disposed below the operation port 82, and the ball receiving member 830 covering the entrance is opened to the front, thereby making it easier to enter the ball. A predetermined number, for example, three prize balls are paid out for each ball entered. The ball receiving member 830 is opened based on the ball entering the operation port 82 for a predetermined short period, for example, a maximum of 1.8 seconds or a maximum of one ball winning. A specific area 83V in which a ball can be expected to be entered approximately once every 10 times is provided inside the second big prize opening 83, and when the second big prize opening 83 is opened for a short period, the specific area 83V is entered. When the ball passing is detected, the specific entry condition is established, and the game shifts to the jackpot game without using the winning in the jackpot lottery.

5) Gate 84 (4th entrance)
The gate 84 that constitutes the fourth entrance is disposed, for example, in the left region of the game board 2, detects the entrance, and passes it downward to release it to the game board 2. When the ball passes to the gate 84, for example, one random number for normal symbol lottery that is updated at a high speed within a predetermined range of 0 to 250 is acquired from the software or hard random number storage and stored in the RAM of the main control unit MC. The symbol fluctuation by the alternate lighting of the green lamp GL and the red lamp RL of the display device ND is activated. For example, after a symbol variation of about 30 seconds, the green lamp GL is turned on when winning and the red lamp RL is turned off when the winning is off. In a normal low-playing game state, winning is when the acquired random number is within a winning range of 0 to 24, for example, and the winning probability is 25/251. When winning is derived, the petals 82a and 82b of the electric tulip 820 are opened. Since the second entrance 82 is composed of a variable winning device 820 that opens the entrance on condition that a lottery based on the entrance to the fourth entrance 84 on the game board 2 is won, In the gaming state, the frequency of entering the second entrance can be easily improved by raising the winning probability of the lottery based on the entrance to the 4th entrance, which is aimed at the second entrance. The game can be realized well.

6) Grand prize opening 9
The big winning opening 9 is disposed below the second big winning opening 83, and the ball receiving member 90 covering the entrance is opened to the front, thereby making it easier to enter the ball. A predetermined number of, for example, 15 prize balls are paid out per ball. The ball receiving member 90 is repeatedly opened for a predetermined number of rounds during the jackpot game that shifts after the jackpot winning is derived by the display device 70 and the special symbol display device SD. After the big hit game, regardless of the winning symbol, the game enters the special time ST of 30 times, and the game state of the high-playing ball specification due to the probability change and the short time is changed until the special symbol is changed 30 times. Instead of the full specification of ST = 30 times, the specification may be changed to the half specification limited to the case where the winning symbol is an odd number. Alternatively, the specification may be changed to a specification for canceling the high output ball specification by unlucky winning such as a falling lottery performed every time the ball enters the starting port 81 without setting the number of times of ST.

7) Others A predetermined number of, for example, 10 prize balls are paid for each rail 20, the ball return prevention piece 21, the ball stopper 22, and a ball that divides a substantially circular gaming area 200 and guides a ball to be launched by the launch handle 4. General winning ports 23 to 26 to be provided, left and right board side lamps 27a and 27b, four windmills 28a to 28d, and an out port 29 for discharging a ball that missed the winning are provided. Although illustration is omitted as appropriate, a large number of nails P are struck in the game area 200 according to a unique gauge.

  FIG. 2 shows a control device CN that controls the above games. A main control unit MC including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and first and second peripheral control units SC1 and SC2 are provided. The main control unit MC is connected to an input sensor 81s of the start port 81, an input sensor 82s of the operation port 82, an input sensor 83s of the second big winning port 83, and a specific area 83V via the I / O port IN. The passing sensor 83Vs, the entrance sensor 83s of the gate 84, the entrance sensor 9s of the big prize opening 9, the entrance sensors 23s to 26s of the general prize openings 23 to 26, and the like are inputted. A command is transmitted in a one-way manner from the main control unit MC to the peripheral control units SC1 and SC2 via the relay board CB. The peripheral control units SC1 and 2 transmit and receive data bidirectionally.

  From the main control unit MC, through the driver circuit Dr0, the special symbol display device SD, the normal symbol display device ND, the special symbol hold display portions H1 to H4, the normal symbol hold display portions h1 to h4, and the electric tulips 820 opening / closing drive part D1 by solenoid for opening / closing petals 82a, 82b, opening / closing drive part D2 by solenoid etc. for opening / closing ball receiving member 90 of large winning opening 9, ball receiving member 830 of second large winning opening 83 The drive unit D3 for opening and closing is controlled by the solenoid or the like that opens and closes. The display device 70 is controlled from the first peripheral controller SC1 via the driver circuit Dr1. The second peripheral control unit SC2 controls the speakers 51, 52 and the lamps 27a, 27b, 61-65 through the driver circuit Dr2. In the main control unit MC, the progress of the production time specified by the command transmitted to the peripheral control units SC1 and SC2 is managed as a timer so that the control of the main control unit MC and the control of the peripheral control units SC1 and SC2 are consistent. I have to.

In the game program stored in the ROM of the main control unit MC, as shown below, in order to realize the high output specification compared to the normal low output specification, the winning numerical value, the winning range, etc. are increased and the time Constants etc. are changed.
1) Jackpot winning probability: 1/500 for low output and 1/50 for high output
2) Special symbol variation time: several seconds to several tens of seconds for low-development specifications, shorter than normal for high-development specifications 3) Normal symbol win probability: 25/251 for low-development specification, high-development specification Time is 250/251
4) Normal symbol change time: approx. 30 seconds for low output ball specification, approx. 1 second for high output ball specification 5) Maximum opening time of operating port: 0.3 second for low output ball specification, high output ball specification Is 6 seconds, as in the above 3) to 5) related to normal symbols, the winning probability is remarkably increased and the lottery processing speed is increased by shortening the fluctuation time, and the petals 82a and 82b of the operating port 82 are increased. By making the maximum opening time longer, the specific entry promotion means X is constructed to increase the frequency of entering the operation port 82 more effectively than the normal low output specification in the high output specification game state. .

  In addition, on the same game program of the main control unit MC, when the ball passes to the specific area 83V in the second big winning opening 83, that is, when the specific winning condition is established, the big hit game is not conditional on the winning in the big hit lottery. The jackpot game additional transfer means Y that can be transferred to the jackpot game (hereinafter referred to as jackpot game 2 from the transition route), the jackpot game based on the jackpot winning (hereinafter referred to as jackpot game 1) is played when the specific entry condition is established. If there is a jackpot game 2 at the time of derivation of the jackpot winning / failing result in the special symbol-related display device 70, SD, which is to invalidate the operation of the additional transition means Y, the display device 70, SD The result derivation interruption means W is constructed to suspend the derivation of the result of the success / failure until the jackpot game 2 ends.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the normal symbol-related processing in the main control unit MC, when there is a ball in the gate 84 (T1), the normal symbol lottery (T2) is passed and the green lamp GL is displayed on the normal symbol display device ND. And symbol variation due to alternate lighting of the red lamp RL is started (T3). When the normal symbol lottery is not won (T4), the normal symbol display device ND is stopped by the lighting of the red lamp RL, and the detachment is derived and displayed (T5). When winning in the normal symbol lottery (T4), the normal symbol display device ND is stopped by turning on the green lamp GL and the winning is derived and displayed (T6). When the game is in a low-ball game, the maximum opening time is set to 0.3 seconds (T7, T8, T9), and the petals 82a, 82b of the electric tulip 820 are opened to the left and right (T10).

  By the time the set maximum opening time elapses (T11), if there is one ball in the operating port 82 (T12), the petals 82a and 82b of the electric tulip 820 are closed (T13) and then the second grand prize. A transition is made to a subroutine responsible for processing a specific game that expects the establishment of the specific entry condition by opening the mouth 83 (hereinafter referred to as a small win game to distinguish it from the big win game by opening the big winning opening 9) (T14). . When there is no entry into the operation port 82 and the maximum opening time has elapsed (T11), the petals 82a and 82b of the electric tulip 820 are closed and the processing is completed (T15). At the time of low-development specification, it is extremely rare that the winning is derived in the normal symbol lottery, and the electric tulip 820 is hardly opened, and the small hitting game is not expected. The winning hit is derived, the electric tulip 820 is opened frequently, and the small hitting game frequency is high.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the small hit game processing, the maximum opening time of the second big winning opening 83 is set to 1.8 seconds (T16), and the ball receiving member 830 of the second big winning opening 83 is opened ( T17). By the time the maximum opening time elapses (T18), if there is even one ball in the second big prize opening 83 (T19), the ball receiving member 830 of the second big prize opening 83 is closed at this time (T20). ). When the entered ball passes the specific area 83V (T21), the transition to the jackpot game 2 is confirmed except for the case where the jackpot game 1 based on the jackpot winning is played (T22), and the procedure proceeds to the jackpot game processing subroutine. (T23).

  Even if there is a ball passing to the specific area 83V, if the jackpot game 1 based on the jackpot winning has already been played (T22), there is no transition to the additional jackpot game 2, and the jackpot game is again played during the jackpot game. It never starts. When there is no entry at the second big prize opening 83 and the maximum opening time has elapsed (T18), the ball receiving member 830 of the second big prize opening 83 is closed (T24), and the small hit game processing subroutine is completed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the special symbol-related processing in the main control unit MC, when there is a ball in the starting port 81 (S1), a big winning lottery (S2), a stop symbol for determining a winning symbol or a winning symbol Through lottery (S3). Here, when the special time ST is higher than 0 (S4), the ST is decreased once (S5), and when the release condition of ST = 0 is applied (S6), it is demoted to a low output ( S7). Therefore, at the time of high-development specification, avoiding early demotion to low-development specification by ST cancellation based on the entry to the start opening 81, collecting the entrance to the operation opening 82 and gaining a big hit from the small hit game To do is one strategy element.

  After the processing of S4 to S7, the symbol variation of the display device 70 is started via the special symbol display device SD and the peripheral control unit SC1 (S8). Even if this symbol variation is started, if the big hit game 2 is played by passing the ball to the specific area 83V (S9), the special symbol display device SD continues the variation and the display device 70 produces the video effect during the big hit game. The symbols are shaken on the spot to make a temporary stop state (S10), the end of the big hit game 2 is waited (S11), and the symbol variation on the display device 70 is resumed (S12).

  After starting or resuming symbol variation, if the jackpot is not won, the special symbol display device SD will not have three bars on the display device 70. If the jackpot is won, the special symbol display device SD will be 0. Each of .about.9 is stopped from deriving each of the three winning symbols corresponding to the display device 70 (S13). In the case of jackpot winning (S14), the process proceeds to a jackpot game processing subroutine (S15), and after the jackpot game is set to 30 times in the special time ST (S16), and promoted to a high-playing ball specification with certainty and short time (S17). ).

  As shown in FIG. 6, for both jackpot games 1 and 2, in the jackpot game process, the maximum number of rounds that can be opened continuously, for example, 15 rounds (U1) is set. The ball receiving member 90 is opened (U2). For example, when the maximum opening time of 30 seconds elapses (U3), for example, when the maximum number of winnings of 10 balls is reached (U4), the big winning opening 9 is once closed (U5), and the number of rounds is reduced by 1 (U6), Until the remaining round becomes 0 (U7), the special winning opening 9 is opened again (U2 to 6). When the remaining round becomes 0 after 15 rounds (U7), the jackpot game is terminated (U8). With this jackpot game, you can win over 2000 prize balls.

The front view of the pachinko gaming machine which is an example of this invention gaming machine. The block diagram of a control apparatus. The normal symbol process flowchart in a main control part. Sub-game processing subroutine. The special symbol process flowchart. Sub-game processing subroutine.

Explanation of symbols

81; start opening (first entrance),
82; operating port (second entrance), 820; electric tulip (variable winning device)
83; 2nd grand prize opening (third entrance), 83V; Specific area 84; Gate (4th entrance), 9; Large prize opening CN; Controller, MC; Main control unit, SC1, 2; Peripheral control unit X: specific entry promotion means, Y: jackpot game additional transition means Z: additional transition invalid means, W: result derivation interruption means

Claims (6)

Transition to jackpot game on condition of winning in the jackpot lottery based on the entrance to the first entrance on the game board, promote the gaming state to a high output ball specification under a predetermined condition, and the first entrance In a ball game machine equipped with a control device that performs control to demote a high output ball specification to a normal low output ball specification by establishing a release condition based on entering the ball,
In the control device,
The winning frequency is not a lottery lottery even if you enter the game . The number of entrances to the second entrance consisting of a variable prize-winning device that can be operated to open the entrance. Specific entry promotion means to raise than usual,
When a specific entry condition is established for the third entrance on the game board where the entrance is opened by entering the second entrance, the game shifts to a jackpot game without having to win the jackpot lottery. A ball game machine comprising a jackpot game additional transfer means that can be made.   The third entrance is composed of a second prize opening provided separately from the prize opening that is opened during the big hit game, and the specific entry condition is determined by passing a ball to a specific area provided in the second prize opening. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the specification is established. The variable winning device, ball-shooting game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein are the specifications for opening operation of the inlet conditions of the winning lottery based on inlet ball to fourth ball entrance port of a game wheel. The variable winning device, according to claim the components of the first ball entrance opening during non-operation of the variable winning device in ball entrance difficult to become state are disposed below the first ball entrance port 1-3 A ball game machine according to any one of the above.   The control device is provided with an additional transition invalidating means for invalidating the operation of the jackpot game additional transition means when a jackpot game is performed on condition that the winning in the jackpot lottery is performed when the specific entry condition is established. Item 5. A ball game machine according to any one of Items 1 to 4.   A display device for deriving a success / failure result of the big win lottery based on the entrance to the first entrance is provided on the game board, and the control device has the jackpot game addition transfer means when deriving the success / failure result in the display device. 6. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a result derivation interrupting unit that temporarily suspends the derivation of the success / failure result on the display device until the jackpot game ends when the jackpot game is played.

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