JP2006115900A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine constituted that the rolling behavior itself of a game ball led from a warp lead hole becomes the object of an interest of a player. <P>SOLUTION: A Pachinko machine 1 is provided with a first stage lead detecting sensor 82 detecting a game ball Ba from the warp lead hole 32 in a route to a first winning route having a high winning probability, and a start chucker (scoring hole) winning detecting sensor 109 detecting the winning in the side of a start chucker (scoring hole) 16. A second game control means 102 and a second display control means 108 are provided with character data and control to display a character to a state ch<SB>3</SB>just before a growth final stage based on a detecting signal from the first stage lead detecting sensor 82 and to display the final stage state ch<SB>4</SB>of the character at a time point when the detecting signal is sent from the start chucker winning detecting sensor 109. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine in which the flow of a game ball introduced to a unit accessory such as a center decoration is improved so as to be rich in performance.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched on the game board according to the operation of the launching handle, and then guided to an obstacle nail or a windmill on the game board surface. It is known that it is configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into the out hole at the lower part of the game board without entering (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a starting chucker, a jackpot lottery is performed based on this and a predetermined number The game balls are paid out, and according to the result of the lottery, a predetermined effect display is performed on the screen of a symbol display device such as a liquid crystal provided in the center portion of the game board. When a big hit is generated, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large amount of game balls are paid out in response to the entry.

  In the conventional pachinko machine as described above, a center ornament is provided at the center of the game area, a warp introduction port is provided at a side portion of the center ornament, and a game ball entered from the warp introduction port is guided to the starter chucker side. There are those equipped with a game ball stage that rolls in this manner (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  In recent years, in a pachinko machine having a game ball stage as described above, a ball introduction port is formed at a predetermined position on the stage, and a part of the game ball entered from the warp introduction port is the ball introduction port. There is also a structure that guides the gaming ball so that it can enter the starting chucker with a probability of approximately 100% when it accidentally rolls to the corresponding position and falls into the ball inlet. (For example, refer to Patent Document 3).

JP 2003-236210 A JP 2001-327672 A JP 2000-51448 A

  However, in the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 3, the movement of the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port is monotonous, and it is difficult to enjoy the movement itself, and it is difficult to enjoy the movement itself. When the player could not enter the ball, the player rarely watched the whereabouts. In other words, the game ball that is introduced from the warp inlet and rolls and moves is equivalent to the fact that there is no point to pay attention to other than whether it is introduced from the ball inlet and wins the starting chucker. It is eager to improve the interest and interest of the player with respect to the movement of the game ball.

  Therefore, the present invention is configured so that the rolling motion itself of a game ball introduced from a warp introduction port of a unit accessory such as a center ornament can be an object of interest of the player, thereby solving the above-described problems Is intended to provide.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 10), a warp introduction port (32), and a game ball stage that receives a game ball (Ba) introduced mainly from the warp introduction port (32) ( S) has a unit accessory (12), a winning opening (16) which is located below the game ball stage (S) and opens upward, and a symbol display device (6) for displaying symbols related to the game A gaming machine (1) with a gaming area (7a)
The unit accessory (12) receives a game ball (Ba) from the warp introduction port (32) between the warp introduction port (32) and the game ball stage (S) as a first winning route. And a distribution device (25) that distributes the winning probability to the winning opening (16) to a second winning route lower than the first winning route,
A game ball passage detection sensor (82) for detecting a game ball (Ba) introduced from and passed through the warp introduction port (32) in the route to the first winning route in the distribution device (25); In addition, a game ball winning detection sensor (109) for detecting a winning of the game ball (Ba) to the winning port (16) is provided on the winning port (16) side,
Character data preset so that the same kind of character grows in a time series in a plurality of states (ch ₁ , ch ₂ , ch ₃ , ch ₄ ) is stored, and is transmitted from the game ball passage detection sensor (82). Based on the received detection signal, the character display device (6) displays the character up to the state before the final stage of growth (ch ₃ ), and a detection signal is sent from the game ball winning detection sensor (109). Production display means (102, 108) for controlling to display the final growth state (ch ₄ ) of the character on the symbol display device (6) at the time point,
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

  Note that the phrase “warp introduction” in the present invention refers to a game ball that has been launched in a game area, without passing through a peg or the like located relatively below in the game area. It is a concept that means to lead up. The “road peg” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails that are driven to the upper left and right of the winning opening such as the starting winning opening in the game area. It plays a role of leading to the winning mouth direction such as the starting winning mouth.

  In addition, when the gaming machine according to the present invention wins the jackpot lottery triggered by the winning at the start winning opening, the normally closed attacker is opened and a predetermined time or a predetermined number of games are released. A first type of special electric accessory configured to repeatedly perform a predetermined number of rounds when the ball is won by the attacker, and a specific area that opens and closes based on the winning prize opening in the gaming area and winning in the starting prize opening A special prize-winning device including a special prize-winning device, wherein a game ball enters when the special prize-winning device is opened, and a jackpot is generated when the game ball wins a specific area. And a third-class special electric appliance configured to generate a jackpot right by winning a special winning opening after entering the electric tulip opened at the time of winning a so-called open chucker prepared for the game area Applicable to However, the “winning prize port” in the present invention corresponds to the above “starting prize opening” in the first and second type special electric accessories, and in the third type special electric combination. Corresponds to the above “open chucker”.

According to the second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 2 and 8), the effect display means (102, 108) receives a detection signal from the game ball passage detection sensor (82) for a predetermined time ( For example, when a detection signal from the game ball winning detection sensor (109) is received within a range of 1 second or more and 1.5 seconds or less), the route to the first winning route in the distribution device (25) is passed. It is determined that the same game ball (Ba) has won the winning opening (16), and control is performed so as to display the state (ch ₄ ) of the final stage of growth of the character.
The gaming machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is (1).

According to the third aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 8 and 10), in the character data, the state of the character growing in time series (ch ₁ , ch ₂ , ch ₃ , ch ₄ ) is the symbol. The display position on the display device (6) is set in advance so as to change sequentially with growth.
There exists in the gaming machine (1) of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In addition, although the code | symbol in the said parenthesis is for contrast with drawing, this is for convenience for making an understanding of invention easy, and has no influence on the structure of a claim. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the distribution device has the game ball passing detection sensor on the route to the first winning route, the game ball winning detection sensor on the winning port side, and the same kind of characters are in time series. Character data set in advance so as to grow automatically is stored, and the effect display means displays the character on the symbol display device up to the state before the last stage of growth based on the detection signal sent from the game ball passage detection sensor In addition, when the detection signal is sent from the game ball winning detection sensor, control is performed so that the state of the final stage of the character growth is displayed on the symbol display device, so that the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port of the unit accessory Can enjoy the rolling trajectory when the path is sorted by the sorting device, and the player can visually check the growth of the character displayed on the symbol display device. In addition, when the state of the character at the final stage of growth is displayed on the symbol display device, it is recognized that the game ball has been successfully won in the target winning opening, and for example, a jackpot lottery with the winning of the game ball as an opportunity The result can be expected. In addition, if the state of the character at the final stage of growth is not displayed on the symbol display device, the player recognizes that the target prize opening has not been achieved, and at the next prize winning to the prize opening. The game can be advanced while expecting. Thus, the player can enjoy the rolling motion of the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port of the unit object as an object of interest, and therefore provide a gaming machine with an enhanced game interest. Can do.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the effect display means receives the detection signal from the game ball winning detection sensor within a predetermined time range after receiving the detection signal from the game ball passage detection sensor, Since it is determined that the same game ball that has passed the route to the one winning route has won the winning opening and the state of the character's final growth stage is displayed, a certain game ball is assigned to the first winning in the distribution device. When the route to the route is passed, the previous passing game ball that has already moved and moved toward the winning port at that time has completed the attempt to win the winning port (successful winning) After that, the subsequent game ball can be regarded as the same game ball and the final stage of the character's growth can be displayed at the time of winning. For this reason, winning determination to the winning opening of the same game ball that has passed the route to the first winning route is ensured.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the state of the character that grows in time series is preset in the character data so that the display position on the symbol display device sequentially changes with the growth, On the screen of the symbol display device, the player can visually recognize and enjoy the display of the character that grows in time series and changes its position.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the gaming machine of the present invention is described as a so-called first type special electric accessory pachinko machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the so-called second type special electric accessory or so-called third type. Of course, the present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine with a special electric accessory.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a single center ornament (unit accessory) mounted on the pachinko machine, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the decoration, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the center decoration shown in FIG. 3 cut along the line AA and viewed from above, and FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the sorting device provided in the center decoration. FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the croon, FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the croon of FIG. 6 as viewed from above, FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the control system of the pachinko machine, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the pachinko machine. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing display contents displayed on the symbol display device. FIGS. It is a figure which shows a mode that it changes.

  The pachinko machine 1 plays a game while launching a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) toward the game area 7a of the game board 7 by the operation of a launch device (not shown) by operating the launch handle 9, and so-called probability variation The number of game balls corresponding to the number of game balls that have entered the attacker 17 (see FIG. 1) in a state in which a big hit such as is generated is configured to be paid out. The above per probability change (also referred to as “probability change”) is advantageous to the player at least until the next jackpot is drawn in the gaming state in the probability change mode when the jackpot of the probability change mode is won as a result of the lottery. This means a special state that can give added value, whereas there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 according to this embodiment includes a frame-shaped housing 2 having an opening, and a front door 3 that is attached to the housing 2 so as to be opened and closed. A glass frame 5 having transparent glass (not shown) is attached to the front surface of the door 3 so as to be openable and closable. A game board 7 is arranged on the back side of the transparent glass. An effect lighting device 23 is arranged on the front door 3 on the left and right of the game board 7, and a sound emitting device 8 having a speaker (not shown) is arranged on the lower left part of the game board 7 on the front door 3. Has been. A locking device 4 for locking or releasing the front door 3 to the housing 2 side is disposed on the right side of the glass frame 5. Note that the gaming machine main body is composed of the housing 2, the front door 3, and the like.

  An upper plate 13 is provided below the game board 7 in the front door 3, and a ball supply port 18 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper left portion of the upper plate 13. A ball lending button 14 a and a prepaid card return button 14 b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the upper plate 13.

  In addition, a lower tray 15 is disposed below the upper tray 13 in the front door 3, and a ball launcher (not shown) is operated on the right portion of the lower tray 15 to direct the game ball toward the game area 7a. A firing handle 9 is provided for launching. Furthermore, a ball discharge port 19 through which a game ball overflowed from the upper plate 13 is discharged is formed in the ball accommodating portion 15 a of the lower plate 15, and an ashtray 24 is disposed on the left side of the lower plate 15. . In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 indicates a guide rail that guides a game ball launched by operating the launch handle 9 to the game area 7 a of the game board 7, and reference numeral 22 indicates an out port. In addition, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with an out ball passage (not shown) that guides a game ball that has fallen into the out port 22 without winning in the game area 7a during the game and leads to the back side of the pachinko machine. ing.

  In the game area 7a, a center ornament (unit accessory) 12 having a game ball stage S is disposed in the center portion. On the lower left and right sides of the center ornament 12 are arranged prize winning holes 29 and 30 for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the jackpot lottery. Below the center ornament 12 are a start chucker 16 as a prize winning opening, An attacker 17 as a winning opening is sequentially arranged.

  An opening 11 is formed in the central portion of the center ornament 12, and the game board 7 is provided with a symbol display device 6 so as to be exposed from the opening 11. The center ornament 12 includes a sorting device 25 on the right side of the symbol display device 6, and the sorting device 25 includes first and second crons 33 and 34 that are arranged so as to overlap vertically in two stages. ing. The starter chucker 16 is operated by a starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 103 (see FIG. 8) so as to open and close between an open position and a closed position. A pair of obstacle nails 70 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the starting chucker 16.

  The phrase “Klung” refers to any of the through-holes that have a bottom surface formed into a curved surface and are provided with a plurality of front and back through holes on the bottom surface, and are continuously rolling the game ball that has been rolled on the bottom surface. It means a role to be dropped.

  The starter chucker 16 is awarded a prize that can trigger the jackpot lottery execution. Also, the attacker 17 is released when a big hit occurs, and wins a game ball Ba that is launched into the game area 7a of the game board 7 and rolls down. The attacker 17 is configured to close at the time of completing ten balls in one opening and to repeat the opening / closing operation 15 times during a big hit. The number of balls entered and the number of opening / closing operations are not limited to 10 or 15 and can be appropriately set as necessary.

  Further, in the game area 7a, a windmill 44 is disposed on the upper left side of the symbol display device 6, and through gates 61a and 61b are disposed on the left and right sides of the starting chucker 16 below the symbol display device 6. . These through gates 61a and 61b are used for passing a game ball that triggers a lottery for opening and closing the starter chucker 16.

  Then, the game balls 7a and 61b, the winning openings 29 and 30 and the starter chucker 16 around the game area 7a are not involved in the game ball spilled from the game ball stage S or the game ball stage S after being launched. A number of obstacle nails including the obstacle nails 54 for driving the game balls falling into the ball to be properly scattered or guided to the incoming balls are driven. In addition, a number of obstacle nails including the obstacle nail 28 for driving the game balls to be appropriately scattered or guided to the incoming balls are also driven around and above the warp introduction port 32 in the game ball stage S. . In this pachinko machine 1, the game ball Ba launched into the game area 7 can enter the starter chucker 16 or the like via the game ball stage S or directly without entering the game ball stage S. The game proceeds.

  Note that the phrase “warp introduction” in the present embodiment means that the game ball launched into the game area 7a is not started through a notch or the like (not shown) positioned relatively below the game area 7a. It is a concept that means to lead on 16. The “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven to the left and right of the starting chucker 16 in the game area 7a. It plays a role of guiding in the direction of the starting chucker 16.

  Next, the center decoration 12 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the center ornament 12 includes a substantially cylindrical frame 12 a having the opening 11 at the center, and the frame 12 a is surrounded by a plurality of parts. A bracket portion 27 is formed so as to project outward. Each bracket portion 27 is formed with a hole 27a penetrating front and back in order to screw the frame body 12a in the form of being embedded in the game board 7.

  The frame body 12a has a warp introduction port 32 at the upper center thereof, and has a lightning pattern 31 having a shape that curves from the warp introduction port 32 so as to become gradually narrower to the lower right in the drawing. In addition, a ball discharge port 53 communicating with a predetermined part of the game ball stage S is formed in the bracket portion 27 at the lower part of the frame body 12a, and this ball discharge port 53 is located immediately above the starter chucker 16. The game ball Ba to be released passes between the pair of obstacle nails 70 and can almost certainly win the starting chucker 16 (that is, with a probability of 97 to 99%).

The center ornament 12 further includes a distribution device 25 that is disposed between the warp introduction port 32 and the game ball stage S and to the right of the opening 11 and distributes the course of the game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction port 32. ing. The game ball stage S wins the game ball Ba of the route (that is, the first winning route) distributed by the distribution device 25 to the starting chucker 16 with a relatively high probability (97 to 99% (that is, approximately 100%)). The first stage S ₁ that can be made and the game ball Ba of the route distributed by the distribution device 25 (that is, the second winning route) to the starting chucker 16 has a relatively low probability (0 to 96%, more preferably 35 to 45). and a second stage S ₂ capable of winning in%). In addition to the route to the first stage S ₁ and the second stage S ₂ , the route that is distributed by the distribution device 25 is a route that is released to the outside of the game ball stage S when it falls from the second croon 34. Is also included.

The game ball stage S, that is, the first stage S ₁ and the second stage S ₂ are each formed as a flat surface extending relatively long to the left and right, and descend from the right to the left in the figure. It is formed so as to be inclined. That is, the first and second stages S ₁ and S ₂ are inclined so as to gradually descend from the right side (one side) in the figure toward the left side (the other side) of the game ball stage S in the left-right width direction. Is formed. The inclination angle θ (see FIG. 3) can be set as appropriate within a range of 2 to 5 °, but is preferably set to 4 ° in order to make the rolling state of the game ball Ba smooth.

The game ball stage S, that is, the first stage S ₁ and the second stage S ₂ are each configured as a game ball rolling surface that inclines so as to gradually descend from the back side of the game machine body toward the front side. ing. This inclination angle can be set as appropriate within a range of 2 to 5 °, but in view of the so-called “nekase” of the entire pachinko machine 1 (usually 1 ° inclination to the rear side), it is recommended that the inclination angle be set to 5 °. It is preferable for smoothening the rolling state of Ba. That is, when the inclination from the back side to the front side is 5 °, 1 ° of the negative case is subtracted to 4 °, and the best inclination state is obtained.

The first stage S ₁ includes a flat rolling surface 71 for rolling the game ball Ba sent from the sorting device 25 arranged on the right side of the figure from the right side to the left side of the figure, and the rolling surface 71. All of the game balls Ba that have been rolled and moved to the side walls 41 and 42 that define the two surfaces on the back side and the near side of the moving surface 71 and the rearmost portion of the rolling surface 71, that is, the lowest portion along the inclination. A ball introduction port 45 that leads to the discharge port 53 is provided. Light emitting diodes (hereinafter referred to as LEDs) are embedded in the inner surfaces of the side walls 41, 42 facing the rolling surface 71, and the irradiated light illuminates the rolling surface 71 in a timely manner. The rolling surface 71 in the first stage S ₁ is configured to have a depth that allows the game balls Ba to be guided by rolling one by one. The inner surface of the side wall 41, 42 which stands opposite to each other, a plurality of projections 43 for alternately (i.e. staggered in) arranged rolling speed suppression along the first longitudinal direction of the stage S ₁ Is formed.

The second stage S ₂ includes a rolling surface 72 flat top which is rolled toward the left from the right in FIG game balls Ba sent from the distribution device 25 arranged on the right side of the figure, said transfer Side walls 42 and 73 that define two surfaces on the back side and the near side of the moving surface 72, and a ball introduction port 49 that is formed on one side of the rearmost portion of the rolling surface 72 and communicates with the discharge port 53. Yes. That is, the ball introduction port 49 is provided at the lowest portion along the inclination in the second stage S ₂ so as to guide a part of the plurality of game balls Ba that have been rolled to the ball discharge port 53. It has been. A protective frame 50 is formed around the ball introduction port 49 to prevent further rolling movement of the rolling surface 72 to the left and to ensure the fall to the ball introduction port 49.

The rolling surface 72 in the second stage S _2, such as a game ball Ba can rolling guide each plurality are configured in a wide depth range from the first stage S ₁ (about three times). The inner surface of the side wall 42,73 erected facing each other, the second stage S ₂ of (in other words staggered) alternately along the longitudinal direction a plurality of projections 46 for arranged rolling speed suppression Is formed. The rolling surface 72 is provided with nine convex portions 47 that are arranged in a staggered manner in order from the player side (front side in the figure) toward the drop guide groove 52 on the sorting device 25 side. The number of the convex portions 47 is not limited to nine, and can be appropriately changed at the time of design as necessary.

  In the plurality of convex portions 47, the degree of entering the ball introduction port 49 changes according to the elastic contact state including the direction and strength of the game ball Ba with respect to the rearmost convex portion 47A. Each of the plurality of convex portions 47 is made of a transparent material and has a spherical shape protruding upward, and each central portion 47a emits light from the LED embedded in the rolling surface 72 upward. To be formed.

  In addition, the phrase “transparent” in the transparent material is a concept that includes not only the state of being completely transparent without turbidity but also all states in which light can be irradiated from the inner LED without any problem.

Meanwhile, the leftmost position of the second stage S _2, the drop guide grooves 52 which are positioned so as to be positioned above the through gate 61a shown in FIG. 1 is formed. The drop guide groove 52, the front-rear direction of the game ball stage S - is formed so as to extend in (the paper front rear direction), the second stage S ₂ of the rolling surfaces 72 come into rolling sphere inlet In order to guide the game ball Ba that could not enter the ball 49 to the front side of the stage, the game ball Ba is formed so as to be gradually lowered from the back side toward the front side.

  On the other hand, the sorting device 25 includes first and second crunes 33 and 34 arranged in two upper and lower stages so as to overlap in a plan view (see FIG. 4) viewed from above in FIGS. On the side of the first croon 33 located above the vertical direction, after being introduced from the warp introduction port 32 and rolling along the guide groove 74 (see FIG. 3) in the lightning pattern 31, the vertical guide groove 67 ( A discharge port 56 is provided for discharging the game ball Ba falling through (see FIG. 3).

  The first croon 33 is fixed to the back surface with a through hole 35 for dropping the game ball Ba released from the discharge port 56 to the lower second croon 34 side via a guide rod 62 fixed to the back surface. The through hole 36 for discharging to the discharge port 66 on the lower side of the second croon 34 through the guided guide rod 63 is aligned in the left-right direction of the center ornament 12 (that is, the left-right direction in FIGS. 1 to 4). Is arranged in. In addition, the code | symbol 75 in FIG. 3 has shown the illuminating device for effects.

In addition, on the side of the second croon 34 located in the lower vertical direction, a guide ball 64 fixed to the back surface is provided with the game ball Ba released from the discharge port 57 via the guide rod 62 from the upper first croon 33. a through hole 37 for introducing the first stage S ₁ through, via the guide gutter 65 fixed to the rear surface, is dropped to the distributing unit 51a of the second stage S ₂ of the right front end of the abutting member 51 The through-hole 38 for this is arrange | positioned along with the left-right direction of the center decoration 12 (namely, the left-right direction in FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 4).

  As shown in FIG. 2, an inclined guide surface 58 that is inclined so as to descend toward the left in the figure is formed in the path from the discharge port 56 to the first cruiser 33. An inclined guide surface having a similar shape is also formed on the route from the discharge port 57 to the second croon 34.

  Here, the first and second cruisers 33 and 34 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. In addition, since these both croons 33 and 34 have the mutually same structure, only the structure of the 1st crune 33 is demonstrated here and it shall suppose that the 2nd croon 34 is abbreviate | omitted fundamentally.

  In other words, the first croon 33 is configured to be positioned and fixed (see FIG. 4) to the distribution device 25 on the right side of the game ball stage S while maintaining the vertical and horizontal positional relationship shown in FIG. A rolling guide surface 33a having a circular shape in plan view with respect to the center, through holes 35 and 36 located on one side and the other side of the rolling guide surface 33a in the left-right width direction in FIG. An inclined guide surface 58 extending to the back side (upper side in FIG. 7), side walls 33c, 33d, 33e covering the periphery of the inclined guide surface 58 in a mutually orthogonal shape, and the periphery of the rolling guide surface 33a extending from the side wall 33d And a side wall 33b covering the cylindrical shape. The inner diameter of the through hole 36 is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the through hole 35.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the inclined guide surface 58 rolls as a whole so that the game ball Ba dropped from the upper side of the figure and received inside the side wall 33c can roll toward the rolling guide surface 33a. It is designed to have a height equal to or higher than the step 58c having a predetermined height from the movement guide surface 33a. The first guide surface 58a is formed on the side wall 33d and the rolling guide surface so that the game ball Ba received on the inner side of the side wall 33c can be moved toward the rolling guide surface 33a while moving toward the side wall 33d. The first guide surface 58a is inclined to the 33a side at the same time, and the second guide surface 58b extends slenderly while being inclined to the rolling guide surface 33a continuously from the first guide surface 58a.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first croon 33 has the projection 78 at the center of the connecting portion between the through hole 35 and the through hole 36, and the projection 78 is formed in the through holes 35, 36. And an inclined surface 68 inclined from the rolling guide surface 33a toward the inclined surface 69. The inclined surface 68, are received by the inclined guide surface 58 a two-dot chain line in the game ball (7 rolling along the cylindrical inner surface of the (two-dot chain line Ba ₁ see FIG. 7) rolling guide surface 33a Ba when reference ₂₎ reaches the center of the rolling guide surface 33a (see chain lines Ba ₃ two-dot in FIG. 7), the game ball Ba _3, so easily enters any of the through holes 35 and 36 invite. The projection 78 is at the entrance, for example, a game ball Ba ₃ that while trying ball entrance to the through hole 36 side becomes unlikely to flow into the through hole 35 side and the auxiliary so as to ball entrance directly to the through hole 36 side functionality Have Needless to say, this function also works when moving from the through hole 35 side to the through hole 36 side.

  In the first croon 33, a spherical shape obtained by cutting a part of a sphere having a radius of a predetermined dimension (for example, within a range of 180 to 200 [mm]) is used as the rolling guide surface 33a. Therefore, the protrusion 78 has a step between the side wall 33b side and the protrusion 78 side of each of the through holes 35 and 36 formed so as to be arranged on one side and the other side of the protrusion 78 located at the center of the spherical shape. The height dimension (for example, within a range of 2 to 4 [mm]) that can assist the above-described flow of the game ball between the through holes 35 and 36 is set.

Further, as can be understood with reference to FIG. 7, the first croon 33 rolls the game ball Ba ₃ rolling from the inclined guide surface 58 side and rolling along the inner peripheral surface of the side wall 33b, the purpose of facilitating entering into the through hole 36 side for guiding the stage S _2, is inclined to the figure of the rolling guide surface 33a right is higher than only drawing the left a predetermined distance in the fitted state shown in FIG. 3 (e.g. 0 .. within a range of 3 to 0.5 [°]), and is manufactured in a form in which a relative position with respect to the side wall 33b or the like is determined in advance. Needless to say, the structure is the same in the second croon 34.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an illumination device 39 that is provided at the left end portion of the sorting device 25 and extends in the vertical direction (vertical direction) is disposed at the right end portion of the opening 11 in the center ornament 12. ing. The illuminating device 39 includes a plurality of emission windows 40 facing forward in a state of being arranged at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction, and a smaller number of the emission windows 40 arranged along the longitudinal direction than the emission windows 40. Has windows. The exit window 40 is for performing various effects by irradiating the player with light, and the unillustrated exit window irradiates the distribution device 25 side with light and the first and second crews 33 and 34 are provided. And the vicinity thereof.

  Here, the detailed structure of the distribution device 25 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the sorting device 25 sandwiches the first and second crews 33, 34 and the like from the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 5) and supports them on the main body side of the center ornament 12, and A front frame 83a and a rear frame 83b forming an outer shell are provided.

  A plurality of exit windows 40 are arranged in the front frame 83a in the vertical direction, and a first cover member 80 that supports the front side of the first cruiser 33 at the middle and lower positions in the vertical direction, respectively. A second cover member 81 is provided integrally with the main body of the front frame 83a so as to cover the front side of the second croon 34 so as to cover it.

Ball receiving members R ₁ and R ₂ are fixed to the lower surfaces of both the first and second croons 33 and 34, respectively. The ball receiving member _{R 1} has integrally a guide trough 62 and the guide gutter 63 described above, these guide trough 62, 63 has respectively, a game ball guide groove 62a, a 63a. The ball receiving member _{R 2} has integrally a guide trough 64 and the guide gutter 65 described above, these guide trough 64, 65 has respectively, a game ball guide groove 64a, a 65a.

Guiding gutter 64 of ball receiving member R ₂ are the are the front to the seal 110 is affixed to the upper side of the game ball guide groove 64a, which detects the passage of the metal game ball Ba magnetic such as the detection medium close the first stage deployment sensor 82 for detecting the introduction of game balls Ba to the first stage S ₁ is a switch is positioned and fixed. The first stage introduction detection sensor 82 has a passage hole 82a through which the game ball Ba introduced from the through hole 37 of the second crew 34 and falling into the game ball guide groove 64a is passed.

  A decorative lens member 88 made of a transparent material is positioned and fixed on the back side of the exit window 40 in the front frame 83a. In the inner space 88a of the decorative lens member 88, an electric decoration board 86 on which a large number of light emitting diodes (hereinafter referred to as LEDs) 89 are mounted is disposed. A seal 87 is attached to the outer surface of the decorative lens member 88 facing the opening 11 (see FIG. 2).

The rear frame 83b has an entry hole 79 into which the game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction port 32 of the center ornament 12 enters, and a vertical guide groove 67 (FIG. 5) in which the game ball Ba entered from the entry hole 79 should be dropped by its own weight. 3)), a discharge port 56 (see FIG. 3) formed at the lowermost portion of the wall 67a, and a ball receiving member R positioned below the discharge port 56. _One game ball guide groove 62a and 63a is provided with communication ports 112 and 90 that should communicate with each other. The rear frame 83b further includes a discharge port 57 (see FIG. 3) through which the game ball Ba introduced from the through hole 35 of the first crew 33 to the communication port 112 is to be discharged onto the second crew 34, and the second crew 34. a spherical contact hole 91 for sending the game balls Ba that has fallen into the through hole 37 in the first stage S ₁ receives from the game ball guide groove 64a of the ball receiving member R _2, the game balls Ba introduced into the communication port 90 and a discharge port 66 for discharging on the second stage S _2.

  Between the front frame 83a and the rear frame 83b, it is positioned and fixed between the front frame 83a and the rear frame 83b to reflect the light irradiation by the LED 89 of the electric decoration board 86, and the first and second crews 33, 34, etc. The upper reflection plate 84 and the lower reflection plate 85 are effectively fixed.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the control system includes a main board 92 and a sub board 105 connected to the main board 92. The main board 92 manages the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory in which a game execution program is stored in advance. A storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs are provided.

  The main board 92 includes a winning determination means 93, a winning signal output means 94, a first lottery means 95, a second lottery means 96, a first game control means 97, a holding means 98, an operation control means 99, an operation determination means 100, and An operation determining means 101 is provided. Further, the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 103, the attacker opening / closing solenoid 104, and the starter chucker winning detection sensor (game ball winning detection sensor) 109 are connected to the main board 92.

  The winning determination means 93 is such that a game ball launched into the game area 7a by a launching device (not shown) that is operated by operating the launching handle 9 wins any of the starting chucker 16, the winning openings 29 and 30, the attacker 17 and the like. When it is, it is determined that there has been a prize.

  The winning signal output means 94 outputs a winning signal indicating that winning has been made to the corresponding starting chucker 16, winning openings 29 and 30, the attacker 17 and the like when the winning determination means 93 determines the winning.

  The first lottery means 95 is an advantageous addition for the player until the next jackpot is won when the winning signal is input from the winning signal output means 94 and the winning with less than the maximum number of reserved balls (for example, four) is triggered. Obtain a winning random number from a lottery memory (not shown) so that one of the probability fluctuations that can give value is won and the normal hit that does not become the special state. Run a lottery.

  The second lottery means 96 is a lottery based on a random number of effects stored in an effect memory (not shown) in the case of winning a big hit lottery in the first lottery means 95. The variation pattern that the symbols such as “111”, “333”, and “777” are finally aligned on the jackpot valid line is determined, and the variation pattern command to that effect is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit. The second lottery means 96 is also a lottery based on a random number for the effect when the normal win is won in the big win lottery in the first lottery means 95, and “222”, “444” A variation pattern indicating that symbols such as “888” are finally aligned on the jackpot valid line is determined, and this variation pattern command is output. The second lottery means 96 is also a lottery based on the production random number value when the big lottery lottery in the first lottery means 95 is lost. As a result of fluctuation, “252”, “464”, “838”, etc. The variation pattern that the symbols are finally aligned on the jackpot active line is determined, and this variation pattern command is output.

  The first game control means 97 sends a signal relating to the contents of the effect to be displayed on the symbol display device 6 along with the control command in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery result in the second lottery means 96. 1 is transmitted to the display control means 107.

  The holding means 98 inputs the variation pattern command output from the second lottery means 96 and sequentially stores it as a holding ball that becomes the result of the lottery performed each time the winning is made to the starting chucker 16. The storage status is lit and displayed as, for example, a maximum of four reserved balls on a reserved ball display unit (not shown) provided in the symbol display device 6. The holding means 98 always determines whether, for example, the number H of held balls is 0 <H <5 or not, and while the number H of four held balls is displayed, the big hit regardless of the winning to the starting chucker 16 There will be no lottery. Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, and may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less or five or more.

  Then, the holding means 98 sequentially sends the fluctuation pattern commands being held (stored) to the first display control means 107, and transmits the next fluctuation pattern command until the effect display based on the transmitted fluctuation pattern commands is completed. A symbol variation prohibition flag for setting the symbol variation prohibition flag is set (turned on), and a symbol variation timer (not shown) for measuring the time for releasing the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag is set. The number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to transmission. Further, the holding means 98 holds the result of the jackpot lottery in response to the winning to the starting chucker 16 performed by the first lottery means 95 when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the reserved balls. And the number of reserved balls is incremented by one.

  The operation control means 99 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 103 based on a signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination means 101 to operate the solenoid 45 to open or close the start chucker 16. Further, the operation control means 99 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 104 to actuate the solenoid 41, and when the jackpot is generated by the lottery in the first lottery means 95, the attacker 17 is opened and the predetermined number of winnings is finished (or Control is performed so that the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (a predetermined round) every time a predetermined time elapses).

  The operation determination unit 100 determines whether or not a condition for operating the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 103 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 104 is satisfied. That is, in the starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 103, the “condition” of opening / closing the starter chucker 16 is a case where the main board 92 is won by lottery performed separately from the big lottery of the first lottery means 95. . In the attacker opening / closing solenoid 104, when the "condition" of the opening of the attacker 17 is satisfied, three big symbols from the state of so-called reach (including so-called super reach and normal reach) are aligned on the big hit effective line and the big hit is made. This is a case where the occurrence occurs, and the time when the “condition is satisfied” of the blockage of the attacker 17 is when all winnings at the time of occurrence of the jackpot are completed.

  In response to the determination signal from the operation determination unit 100, the operation determination unit 101 determines the start of operation of the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 103 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 104, respectively.

  The start chucker opening / closing solenoid 103 opens and closes the starter chucker 16 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 99.

  The attacker opening / closing solenoid 104 opens and closes the attacker 17 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 99.

  The start chucker winning detection sensor 109 is configured by a proximity switch similar to the first stage introduction detection sensor 82 described above, and is arranged in a game ball passage path in the start chucker 16, and a game that has entered the start chucker 16. The passage of the sphere Ba is detected, and the detection signal is sent to the main board 92. The detection signal from the start chucker winning detection sensor 109 is also sent to the second game control means 102 via the main board 92.

  On the other hand, the sub board 105 includes an effect control means 106, a first display control means 107, a second display control means 108, and a second game control means 102. The sub board 105 includes the sound emitting device 8, The effect lighting device 23, the symbol display device 6, and a first stage introduction detection sensor (game ball passage detection sensor) 82 are connected.

  The effect control means 106 drives the sound emitting device 8 and the effect lighting device 23 in a timely manner according to the signal supplied from the microprocessor in the main board 92, and performs an effect display appealing to the player's vision and hearing.

  The first display control means 107 drives the symbol display device 6 in a timely manner according to the signal relating to the contents of the effect transmitted from the first game control means 97, and appeals the effect of the contents centering on the jackpot lottery result to the player's vision. The effect is displayed as follows.

  The second display control means 108 drives the symbol display device 6 in a timely manner in accordance with the signal relating to the contents of the effect transmitted from the second game control means 102 and the control command, as described in FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (d). An effect display of the character growth content is displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision.

The second game control means 102 sends a signal relating to the production contents in which the characters ch _{1 to} ch ₄ grow in stages as described in FIGS. In accordance with the lottery result, it is transmitted to the second display control means 108 together with the control command. Note that the above “depending on the lottery result in the second lottery means 96” means that the corresponding symbol per probability variation or normal per line is a big hit effective line according to the lottery status based on the rendering random number value stored in the rendering memory. The second game control means when a super-reach of so-called intense heat that finally aligns above occurs, or when a super-reach that does not win a jackpot and ends up coming out of the pattern frequently occurs 102 means that the character growth effect may be canceled depending on the situation so that the super reach that the player wants to pay attention to and the character growth effect are not mixed on the screen of the same symbol display device 6. is there.

That is, the second game control means 102 stores character data set in advance so that the same kind of character grows in time series in a plurality of states ch ₁ , ch ₂ , ch ₃ , and ch ₄ (see FIG. 10). Then, based on the detection signal sent from the first stage introduction detection sensor (game ball passage detection sensor) 82, the character is displayed on the symbol display device 6 before the last stage of growth (ch ₃ shown in FIG. 10 (c)). Control is performed via the second display control means 108. Furthermore, the second game control means 102 outputs a signal related to the effect contents to be displayed on the symbol display device 6 together with the control command when a detection signal is sent from the start chucker winning detection sensor (game ball winning detection sensor) 109. 2 is transmitted to the display control means 108 and controlled to display the state of the final stage of character growth (ch ₄ shown in FIG. 10 (d)) on the symbol display device 6 via the second display control means 108. .

  The second game control means 102 and the second display control means 108 constitute an effect display means according to the present invention.

Then, after receiving the detection signal from the first stage introduction detection sensor 82, the second game control means 102 starts the starter chucker winning detection sensor (for example, within a range of 1 second or more and 1.5 seconds or less). When the detection signal from the gaming ball winning detection sensor) 109 is received, the same gaming ball Ba that has passed the route to the high probability winning route (that is, the first winning route) with a relatively high probability in the distribution device 25 is started chucker. It is determined that the player has won 16, and control is performed via the second display control means 108 so that the state of the final stage of growth of the character (ch _{4 in} FIG. 10D) is displayed. In the character data, the state of the character that grows in time series is sequentially displayed as the display position on the symbol display device 6 grows as indicated by ch ₁ to ch ₄ in FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (d). It is preset to change.

  As described above, the sound emitting device 8, the effect lighting device 23, and the symbol display device 6 perform a normal effect or a special effect at the time of a big hit by the generation of sound, light, etc. in response to each control.

The first stage introduction detecting sensor 82, the passage of the game ball Ba which is sent to the first stage S ₁ is introduced into the through hole 37 of the second Kroon 34 detects, transmits the detection signal to the second game control means 102 To do.

  Next, the effect | action by this pachinko machine 1 is demonstrated, referring also the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, when a player seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the firing handle 9 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the game ball is moved for a predetermined time by the operation of the launching device (not shown). Fired continuously toward the game area 4 at intervals. Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 7a of the game board 7 and roll and fall are awarded to the starting chucker 16 and the winning holes 29 and 30 in a timely manner, or roll and fall without contributing to these. The game area 7a is discharged from the bottom out port 22 to the back side of the game board 7.

  That is, a part of the large number of game balls Ba launched toward the game area 7 a is introduced from the warp introduction port 32. The game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction port 32 falls in the vertical guide groove 67 through the guide groove 74 (FIG. 3), and after the fall speed is reduced by a drop speed suppression mechanism (not shown), 56 is discharged into the side wall 33b of the first croon 33 via the inclined guide surface 58 and rolls so as to rotate along the inner surface of the side wall 33b. The game ball Ba on the first croon 33 is guided to the center portion formed in a spherical shape and lowered at the stage where the rolling speed is weakened due to frictional resistance or the like. It will fall.

  When falling into the through-hole 35, the game ball Ba is discharged from the guide rod 62 into the side wall on the second croon 34 via the inclined guide surface (not shown), and rotates along the inner surface of the side wall. To roll. Then, the game ball Ba on the second croon 34 is led to the central portion having the same shape as the first croon 33 at the stage where the rolling speed is weakened due to frictional resistance or the like. It will fall.

On the other hand, if it is dropped into the through-hole 36 of the first Kroon 33, game ball Ba is emitted toward the second stage S ₂ via the outlet 66 from the guide trough 63, the second stage S ₂ thereof In the left direction of FIG. 2 along the inclination, when rolling, while abutting a plurality of convex portions 47, and meeting the accidental requirements such as abutting the rearmost convex portion 47A at an appropriate angle, The ball is introduced into the ball introduction port 49 and wins the starting chucker 16 from the ball discharge port 53, or cannot fall into the ball introduction port 49 and is dropped from the drop guide groove 52 toward the lower through gate 61a. . Needless to say, even when the ball is introduced into the ball introduction port 49, the starter chucker 16 may not be able to win due to the contact state with the obstacle nail 70.

The second stage S ₂ way game balls Ba rolls, LED corresponding to the central portion 47a of each convex section 47 in the rolling contact surface 72, in response to a signal from the control unit (not shown), previously The light is smoothly emitted so as to flow at a predetermined timing, and the effect on the game ball Ba is enhanced so that the player moves on the martial arts ring.

If it is dropped into the through hole 37 in the second Krohn 34, the gaming ball Ba, along with passing the first stage introduction detecting sensor 82 is detected, the rightmost first stage S ₁ via the guide trough 64 Along the inclination of the rolling surface 71, the rolling surface 71 rolls gently while alternately abutting a plurality of rolling speed suppressing projections 43 positioned on the left and right sides of the rolling surface 71.

Furthermore, the ball enters the ball introduction port 45 at the last part and wins the starting chucker 16 from the ball discharge port 53. Also in this case, it goes without saying that even if it is introduced into the ball introduction port 49, it may not be possible to win the starting chucker 16. Way the first stage S ₁ is the game ball Ba rolling, LED embedded in the side walls 41 and 42, in response to a signal from the control unit (not shown), to flow at a predetermined time The effect on the game ball Ba is enhanced so that the player emits light smoothly and moves as if the player moves through the martial arts ring.

Note that the game ball Ba falling from the second stage S _2, the dropping direction, and have different directions which may be ball entrance passes between the pair of nails 70 on start chucker 16, the nails 70 It is entangled with the obstacle nail 70 which is a so-called life nail by being flipped by a so-called jump nail (not shown) which is driven to the left and right or a road nail (not shown) arranged in the left-right direction from the jump nail. The ball may fall and enter the starting chucker 16.

  By the way, as described above, when the game ball Ba wins any of the starting chucker 16 and the winning openings 29 and 30, the winning determining means 93 determines the winning and the winning signal output means 94 outputs a winning signal. (Step S2). At this time, the holding means 98 always determines whether or not the holding ball H is 0 <H <5. When it is determined that 0 <H <5 is satisfied, the holding variation pattern command is It is sequentially transmitted to the first display control means 107 via the first game control means 97, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on, the symbol variation timer is set, and the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 according to the transmission of the variation pattern command. To do. In addition, the holding means 98 is a jackpot lottery according to the winning to the start winning opening 26a or 26b performed by the first lottery means 95 when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the reserved balls. The result is stored as a reserved ball, and the number of held balls is incremented by one.

  Then, when winning a lottery lottery (step S3), when the first lottery means 95 turns on the winning flag, the second lottery means 96 is a lottery based on the effect random number stored in the effect memory. That is, the variation pattern corresponding to the probability variation or the normal variation is determined.

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning symbol to be displayed on the symbol display device 6 is set, and the second lottery means 96 outputs the variation pattern command to that effect and the effect display based on the variation pattern command is ended. Until the next variation pattern command is not sent, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on, the symbol variation timer for measuring the time to release the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag is set, and the variation pattern command is set. The number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of. On the other hand, when the winning is a lottery lottery, a variation pattern is determined in which lottery based on a random number value stored in the effect memory results in the final matching of symbols corresponding to the loss as a result of the variation. Thereby, the off symbol displayed on the symbol display device 6 is set, the second lottery means 96 outputs a variation pattern command to that effect, turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, sets the symbol variation timer, The number of held balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of the fluctuation pattern command.

  As described above, based on the fact that the first game control means 97 transmits a signal related to the contents of the effect to be displayed on the symbol display device 6 to the first display control means 107 of the sub-board 105 together with the control command, the first display The control means 107 will drive the symbol display device 6 in a timely manner, and display the contents related to the jackpot lottery result and the like so as to appeal to the player's vision (step S5).

  When the lottery result in the first lottery means 95 appears on the screen of the symbol display device 6, the operation control means 99 opens and closes the attacker at a predetermined timing based on the signal indicating the operation start decision of the operation decision means 101. A drive signal is sent to the solenoid 104 to activate the solenoid 41 to release the attacker 17 and repeat the operation of closing every time a predetermined number of winnings are completed (or a predetermined time elapses) a predetermined number of times (a predetermined round). . Thereby, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 17 are paid out from the ball supply port 18 to the upper plate 13 (step S6).

  Further, during the game described above, the effect display process shown in step S7 of FIG. 9B is advanced in a timely manner in parallel with the series of processes of steps S1 to S6 shown in FIG. That is, in the effect display process, the following process is performed.

That is, the game ball Ba launched into the game area 7a is introduced from the warp introduction port 32 of the center ornament 12 as described above, and is passed from the through hole 35 of the first croon 33 of the sorting device 25 onto the second croon 34. is supplied, is detected further from the through-hole 37 after rolling on the second Kroon 34 is discharged to the first stage S ₁ side, the passage of the game ball Ba is at the first stage introduction detection sensor 82 described above Then, a detection signal by the detection is transmitted to the second game control means 102. Thereby, the second game control means 102 displays the character on the symbol display device 6 based on the detection signal up to the state before the final stage of growth (ch ₃ shown in FIG. 10 (c)). Control is performed via the display control means 108.

That is, in the symbol display device 6, the second game control means 102 displays the same type of character at the right end of the screen in the form of an egg independently of the display of the contents corresponding to the jackpot lottery result in almost the entire area of the screen. Generated (ch _{1 in} FIG. 10 (a)) and then run toward the left side of the screen in a slightly grown state (ch _{2 in} FIG. 10 (b)), and then suddenly stop when it reaches the left edge of the screen (FIG. 10). 10 (c) ch ₃ ), the display control is performed via the second display control means 108. In this case, however, there is a so-called super-heated super-reach where the corresponding symbols per probability change and the normal per unit are aligned on the jackpot effective line, or the winning symbols are finally aligned without winning the jackpot. When frequent super-reach occurs, the second game control means 102 is arranged so that the super-reach that the player wants to pay attention to and the character growth effect are not mixed on the screen of the same symbol display device 6. Cancel character growth effects according to the situation.

Then, when the detection signal is sent from the start chucker winning detection sensor 109, the second game control means 102 transmits a signal relating to the contents of the effect and a control command to the second display control means 108, and the second display control means 102 Control is performed so as to display the state of the final stage of character growth (ch _{4 in} FIG. 10D) on the entire screen of the symbol display device 6 via the means 108.

The player who views these series of display characters enjoys the rolling trajectory when the game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction port 32 of the center ornament 12 is routed by the sorting device 25, and at the final stage of growth. When the character state (ch _{4 in} FIG. 10 (d)) is displayed on the entire screen of the symbol display device 6, it is recognized that the game ball Ba has won the target starter chucker 16, and the game An expectation can be inflated, for example, in the result of the big hit lottery with the winning of the ball Ba.

On the other hand, when the state of the character at the final stage of growth (ch _{4 in} FIG. 10D) is not displayed on the symbol display device 6, the player recognizes that the target starter chucker 16 could not be won. At the same time, the game can be advanced while expecting the next winning to the starting chucker 16. In this way, the player can enjoy the rolling motion of the game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction port 32 of the center ornament 12 as an object of interest, and thus the pachinko machine 1 that has enhanced the interest of the game. Can be provided.

  Further, after the second game control means 102 and the second display control means 108 constituting the effect display means receive the detection signal from the first stage introduction detection sensor 82, the start chucker winning detection sensor within a predetermined time range. When the detection signal from 109 is received, it is determined that the same game ball Ba that has passed the route to the high probability winning route (first winning route) has won the starting chucker 16, and the character is in the final stage of growth. Control to display. As a result, when a certain game ball Ba passes the route to the high probability winning route in the sorting device 25, the previous passing which has already moved and moved toward the starting chucker 16 along the high probability winning route at that time. After the game ball Ba completes the winning attempt to the starter chucker 16 (regardless of whether or not the winning is successful), the subsequent game ball Ba is regarded as the same game ball Ba and the character's The state of the final growth stage can be displayed. For this reason, the winning determination to the starting chucker 16 of the same game ball Ba that has passed the route to the high probability winning route is ensured.

  Further, since the state of the character that grows in time series is preset in the character data so that the display position on the symbol display device 6 sequentially changes with the growth, the player can select the character on the screen of the symbol display device 6. Thus, the player can visually recognize the character displayed while changing its position and change its position, and can advance the game.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the second game control means 102 is provided on the sub-board 105 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the second game control means 102 may be provided on the main board 92. In this case, the same effect can be obtained.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machine which has been subjected to is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the center decoration mounted in this pachinko machine alone. It is a front view which shows the center decoration of this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the center decoration shown in FIG. 3 cut along the line AA and viewed from above. It is a disassembled perspective view of the distribution apparatus with which the center decoration was equipped. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the cron of the distribution apparatus with which the center decoration was equipped. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the croon of FIG. 6 as viewed from above. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this pachinko machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the action | operation by this pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the display content displayed on a symbol display apparatus, and the same figure (a)-(d) is a figure which shows a mode that the state of the displayed character each changes sequentially.

Explanation of symbols

1: Pachinko machine (game machine)
7: Game board 7a: Game area 12: Center decoration (unit role)
16: Starter chucker (winning entrance)
25: Sorting device 32: Warp introduction port 82: First stage introduction detection sensor (game ball passage detection sensor)
102: Second game control means (effect display means)
108: Second display control means (effect display means)
109: Start chucker winning detection sensor (game ball winning detection sensor)
_{ch 1, ch 2, ch 3} , ch 4: state of the character S: game balls Stage

Claims (3)

Relating to a game, a unit accessory having a warp introduction port and a game ball stage that mainly receives a game ball introduced from the warp introduction port, a winning opening located below the game ball stage and opening upward A gaming machine having a symbol display device for displaying a symbol to be played in a gaming area,
When the unit accessory is between the warp introduction port and the game ball stage, the game ball from the warp introduction port has a first winning route, and the winning probability to the winning port is the first winning route. A distribution device that distributes to the lower second winning route,
A game ball passage detection sensor that detects a game ball introduced from and passed through the warp introduction port is provided on the route to the first winning route in the distribution device, and the winning port side is connected to the winning port. It has a game ball winning detection sensor that detects the winning of a game ball,
Stores character data set in advance so that the same kind of character grows in a plurality of states in time series, and grows the character on the symbol display device based on a detection signal sent from the game ball passage detection sensor An effect display means for displaying the state before the final stage, and further controlling the display of the final stage of the character on the symbol display device when a detection signal is sent from the game ball winning detection sensor. Prepare
A gaming machine characterized by that. The effect display means receives the detection signal from the game ball passing detection sensor and then receives the detection signal from the game ball winning detection sensor within a predetermined time range, and then receives the first winning prize in the distribution device. It is determined that the same game ball that has passed the route to the route has won the winning opening and is controlled so as to display the state of the character's final growth stage.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. In the character data, the state of the character that grows in time series is set in advance so that the display position on the symbol display device sequentially changes as it grows.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.

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