JP2009172113A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which sorts game balls via a passage in accordance with force of rotating game balls hit out and offers amusement full of variations. <P>SOLUTION: A Pachinko machine includes first and second start chukkers, a stage S, and a sorter 33. The sorter 33 has a gutter member 39 sloped and disposed and opening ports 61a, 61b, and 61c disposed so that the gutter member 39 allows the rotating game balls to enter. The sorter 33 has the opening ports 61a to 61c disposed at positions different in height along the slope of the gutter member 39 respectively and sorts game balls entering the opening ports 61a to 61c to different rotation passages Ra, Rb, and Rc of the stage S via the passages in accordance to the opening ports 61a to 61c. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a ball game machine configured to include a sorting device that performs a game ball sorting operation.

  In general, as a ball 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 led to obstacle nails or windmills on the game board surface. It is known that it is configured so as 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 such a conventional pachinko machine, 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. Some have a stage to roll.

  Then, a distribution member having a game ball distribution passage formed in a spiral shape and inclined toward the center is provided on the stage as described above, and a winning opening is determined by the speed of the game ball that has entered the distribution member. There has been proposed a gaming machine configured to distribute game balls to discharge passages having different winning rates (see Patent Document 2).

JP 2003-236210 A JP 2005-334247 A

  However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2, the game ball that has entered the game ball distribution path is connected to the inside of the path connecting the two outlets of the game ball distribution path depending on the state of the entry. Since it was supposed to be movable in the reciprocating direction and could only move back and forth within the same passage, the movement of the game ball would be insignificant, and it would not sustain the player's interest for a long time. There wasn't.

  Therefore, the present invention is configured to distribute game balls through a route according to the rolling momentum of the game balls that have been struck, and to provide a game with unchanging excitement, and has been described above. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that solves the problem.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 6) is a ball game machine (1) provided with a game board (3) that forms a game area (3a) in which a game ball (Ba) is launched. ,
A prize opening (27, 28) arranged in the game area (3a);
A stage member (S) that allows the introduced game ball (Ba) to roll and guides it to the winning opening (27, 28) through rolling paths (Ra, Rb, Rc) having different modes;
A game device (Ba) that has been launched is introduced into the stage member (S), and a distribution device (33) that distributes the rolling paths (Ra, Rb, Rc) in the stage member (S); With
The distribution device (33)
A saddle member (39) formed with an inclination capable of rolling the launched game ball (Ba) and capable of rolling in a direction along the surface of the game board (3);
A plurality of openings (61a, 61b, 61c) arranged so that a game ball (Ba) that rolls on the saddle member (39) can enter,
The plurality of openings (61a, 61b, 61c) are respectively arranged at different heights along the inclination of the flange member (39) and enter the plurality of openings (61a, 61b, 61c). The game balls (Ba) thus balled are distributed to different rolling paths (Ra, Rb, Rc) of the stage member (S) through paths according to the plurality of openings (61a, 61b, 61c). Become
It is in the bullet ball game machine (1) characterized by this.

According to a second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 3), the plurality of openings (61a, 61b, 61c) are inclined so as to rise from one (Lf) to the other (Ce). Arranged along the flange member (39),
The saddle member (39) rolls the launched game ball (Ba) from the one (Lf) side to the other (Ce) side according to the momentum of the game ball (Ba). Will be arranged,
It exists in the bullet ball game machine (1) of Claim 1.

According to a third aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIG. 2), the bowl member (39) rolls a game ball (Ba) that rolls on the bowl member (39), and the plurality of openings (61a, 61b, 61c). ) Are formed with guiding grooves (73a, 73b, 73c) that can be guided to at least one of
It exists in the bullet ball game machine (1) of Claim 1 or 2.

  Note that the reference numerals in the parentheses are for comparison with the drawings, but this is for convenience to facilitate understanding of the invention and has no influence on the description of the claims. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the ball game machine includes a prize opening, a stage member that guides the introduced game ball to the prize opening through a rolling path having a different aspect, and the game ball that has been launched is a stage member. And a sorting device that sorts the rolling path at the side, and the sorting device is arranged so that a bowl member formed with an inclination and a game ball that rolls on the bowl member can enter the ball. A plurality of openings, and each of the plurality of openings is disposed at a position having a different height along the inclination of the saddle member, and the game balls inserted into the plurality of openings are The stage members are distributed to different rolling paths through paths corresponding to a plurality of openings. As a result, the player becomes interested in which of the plurality of openings the game ball enters by the momentum of the game ball when reaching the sorting device. It is possible to enjoy the changing operation of the game balls with different changes that can be distributed through different paths depending on the openings that have been formed. Therefore, depending on the gaming machine provided with the distribution device, it is possible to provide the player with a game that is visually interesting and does not exhaust.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the plurality of openings are respectively arranged along the saddle member that is inclined so as to rise from one side to the other, and the saddle member serves as a game ball that has been launched. It is formed so as to roll from one side to the other side according to the momentum of the game ball. This allows the player to determine whether the game ball that has been struck can climb the saddle member inclined so as to rise, or which of the plurality of openings arranged along the saddle member, etc. It is always possible to provide an interesting sort operation.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the gutter member is formed with a guide groove capable of guiding the game ball rolling by the gutter member to at least one of the plurality of openings, By adjusting the presence / absence of the guide groove, the shape / size of the guide groove, and the like for each of the plurality of openings arranged so as to be sphereable, it is possible to determine the ease of entering the ball from the eaves member.

  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 the drawings. In each of the embodiments described later, the gaming machine of the present invention is described as a so-called one-type and one-type pachinko machine, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to other types of pachinko machines. Of course. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of the pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 is configured to play a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) toward a game area 3 a of the game board 3 by operating a launch device (not shown) by operating a launch handle 2. The number of game balls corresponding to the number of game balls that have entered the attacker 5 in a state where a jackpot such as a so-called probability fluctuation has occurred is configured to be paid out. The probability per probability variation (also referred to as “probable per change”) is advantageous to the player at least until the next big win 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. It means a special state that can add value. On the other hand, there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a frame-shaped housing 6 having an opening, and a front door 7 attached to the housing 6 so as to be opened and closed. A glass frame 10 having a transparent glass 9 is attached to the front surface of the door 7 so as to be openable and closable. On the back side of the transparent glass 9, the game board 3 is disposed. An effect lighting device 11 is arranged on the left and right of the game board 3 in the front door 7, and an effect lighting device 8 is arranged in the upper center of the game board 3 in the front door 7. A sound emitting device 12 having a speaker (not shown) is provided on the front door 7 on the left and right upper and lower left and right sides of the game board 3. Further, a locking device 13 for locking and releasing the front door 7 to the housing 6 side is disposed on the right side of the glass frame 10. The gaming machine main body is composed of the housing 6 and the front door 7.

  A dish unit 16 is provided below the game board 3 in the front door 7, and a ball supply port 17 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper right part of the dish unit 16. A ball lending button 19 a and a prepaid card return button 19 b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the dish unit 16. The dish unit 16 includes a first ball release button 20a for discharging game balls on the dish unit 16 downward from a vicinity of a launching device (not shown) through a ball discharge port (not shown) below the dish unit. A second ball release button 20b is provided for discharging the game ball on the tray unit 16 from the vicinity of the ball supply port 17 downward through the ball discharge port.

  In addition, on the right side of the dish unit 16, a launch handle 2 is disposed for operating the launch device to launch a game ball toward the game area 3a. Further, an ashtray 21 and a player participation button (so-called chance button) 22 are disposed on the lower left side of the tray unit 16. In addition, the code | symbol 14 in FIG. 1 has shown the guide rail which guides the game ball launched by operation of the launch handle 2 to the game area | region 3a.

  A center ornament 23 having a warp introduction port 37 for introducing a part of a game ball launched into the game area 3a is arranged at the center of the game area 3a. An opening 36 is formed in the central portion of the center ornament 23, and a sorting device 33 is disposed over the upper and left portions of the opening 36. A stage (stage member) is provided below the opening 36. S is arranged. An image display device 35 is mounted on the game board 3 from the back of the game board 3 with the screen 35 a exposed from the opening 36. On the lower left and right sides of the center ornament 23, general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, and 26b for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the jackpot lottery are arranged. Below the center ornament 23, the first and second Starter chuckers (winning openings) 27 and 28 and an attacker 5 are sequentially arranged.

  The first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 receive a winning prize that can trigger the jackpot lottery execution. The second starter chucker 28 is opened and closed by a starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 (see FIG. 5). And is opened and closed. A pair of obstacle nails 30 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the first starting chucker 27. The second starting chucker 28 is configured not to win a game ball in the closed state shown in FIG. 1 by the bottom of the first starting chucker 27 disposed immediately above.

  The attacker 5 is released when the jackpot is generated and wins a game ball which is launched into the game area 3a and rolls down. For example, when the player completes nine pitches in one release And the opening / closing operation is repeated 15 times. Note that the number of balls entered and the number of opening / closing operations are not limited to nine or fifteen, and can be appropriately set as necessary.

  In the game area 3a, wind turbines 31 are arranged on the left and right of the center part of the center ornament 23. The first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 below the stage S have normal symbol operation gates (through gates). ) 32 is provided. The normal symbol operation gate 32 is a accessory through which a game ball passes as a trigger for a lottery for opening and closing the second starter chucker 28.

  A game ball spilled from the stage S or fired around the normal symbol operating gate 32, the general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, the first and second starting chuckers 27, 28, etc. in the game area 3a. A number of obstacle nails including the obstacle nail 30 for driving the game balls falling without being involved in the stage S to be appropriately scattered or guided to the incoming balls have been driven. In addition, a large number of obstacle nails are also driven around the warp introduction port 37 and above the warp introduction port 37 in order to scatter the game balls as appropriate or guide them to the entrance. In such a pachinko machine 1, the game balls launched into the game area 3a are made to enter the first and second starter chuckers 27, 28, etc. via the stage S or directly without going through the stage S. The game proceeds as you get.

  Note that the phrase “warp introduction” in the present embodiment means that a game ball launched into the game area 3a is not passed through a road nail or the like (not shown) located relatively below the game area 3a. It is a concept that means to lead on the starting chucker 27. The “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven to the left and right of the first start chucker 27 in the game area 3a. It plays a role of guiding the sphere in the direction of the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28.

  Next, the distribution device 33 and the stage S included in the center decoration 23 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B are views showing the sorting device 33 taken out, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view thereof, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view showing the upper portion in an enlarged manner while looking slightly downward from the front. 3A and 3B are enlarged views of the stage S. FIG. 3A is a front view thereof, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing the stage S slightly looking down from the front side.

  The center ornament 23 is supported by a front frame and a rear frame combined with an opening (not shown) formed in the game board 3 from the front and rear, and screwed from the front and back surfaces of the game board 3 respectively. Has been. As described above, the sorting device 33 is arranged from the upper part to the left part in the front view of the center decoration 23. The sorting device 33 includes a flange member 39 and openings (a plurality of openings) 61a, 61b, 61c.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the eaves member 39 is shaped like a flat plate in a front view, and is formed to have a length substantially the same as the left and right width of the opening 36. It is arranged along the upper side. The flange member 39 has a central portion (the other side) Ce that swells slightly upward, and an inclined surface 39a that inclines to the left in the left half with respect to the central portion Ce, and an inclined surface that inclines to the right in the right half 39b is formed. The left end (one side) Lf of the inclined surface 39a has a discharge port 62a (see FIG. 1) for releasing the game ball descending the inclined surface 39a to the left root of the center ornament 23, and the right end of the inclined surface 39b is A discharge port 62b (see FIG. 1) for discharging the game ball descending the inclined surface 39b to the right route of the center decoration 23 is formed. Due to the shape as described above, the gutter member 39 can roll the game ball Ba that has been launched into the game area 3 a and can roll the game ball Ba in a direction along the surface of the game board 3. It has become a thing.

  Openings 61 a, 61 b, 61 c are arranged in order from the center side of the center ornament 23 on the back side of the collar member 39. Each of the openings 61 a to 61 c is formed to have a size capable of entering a game ball that rolls on the gutter member 39, and is an opening that guides the entered game ball to the guide member 57. These openings 61 a to 61 c are arranged at different heights along the inclination of the flange member 39. Further, guide grooves 73a, 73b, and 73c for guiding the game balls to the openings 61a to 61c are formed on the barb member 39 and in front of the openings 61a to 61c. Note that the “height” in the present embodiment means the height in the vertical direction of the center decoration 23 in a front view.

  The guide member 57 is a member that guides the game ball Ba that has entered from the openings 61a, 61b, and 61c to the stage S, and extends from the upper part of the opening 36 to the upper left end of the stage S through the left part. It is a formed tubular member. As a result, different paths from the openings 61a to 61c to the stage S are formed through the guide member 57, respectively. The guide member 57 has a discharge port 65 for placing a game ball on the stage S above the left end of the stage S described above.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the stage S is formed in a mountain shape that rises stepwise while repeating unevenness from the left and right ends toward the center portion when viewed from the front. A game ball from the outlet 65 can be placed in a rollable state. In addition, the stage S is formed in a state of being inclined downward toward the front side (front side in FIG. 3A) as a whole, and when the game ball is placed on the front side, Therefore, all of the placed game balls fall toward the game area 3a without stopping.

  Wide sphere discharge grooves 66a and 66b facing the depth direction of the stage S are formed on the left and right ends of the stage S, and the sphere discharge grooves 66a and 66b are formed on the inner sides of the sphere discharge grooves 66a and 66b, respectively. Slightly narrower sphere discharge grooves 67a and 67b are formed. In addition, a sphere discharge groove 69 that is narrower than the sphere discharge grooves 67a and 67b is formed at the center of the stage S between the sphere discharge grooves 67a and 67b. The ball discharge grooves 66a and 66b are formed at the lowest position in the stage S, and are formed so as to be higher in the order of the ball discharge grooves 67a and 67b and the ball discharge groove 69.

  The stage S is placed on the stage S by a rolling path Ra formed by the ball discharge grooves 66a and 66b, a rolling path Rb formed by the ball discharge grooves 67a and 67b, and a rolling path Rc formed by the ball discharge grooves 69. The probability of entering the game balls into the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 is varied. The ball discharge groove 69 is located immediately above the first start chucker 27, and the game ball released through the rolling path Rc almost certainly passes through the pair of obstacle nails 30 to the first start chucker 27. The positioning is formed so that a prize can be won (that is, with a high probability of 97 to 99%). Further, since the ball discharge grooves 67a and 67b are located slightly outside the ball discharge groove 69, the probability that the game ball released through the rolling path Rb can win the first starter chucker 27 is the ball discharge groove. Compared to 69, it is considerably reduced (for example, with a probability of 10 to 20%). Further, since the ball discharge grooves 66a and 66b are located further outside than the ball discharge grooves 67a and 67b, there is a probability that a game ball released through the rolling path Ra can win the first starter chucker 27. Almost disappear (for example, with a probability of 0-3%). As described above, the stage S guides the game balls introduced so as to be able to roll to the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 through the rolling paths Ra, Rb, and Rc having different modes.

  Next, the back structure of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the rear structure of the pachinko machine 1.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4, a prize ball tank 43 is attached to the upper left side of the back of the front door of the pachinko machine 1, and the sub control board 38 and the main control board are located below the prize ball tank 43. 40 and the payout control board 51 are arranged in this order. An external terminal plate 52 is attached to the upper right side of the rear surface of the front door. Below the external terminal plate 52, an alignment standby passage 45, a prize ball device 46, a prize ball discharge passage 47, and a power supply unit 41 are provided. , And a launch control board 53 for a launcher (not shown) are arranged in this order. A locking device 13 is disposed on the left side of the back of the front door of the pachinko machine 1.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a block diagram showing a control system of the pachinko machine.

  That is, the present control system includes a game control device 80, a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 71, a sound emitting device 12, and a lighting device for effects 8, 11, which are electrically connected to the game control device 80. And an image display device 35.

  The game control device 80 includes the main control board 40 and the sub control board 38 shown in FIG. The main control board 40 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. And a storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs. The sub-control board 38 is mainly configured to perform display control of image display, effects such as sound effects, and effect light.

  The game control device 80 includes a winning determination means 81, a winning signal output means 82, a first lottery means 83, a second lottery means 84, a normal symbol lottery means 94, a game control means 86, a holding means 87, an operation control means 88, and an operation. A determination unit 89, an operation determination unit 90, an effect control unit 91, and a display control unit 92 are provided.

  In the winning determination means 81, the game balls launched into the game area 3a by a launching device (not shown) that is operated by operating the launching handle 2 are the first and second start chuckers 27, 28, the general winning openings 25a, 25b, When winning a prize in any of 26a, 26b, attacker 5, etc., it is determined that there has been a prize.

  When the winning signal output means 82 determines that the winning determination means 81 has won, the winning signal output means 82 has won the corresponding first and second starter chuckers 27, 28, general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, the attacker 5, etc. The winning signal is output.

  The first lottery means 83 and the second lottery means 84 are less than the total maximum number of reserved balls when the winning signals corresponding to the first and second starting chuckers 27 and 28 are input from the winning signal output means 82, respectively. As a result of winning a prize, we will win either a probability change that will give a player a beneficial added value until the next jackpot is won, or a normal win that does not become the special state. Then, a winning random number is obtained from a lottery memory (not shown), and a big winning lottery (a lottery in a special gaming state) is executed.

  When the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 are each won by the jackpot lottery, the lottery is based on the random number value of the effect stored in the effect memory (not shown). A variation pattern indicating that corresponding symbols such as “111” are finally aligned on the jackpot effective line of the image display device 35 is determined, and a variation pattern signal indicating that 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.

  In addition, the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 each have a symbol such as “222” corresponding to the normal win as a result of the change in the lottery based on the production random number value when the normal win is won in the big win lottery. A variation pattern to be finally aligned on the jackpot effective line is determined, and a variation pattern signal to that effect is output. Furthermore, when the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 are out of the big hit lottery, the lottery based on the production random number value causes the symbol such as “252” corresponding to the outage to be on the big hit effective line. To determine a variation pattern to be finally aligned, and output a variation pattern signal to that effect.

  The normal symbol lottery means 94 performs a normal symbol lottery for opening and closing the second start chucker 28 with the passing of the game ball to the normal symbol operation gate 32 as an opportunity.

  The game control means 86 sends to the effect control means 91 a command that triggers the sound emitting device 12 and the effect lighting devices 8 and 11 to emit sound and emit light. Further, the game control means 86 relates to the contents of effects related to the jackpot lottery to be displayed on the image display device 35 in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery results in the first and second lottery means 83 and 84. A signal is sent to the display control means 92.

  The holding means 87 receives the fluctuation pattern signal output from either the first or second lottery means 83 or 84, and executes the fluctuation pattern each time the first or second starting chuckers 27 and 28 are awarded. It is memorized sequentially as a reserved ball that will be the result of the lottery. The storage status is lit and displayed on a jackpot lottery hold display device (not shown) so that the sum of the start chuckers 27 and 28 is, for example, a maximum of four hold balls. The holding means 87 always determines whether or not the total number of balls to be held is, for example, four. While the number of balls to be held is four, the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 are informed. Despite winning a prize, no lottery will be drawn. Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, but may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less, or five or more.

  The holding means 87 sequentially outputs a signal related to the fluctuation pattern that is held (stored), and prevents the next fluctuation pattern signal from being output until the effect display based on the fluctuation pattern signal ends. A variation prohibition flag is set (turned on), and a symbol variation timer (not shown) for measuring the time for releasing the turned symbol variation prohibition flag is set, and the number of held balls according to the output of the variation pattern signal Is decremented by 1. Further, when the number of balls to be held becomes less than 4, for example, according to consumption of the balls to be held, the holding means 87 goes to the first and second starting chuckers 27 and 28 performed by the first and second lottery means 83 and 84. The result of the jackpot lottery in response to winning is stored as a holding ball, and the number of holding balls is incremented by one.

  The operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 based on a signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination means 90 to operate the solenoid 70, thereby opening or closing the second start chucker 28. . Further, the operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 to actuate the solenoid 71, and when the jackpot is generated by lottery in the first and second lottery means 83, 84, the attacker 5 is opened and a predetermined number of prizes are won. Control is performed so that the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds) every time the operation ends (or a predetermined time elapses).

  The operation determination unit 89 determines whether or not a condition for operating the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 is satisfied. That is, in the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, when the “condition” of opening / closing of the second starter chucker 28 is satisfied, the normal symbol lottery means 94 is separate from the big hit lottery of the first and second lottery means 83 and 84. This is a case where a normal symbol lottery is won. In the attacker open / close solenoid 71, when the "conditions" for the opening of the attacker 5 are 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 This is a case where it occurs, and the time when “the condition is satisfied” of the blockage of the attacker 5 is the case where winning in all rounds when the jackpot occurs is completed.

  In response to the determination signal from the operation determination unit 89, the operation determination unit 90 determines the start of operation of the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71, respectively.

  In response to a command from the game control means 86, the effect control means 91 drives the sound emitting device 12 to emit sound, and the effect lighting devices 8 and 11 emit light to produce an effect appealing to the player's hearing and vision. Do.

  The display control unit 92 drives the image display device 35 in accordance with the signal from the game control unit 86, and displays the effect such as the contents centering on the big win lottery result so as to appeal to the player's vision. At that time, the display control unit 92 displays each lottery result by the first and second lottery units 83 and 84 on the screen 35a of the image display device 35 in time series.

  The start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 opens and closes the second starter chucker 28 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 88. The attacker open / close solenoid 71 opens and closes the attacker 5 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 88.

  The sound emitting device 12 drives a speaker (not shown) according to the control of the effect control means 91, and emits a sound effect corresponding to the effect. The lighting devices for effect 8 and 11 drive the illumination lamp (not shown) built therein according to the control of the effect control means 91 (lighting and blinking), and perform illumination according to the effect. The image display device 35 operates according to the control of the display control means 92 and performs effect display according to the effect data and the lottery results in the first and second lottery means 83 and 84.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, when a player who is seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the launch handle 2 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the game ball 3 is played at predetermined time intervals by the operation of the launch device. Fired continuously towards Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 3a and roll and fall are awarded to the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 and the general winning ports 25a, 25b, 26a, and 26b in a timely manner or involved in these. Without rolling, it falls and is discharged to the back side of the game board 3 from the out port (not shown) at the bottom of the game area 3a. When a part of the game ball launched into the game area 3 a enters the warp introduction port 37, the game ball is introduced to the stage S via the sorting device 33.

  Here, the game ball entered from the warp introduction port 37 rides on the left end Lf of the saddle member 39 of the sorting device 33 and rolls toward the central portion Ce of the saddle member 39 according to the momentum when the rider rides. To work. At this time, if the game ball enters the ball in strong contact with the obstacle nail disposed in the vicinity of the warp introduction port 37 or the member forming the warp introduction port 37, the momentum when the game ball is placed on the heel member 39 is increased. It will be weak. A game ball having a low momentum when placed on the saddle member 39 is greatly affected by the inclination of the inclined surface 39a rising from the left end Lf of the saddle member 39 toward the central portion Ce of the saddle member 39. It becomes easy to enter the openings 61b and 61c located on the relatively low side of 39a.

  When a game ball enters the opening 61c, the arrangement position of the opening 61c is lower than the other openings 61a and 61b, so the distance of the path from the opening 61c to the stage S is shortened, and The momentum when released to the stage S is weakened. Accordingly, many of the game balls that have entered the opening 61c can pass through the ball discharge groove 66b of the stage S after being discharged from the discharge port 65, but are positioned between the ball discharge groove 67b. For example, it is discharged to the game area 3a along the rolling path Ra while moving back and forth within the ball discharge groove 66b.

  When a game ball enters the opening 61b, the position of the opening 61b is higher than the opening 61c but lower than the opening 61a. Therefore, the distance of the path from the opening 61b to the stage S is open. The momentum when being discharged from the discharge port 65 to the stage S is intermediate between the openings 61b to 61c. Therefore, many of the game balls that have entered the opening 61b can pass through the ball discharge grooves 66b and 67b of the stage S after being discharged from the discharge port 65, but are positioned before the ball discharge groove 69. However, it is discharged to the game area 3a along the rolling path Ra or Rb while moving back and forth within the ball discharge groove 66b or the ball discharge groove 67b.

  On the other hand, when the launched game ball enters from the warp introduction port 37 without strongly contacting the obstacle nail near the warp introduction port 37 or the opening portion of the warp introduction port 37, the momentum is strong. It will be a thing. Thus, the game ball having a strong momentum when entering the ball has a strong force against the inclination of the inclined surface 39a rising from the left end Lf of the saddle member 39 toward the central portion Ce of the saddle member 39. The ball can enter the opening 61a located on the higher side of the surface 39a.

  When a game ball enters the opening 61a, the position of the opening 61a is higher than the other openings 61b and 61c, and the distance from the opening 61a to the stage S is long. The momentum when released to the stage S becomes stronger. Therefore, many of such game balls can reach the ball discharge groove 69 through the ball discharge grooves 66b and 67b on the stage S. Then, the game ball that has reached the ball discharge groove 69 follows the rolling path Rc and wins the first starter chucker 27 with a high winning probability (approximately 100%). However, since the ball discharge groove 69 has a narrower groove width than the other ball discharge grooves 66a, 66b, 67a, 67b, the ball discharge groove 69 is generated when the moment when discharged to the stage S is too strong. It is possible that the ball reaches the ball discharge grooves 66a and 67a, and is discharged to the game area 3a along the rolling path Ra or Rb.

  The game ball released from the ball discharge groove 69 wins the first starter chucker 27 with high probability as described above, but may not win depending on the contact state with the obstacle nail 30. . On the other hand, most of the game balls that are not released from the ball discharge groove 69 are released below the stage S and fall in a direction different from that of the first starter chucker 27. By being rebounded by a jump nail (not shown) or a road nail (not shown) arranged in the left-right direction from this jump nail, it falls around the obstacle nail 30 and falls between them to the first starter chucker 27 Some will win.

  Thus, in the pachinko machine 1 provided with the above-described sorting device 33, the game balls that have entered the openings 61a to 61c arranged at different heights are displayed according to the openings 61a to 61c. Since the operation is performed so as to be distributed to the rolling paths Ra, Rb, and Rc of the stage member via the determined path, it is possible to provide the player with an effect operation that changes in appearance.

  By the way, when a game ball has won any of the first and second starter chuckers 27, 28 and the general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, the winning determination means 81 determines the winning and the winning signal The output means 82 outputs a winning signal (step S2).

  Then, when winning in the jackpot lottery (step S3), when the corresponding side of the first and second lottery means 83, 84 turns on the hit flag, the lottery is performed based on the rendering random number value stored in the rendering memory. , That is, a variation pattern corresponding to a probability variation or a normal variation is determined.

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning symbol to be displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the first lottery means 83 or the second lottery means 84 outputs the fluctuation pattern signal to that effect and the fluctuation pattern signal. The symbol variation timer for measuring the time to turn off the symbol variation prohibition flag turned on in order to prevent the next variation pattern signal from being transmitted until the effect display based on Set and decrement the number of reserved balls by 1 according to the transmission of the fluctuation pattern signal. 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 image display device 35 is set, and the first lottery means 83 or the second lottery means 84 outputs a variation pattern signal to that effect and turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, A variation timer is set, and the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to transmission of the variation pattern signal.

  As described above, based on the fact that the game control means 86 transmits a signal related to the contents of effects to be displayed on the screen 35 a of the image display device 35 to the display control means 92, the display control means 92 is connected to the image display device 35. Is displayed in a timely manner so as to appeal to the player's vision of the contents related to the jackpot lottery result (step S5). At this time, if a command is issued from the game control means 86, the effect control means 91 drives the sound emitting device 12 to emit sound or synchronizes the effect lighting devices 8 and 11 in accordance with the effect on the screen 35 a. The light emission is driven and the operation is controlled so as to increase the production.

  When the lottery result displayed on the screen 35a of the image display device 35 is a jackpot decision, the operation control means 88 is based on a signal indicating the operation start decision of the operation decision means 90 at a predetermined timing. A drive signal is sent to 71, the solenoid 71 is operated to open the attacker 5, and the operation of closing every predetermined number of winnings (or a predetermined time elapses) is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds). Thereby, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 5 are paid out from the ball supply port 17 to the dish unit 16 (step S6).

  In the present embodiment described above, the sorting device 33 has a plurality of openings 61 a to 61 c for entering the game balls and has only one discharge port 65 that is an outlet from the guide member 57. However, the guide member 57 may have a plurality of outlets so that the inlet and outlet of the guide member 57 are many-to-many. Of course, when the entrance and exit of the guide member 57 are many-to-many, one guide member may be formed for the pair of entrance and exit.

  In addition, by disposing no obstacle nail in the game ball launch path to the warp introduction port 37 or by forming a wide opening portion of the warp introduction port 37, the game ball that has been launched is placed in the sorting device 33. It is also possible to form a pachinko machine with a game pattern that can be entered directly into 39. In the case of a pachinko machine with such a game pattern, the player can control the momentum of the game ball when entering the ball member 39 from the warp introduction port 37 by the operation at the time of launch. It becomes possible to intervene the technique of the launch operation of the individual.

  In the present embodiment described above, the pachinko machine 1 includes the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28, the stage S, and the sorting device 33, and the sorting device 33 is inclined and disposed. It has the member 39 and the opening parts 61a, 61b, 61c arrange | positioned so that the game ball which rolls with the gutter member 39 can enter. The distribution device 33 is configured such that the openings 61a to 61c are arranged at different heights along the inclination of the flange member 39, and the game balls inserted into the openings 61a to 61c are It is distributed to different rolling paths Ra, Rb, Rc of the stage S through paths according to the sections 61a to 61c. As a result, the player becomes interested in which of the openings 61a to 61c the game ball enters by the momentum of the game ball when reaching the sorting device 33. It becomes possible to enjoy the changing operation of the game balls having such a change that they can be distributed through different paths depending on the sphered opening (for example, the opening 61a). Therefore, depending on the pachinko machine 1 provided with the distribution device 33, it is possible to provide a player with a game that is visually interesting and does not exhaust.

  Further, the openings 61a to 61c are respectively disposed along the saddle member 39 inclined so as to rise from the left end Lf toward the central portion Ce, and the saddle member 39 places the played game ball on the left end Lf side. It is formed so as to roll in accordance with the momentum of the game ball from the center toward the center Ce side. Thereby, how much the game ball that has been launched can climb up the saddle member 39 inclined so as to rise, or which one of the openings 61a to 61c arranged along the saddle member 39 enters the ball, etc. A sort operation that draws the player's interest and attention can always be provided.

  Further, since the guide member 73 is formed with guide grooves 73a, 73b, 73c that can guide the game balls that roll on the guide member 39 to the openings 61a to 61c, the guide member 39 enters the base ball. By adjusting the shape and size of the guide groove with respect to each of the openings 61a to 61c that can be arranged, the ease of entering the ball from the eaves member 39 can be determined.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the preferred embodiment, the ball game machine of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made from the configuration of the above embodiment. And the ball game machine which gave the change is also contained in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which takes out and shows a distribution apparatus, (a) is the front view, (b) is a perspective view which expands and shows an upper part in the state which looked a little from diagonally forward. It is the figure which expanded the stage, (a) is the front view, (b) is a perspective view shown in the state which looks down a little from diagonally forward. It is a rear view which shows the back structure of the pachinko machine of this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this pachinko machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action by this pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

1 Ball game machine (Pachinko machine)
3 Game board 3a Game area 27 Prize opening (first starting chucker)
28 Winning mouth (second starter chucker)
33 Sorting device 39 ridge members 61a, 61b, 61c Multiple openings (openings)
73a, 73b, 73c Guide groove Ba Game ball Ce The other (center part)
Lf One (left end)
Ra, Rb, Rc Rolling path S Stage member (stage)

Claims (3)

In a ball game machine equipped with a game board that forms a game area in which game balls are launched,
A winning opening arranged in the gaming area;
A stage member capable of rolling the introduced game ball, and leading to the winning award through a different rolling path;
A game ball that has been launched is introduced into the stage member, and a distribution device that distributes the rolling path at the stage member, and
The sorting device is
A saddle member formed so as to be able to roll the game ball that has been struck and to be able to roll in a direction along the surface of the game board;
A plurality of openings arranged so that a game ball that rolls on the saddle member can enter,
The plurality of openings are respectively arranged at different heights along the inclination of the saddle member, and the game balls inserted into the plurality of openings are routed according to the plurality of openings. Through the different rolling paths of the stage member,
A ball game machine characterized by that. The plurality of openings are respectively disposed along the flange member inclined so as to rise from one to the other,
The saddle member is arranged to roll a game ball that has been launched from the one side toward the other side according to the momentum of the game ball.
The ball game machine according to claim 1. The saddle member is formed with a guide groove capable of guiding a game ball rolling by the saddle member to at least one of the plurality of openings.
The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2.

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