JP4302043B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a plurality of start ports that, when winning, the symbol display device starts to display the variation of symbols.

FIG. 21 is a front view of a conventional pachinko machine. When the launch lever 501 provided in the pachinko machine 500 is rotated to the right, a game ball launching device (not shown) is activated, and the game balls stored in the upper plate 509 are launched into the game area 502 and launched. The game ball flows down the game area 502. When the game ball wins the first type starting port 503 provided in the game area 502, the prize ball payout device is activated, and a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 509 as a special ball, and the special symbol display device 504 is operated. Displays a sequence of symbols in which a plurality of special symbols (for example, special symbols expressing numbers of 0 to 9) are arranged in a vertically varying manner in three horizontal display areas.
When the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 505, the special symbol display device 504 variably displays a plurality of normal symbols (for example, normal symbols expressing symbols such as ◯ and X). When a predetermined time elapses after the fluctuation display, the fluctuation display of the normal symbol is finished, and the winning normal symbol (for example, ◯) or the lost normal symbol (for example, X) is stopped and displayed. When the normal symbol is stopped and displayed, the normal electric accessory 506 provided below the first type start port 503 opens a pair of blade-shaped blade members (tulips) for a predetermined time (for example, 1 second). . The blade member is closed during normal times when the normal symbol is not stopped and displayed.

The game ball that has won the opened blade member is detected by a detection switch that detects the game ball that has won the first type start port 503, and the special symbol display device 504 starts displaying the variation of the special symbol. That is, the ordinary electric accessory 506 with the blade member opened plays the same role as the first type starting port 503.
The special symbol display device 504 ends the variable display and displays a total of three stop symbols in three display areas when a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the special symbol variation display. When the stop symbol is a big hit symbol (for example, a uniform line such as 777 as shown in FIG. 21), a big hit occurs, the open / close door 507 is opened, and the big prize opening 508 is opened. Then, the condition that the number of game balls won in the grand prize opening 508 has reached a specified number (for example, 10), or that the specified time (for example, about 30 seconds) has been reached since the grand prize opening 508 opened. When any of the conditions is satisfied, the opening / closing door 507 is closed and the special winning opening 508 is closed. The round from the opening to closing of the grand prize opening 508 is one round, and the game ball that has won the grand prize opening 508 may advance to the next round on condition that the special area provided inside the big prize opening 508 has passed. It is possible to play a jackpot game with a specified number of rounds (for example, 15 rounds).
Also, if the game ball wins the Type 1 starting port 503 or the ordinary electric accessory 506 with both wings open during the special symbol change, the special symbol change display due to the winning is suspended and is currently being performed. After the change display of the special symbol is finished, the change display that is held is performed. The upper limit of the number that can be held (hereinafter referred to as the number of holdings) is, for example, four. If the variable display starts from one special symbol to the end, then the number of holdings every time variable display is performed. Decreases by 1 (hereinafter, the decrease is also referred to as digestion).
By the way, in the pachinko machine which performs said game, the pachinko machine provided with two 1st type starting openings is proposed (patent document 1).

JP 2003-230711 A

However, a pachinko machine having two first-type start ports has only increased the number of first-type start ports, and is not different from conventional game play, and cannot attract the player's interest.
In addition, depending on the arrangement of the first type start opening, there may occur a phenomenon that one first type start opening is easy to win but the other first type start opening is difficult to win. If the first type starting port that is easy to be determined is determined, the player tends to win only the first type starting port, so that the other first type starting port is not used.
Furthermore, since the number of holdings corresponding to the first type start opening that is easy to win the prize quickly reaches the upper limit value, a so-called overflow state in which a prize is awarded exceeding the upper limit value is likely to occur. Furthermore, it is set to digest all the holding numbers corresponding to one first type starting port and then to digest the holding number corresponding to the other first type starting port. In the case where the mouth is configured so that it is easier to win than the other, the number of reserves corresponding to the first type 1 start mouth is increased as soon as it is digested. There is also a problem that the number of reserves corresponding to the seed start port is difficult to digest.
That is, there is a problem that the use of the first type start port is biased toward some first type start ports.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to make the playability of a pachinko machine having a plurality of first-type start ports with new features. . It is another object of the present invention to prevent the use of the first type start ports from being biased toward some of the first type start ports.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 provides:
A game board (5) , a normal symbol display device (34) for variably displaying a plurality of normal symbols, and a normal symbol display device provided on the game board, wherein the normal symbol display device confirms and displays the normal symbols after the normal symbol variation display. Sometimes the opening / closing blade piece (18a) is opened and the first electric opening (18b) is opened, and the ordinary electric accessory (18) is provided above the ordinary electric accessory and is always open upward. 2 start ports (14a), a first start port switch (18c) for detecting a game ball won in the first start port, and a second start port switch (18c) for detecting a game ball won in the second start port 14c), a first jackpot counter (C2) that counts a plurality of numerical values, a second jackpot counter (C1) that counts a plurality of numerical values and is set to have a higher probability of jackpot occurrence than the first jackpot counter , Count multiple numbers , A third big hit counter (C8) set with a higher probability of occurrence of big hit than the second big hit counter, and a value (hereinafter referred to as the first big hit counter) obtained from the second big hit counter when the second start-up switch is turned on. A second storage area (E2) for storing 2 numerical values), a numerical value (hereinafter referred to as a first numerical value) acquired from the first big hit counter when the first start-up switch is turned on, and the second storage Based on the first storage area (E1) for storing the second numerical value moved from the area within the range of the upper limit storage number, and the first numerical value or the second numerical value stored in the first storage area A main CPU (112) for determining whether it is a big hit or a loss, and a plurality of special symbols are variably displayed when at least one of the first numerical value and the second numerical value is stored in the first storage area. After the change display, when the determination result of the main CPU is a big hit, the big hit symbol is confirmed and displayed, and when the determination result is a loss, the lost symbol is fixedly displayed, and the plurality of special symbols are changed. Storage of at least one of the first numerical value and the second numerical value stored in the first storage area when the display from the start of the display until the big hit symbol or the lost symbol is confirmed and displayed is made one time. A special symbol display device (32) capable of executing variable display for the same number of times as the number, and a special winning opening provided when the special symbol display device confirms and displays the jackpot symbol. And a winning ball payout device (62) for paying out a winning ball when a game ball wins the big winning opening, and the main CPU includes the special symbol. When the first start port switch is turned on while the display device is variably displaying the plurality of special symbols, at least one of the first numerical value and the second numerical value stored in the first storage area The first numerical value is acquired from the first big hit counter on the condition that the storage number does not reach the upper limit storage number, and the acquired first numerical value is within the upper limit number in the first storage area. The first memory (S9, S9a, S13) stored in the memory, and when the second start port switch is turned on while the special symbol display device is variably displaying the plurality of special symbols, the first memory The second numerical value is acquired from the second big hit counter on condition that at least one of the first numerical value and the second numerical value stored in the area does not reach the upper limit stored number, Acquired Second processing (S1, S5) for storing two numerical values in the second storage area, and when the second numerical value is stored in the second storage area, an elapsed time from the storage is measured. 3 processes (S7, S17) and at least one of the first numerical value and the second numerical value stored in the first storage area when the elapsed time measured by the third process reaches a predetermined time. The second numerical value that is the target of the elapsed time measurement in the third process is moved from the second storage area to the first storage area on condition that the storage number does not reach the upper limit storage number. When the first start port switch is turned on before the elapsed time measured by the fourth process (S20, S21) and the third process reaches the predetermined time, it is stored in the first storage area. The first numerical value And a third numerical value counter (hereinafter referred to as a third numerical value) is acquired on the condition that at least one of the second numerical values does not reach the upper limit storage number, and the acquired third numerical value is obtained. Is used for performing the fifth process (S9, S9a, S10, S25, S27) for storing the data in the first storage area .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko machine (1) according to the first aspect, the same number of light emitting means (33a to 33d) as the upper limit storage number are provided, and the first storage area (E1 The number of the light emitting means that is the same as the number stored in the first numerical value and the second numerical value stored in () is different depending on which of the first numerical value and the second numerical value is stored. The technical means that a display device (33) for emitting light is provided is used.

In the invention according to claim 3, in the pachinko machine (1) according to claim 2 , the light emitting means (33a to 33d) has the second numerical value stored in the second storage area (E2). The technical means of changing the emission color of the light emission means corresponding to the second numerical value when moved to the first storage area (E1) by the fourth processing (S20, S21) is used.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko machine (1) according to any one of the first to third aspects, the number of prize balls that can be paid out by the prize ball payout device (62) is the first number. A technical means is used that differs depending on whether the main CPU (112) determines a big hit based on the 1 value or the 2nd value .
In the following description, “probability” means a fixed probability that does not change even when the gaming state changes and a probability that changes.

Na us, the sign of the above parentheses are those corresponding to the code used in the embodiments described later.

(Effect of the invention according to claim 1)
If the game ball wins the first starting port within a predetermined time after winning the second starting port, the probability of jackpot occurrence is higher than the case where the game ball is won beyond the predetermined time. Since the endeavor to win the first starting port within a predetermined time after the ball has won the second starting port, it is possible to enjoy a more interesting game .

In addition, since the second numerical value is not moved to the first storage area unless a predetermined time has elapsed after being stored in the second storage area, the number of second numerical values stored in the first storage area can be limited.
  Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the use of the start port from being biased toward a specific start port.

(Effect of the invention according to claim 2 )
Since the same number of light emitting means as the upper limit storage number can be made to emit light in different colors depending on which one of the first numerical value and the second numerical value is indicated, the player can emit light of the light emitting means. By identifying, it is possible to know the stored numbers of the first numerical value and the second numerical value .

(Effect of the invention according to claim 3 )
Emitting means, it is possible to second numerical value stored in the second storage area to change the emission color of the light emitting means corresponding to the second numerical when moved in the first storage area, a player By looking at the change in the emission color of the light emitting means, it can be known that the second numerical value has been moved to the first storage area .

(Effect of the invention according to claim 4 )
Since the number of prize balls that can be paid out by the prize ball payout device differs depending on whether the main CPU determines that it is a big hit based on the first numerical value or the second numerical value , the player first starts the game ball . Because the game will be considered considering whether you can accept more prize balls if you accept it at the mouth or the 2nd starting opening , unlike the conventional ones that have simply launched the game ball, the gameplay is new It can be characteristic.

<First Embodiment>
[Overall main configuration]
First, the main configuration of the pachinko machine of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of the appearance of the pachinko machine as viewed from the front. FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view of the game board provided in the pachinko machine shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged explanatory view of the ordinary electric accessory provided on the game board shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the front.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a front frame 2 constituting an outer shell, and a glass frame 3 is attached to the front frame 2 so as to be opened and closed. A game board 5 is provided inside the glass frame 3, and a launch lever 15 a for operating a launching device for launching a game ball to the game board 5 is rotatably attached to the lower right front of the front frame 2. ing. Below the game board 5, there is provided an upper tray 6 that accommodates paid-out prize balls and rental balls. Below the upper tray 6, prize balls that have flowed beyond the capacity of the upper tray 6 can be accommodated. A lower tray 7 is provided for housing the container.

A prepaid card unit 60 is connected to the left side surface of the front frame 2, and the prepaid card unit 60 is provided with a card insertion slot 61 into which a prepaid card is inserted. Inside the card insertion slot 61, there is provided a device that reads information (remaining frequency) recorded in the prepaid card, rewrites the information according to the number of lending requests, and calculates the remaining frequency. On the front surface of the upper tray 6, a rental button 58 that is pressed when renting a game ball and a return button 59 that is pressed to return (return) the prepaid card inserted in the card insertion slot 61 to a position where it can be removed. And a frequency display unit 57 for displaying the remaining frequency of the prepaid card read by the prepaid card unit 60 and the like.
Each time the lending button 58 is pressed, a lending amount of a lending amount in a set unit is paid out to the upper tray 6 and the remaining frequency recorded in the prepaid card decreases. For example, when 500 yen is set as the unit of the loan amount to be paid out at one time, when the lending button 58 is pressed once, 500 yen is lent by the payout device (indicated by reference numeral 62 in FIG. 4). Is paid out and the remaining frequency is decreased by 5 times. Further, the decreased remaining frequency is displayed on the frequency display unit 57. When the lending button 58 is pressed when the remaining frequency is less than the set lending amount, the rental ball is paid out until the remaining frequency becomes zero.

[Main components of the game board]
A center case 30 is provided in the approximate center of the game board 5. The center case 30 is provided with a special symbol display device 32 for variably displaying a plurality of special symbols (for example, symbols representing numbers 0 to 9). The special symbol display device 32 variably displays (for example, moves (scrolls)) a symbol row in which a plurality of special symbols are arranged in the vertical direction in three display areas in the horizontal direction of the screen, for example.
Above the special symbol display device 32, a normal symbol display device 34 for displaying normal symbols is provided. The normal symbol display device 34 displays a plurality of normal symbols in a predetermined order (hereinafter, the display is referred to as normal symbol variation display). In this embodiment, the normal symbol display device 34 is provided with three LEDs, and the combination of the lighting state and the extinguishing state of each LED represents a normal symbol, and a game ball is provided on the game board 5 on the right side. When the gate 10 or the left gate 11 is passed, the normal symbol display device 34 starts normal symbol variation display.

Below the center case 30, there is provided an ordinary electric accessory 18 having an openable / closable blade piece (indicated by reference numeral 18a in FIG. 3). When the symbol is fixedly displayed, the opening / closing blade piece 18a is opened, and first type 1 start ports (hereinafter referred to as first start ports) 18b, 18b are opened.
Above the ordinary electric accessory 18 is provided a case-type first-type starter device 14 having a top surface opening and having a second starter port (hereinafter referred to as a second starter port) 14a that is always open upward. It has been. When a game ball wins the first starting port 18b or the second starting port 14a, a predetermined number (for example, four) of winning balls are paid out by the payout device 62, and the special symbol display device 32 has a special symbol. Start the variable display. If the game ball wins the first starting port 18b or the second starting port 14a during the special symbol variation display, the special symbol variation display due to the winning is suspended, and the suspended variation display is This is done after the end of the variable display. The number held (hereinafter referred to as “hold number”) is displayed by the number of lighting of the hold number display LED 33 composed of four LEDs.

If the game ball passes through the right gate 10 or the left gate 11 during the normal symbol variation display, the normal symbol variation display due to the passage is suspended, and the suspended variation display is the currently performed variation display. After the end. The number held (hereinafter referred to as the normal symbol start memory number) is displayed by the number of lighting of the LED of the normal symbol hold number display LED 35 composed of four LEDs.
When the special symbol display device 32 confirms and displays the big hit symbol (for example, 666, etc.) after the special symbol is changed, the big hit is generated, and the big hit symbol is a special symbol (for example, an odd symbol such as 777). In such a case, the gaming state after the big hit game by the big hit is changed to the probability change gaming state.
Here, the probability variation gaming state refers to a gaming state in which the probability of occurrence of a big hit is higher than usual. Hereinafter, a jackpot in which the next game after the jackpot game is changed to a probabilistic gaming state is referred to as a probable bonus jackpot, and a jackpot other than the probabilistic jackpot is referred to as a normal jackpot.

In the probabilistic gaming state, the time taken from the start to the end of the special symbol change (hereinafter referred to as the special symbol change time) and the time taken from the start to the end of the normal symbol change (hereinafter referred to as the normal symbol change time) are shortened. The Hereinafter, a gaming state in which the special symbol variation time and the normal symbol variation time are respectively shortened is referred to as a short-time gaming state. For example, in the short-time gaming state, the special symbol variation time is reduced to 5 seconds from 10 seconds in the normal gaming state, and the normal symbol variation time is shortened to 5 seconds from 30 seconds in the normal gaming state. . Further, the opening time of the opening / closing wing pieces 18a, 18a of the ordinary electric accessory 18 is extended from 4.0 seconds to 4.0 seconds in the normal gaming state. The normal symbol hit probability is 93/97 in both gaming states.
Further, in the case of a normal big hit, the next game after the big hit game does not shift with a high probability unlike the probability variable big hit, but changes to a short-time gaming state. However, when the rotation from the start of the change of the special symbol to the display of the fixed symbol is one rotation, the gaming state in which the special symbol change time is shortened continues for a period of several tens to several hundreds of rotations. In other words, there is no limit to the number of revolutions in the short time in the probability variation gaming state, but there is usually a limitation in the game after the big hit. Note that a gaming state that is neither the probability-changing gaming state nor the short-time gaming state is referred to as a normal gaming state.

Below the ordinary electric accessory 18 is provided a variable winning device 40 having a large winning opening / closing member 41 that opens and closes a large winning opening when a big hit occurs. Further, the game board 5 is provided with a right winning port 12, a left winning port 13, a lower right winning port 16, and a lower left winning port 17 (hereinafter, these winning ports are referred to as general winning ports). When winning a prize in the general winning opening, a predetermined number (for example, 7) of prize balls are paid out by the payout device.
Other game boards 5 include a plurality of windmills 4, a guide rail 9 for guiding the launched game balls to the game area on the game board 5, an out port 8 for collecting game balls that have not won anywhere as out balls, and the like. Is provided. Although not shown in the drawing, many game nails are driven into the surface of the game board 5, and the discharged game balls change the flow direction when they collide with the game nails.

[Electric configuration of pachinko machine 1]
Next, the main electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
The pachinko machine 1 is provided with a main control board 100, and a microprocessor 110 is mounted on the main control board 100. The microprocessor 110 includes a main CPU 112, a ROM 114, and a RAM 116. The main CPU 112 determines whether or not the first start port switch (SW) 18c or the second start port switch (SW) 14c is turned on, whether it is a big hit or lost (hereinafter referred to as a big hit determination), a normal symbol hit Judgment of whether or not it is lost, control of the normal electric accessory solenoid 25, control of the large winning opening solenoid 41b, detection of winning, counting of the number of winning, etc. are executed.
The ROM 114 stores various control programs for the main CPU 112 to execute various controls, determinations, detections, and the like, various tables to be referred to when executing the control programs, and the like. The RAM 116 temporarily stores a hold number storage area for storing a hold number, a normal symbol starting storage number, various data generated during a game such as a processing result of the main CPU 112, a control program read from the ROM 114, and the like. A storage area and a backup area for backing up and storing data indicating a gaming state immediately before a power failure when the power is shut off are provided.

The following is electrically connected to the main control board 100. The first start port switch (SW) 18c, the second start port switch (SW) 14c, the symbol control board 38 for controlling the special symbol display device 32, the sound effect output from the speaker (not shown) during the game, etc. The voice control board 67 to be controlled, the lamp control board 300 to control the lighting / flashing of light emitting members such as LEDs and lamps such as the hold number display LED 33, the power supply board 64, the payout control to control the payout of prize balls and balls, etc. Board 200, game frame information terminal board 52, board surface relay board 51, game frame relay board for transmitting game board information related to the occurrence of jackpots and the number of prize balls paid out to a hall computer provided in a pachinko hall management room or the like 53.
The lamp control board 300 is electrically connected with a holding number display LED 33 and a normal symbol holding number display LED 35. Also, the lamp control board 300 is electrically connected to an LED that lights up when winning a prize, an LED that flashes when a big hit occurs, and the like. A lamp 310 is mounted on the lamp control board 300, and the microprocessor 310 includes a sub CPU 312, a ROM 314, and a RAM 316. The sub CPU 312 controls lighting and blinking of LEDs and lamps according to the control command transmitted from the main CPU 112. The ROM 314 stores a control program executed by the sub CPU 312, a table referred to when the control program is executed, and the like, and the RAM 316 temporarily stores a processing result of the sub CPU 312.

  To the payout control board 200, a power supply board 64, a launch motor drive board 15c for driving the launch motor 15e, a game frame information terminal board 52, and a payout relay board 55 are electrically connected. The launch motor drive board 15c is electrically connected to the launch motor 15e and a launch switch (SW) 15d for outputting a drive signal from the launch motor drive board 15c to the launch motor 15e.

The game frame relay board 53 includes a lower dish full detection switch (SW) 65 for detecting that the lower tray 7 is filled with game balls, a ball break detection switch (SW) 66 for detecting a ball break, and a sensor relay board. 54 is electrically connected. The sensor relay board 54 is electrically connected to the front payout sensor 62a, the rear payout sensor 62b, and the payout relay board 55 that detect a payout ball provided in the payout device 62. The payout relay board 55 is electrically connected to a payout motor 62c that drives a member that pays out game balls.
The board relay board 51 includes a normal electric accessory solenoid (SL) 25, a normal symbol display device 34, a right gate switch (SW) 10a for detecting a game ball that has passed through the right gate 10, and a game ball that has passed through the left gate 11. The left gate switch (SW) 11a for detecting the game, the big prize opening switch (SW) 41a for detecting the game ball won in the big prize opening, and the right prize opening switch (SW) for detecting the game ball won in the right prize opening 12 12a, a left winning port switch (SW) 13a for detecting a game ball won in the left winning port 13, a lower right winning port switch (SW) 16a for detecting a gaming ball won in the lower right winning port 16, and a lower left winning port 17 The left lower prize port switch (SW) 17a for detecting the game ball won and the big prize port relay board 50 are electrically connected.

The special winning opening relay board 50 includes a specific area switch (SW) 42a for detecting a game ball that has passed a specific area (not shown) in the special winning opening, and a state in which the game ball is guided to the specific area and a state in which the game ball is not guided. The special region solenoid (SL) 42b that operates the member that changes to the above and the large winning opening solenoid (SL) 41b that opens and closes the large winning opening / closing member 41 are electrically connected. The power supply board 64 is electrically connected to the CR connection board 56, and the CR connection board 56 includes a frequency display board 57a on which a circuit for displaying the remaining frequency is mounted on the frequency display section 57 (FIG. 1). And the prepaid card unit 60 are electrically connected. A lending button 58, a return button 59, and a lending button lamp 58a are electrically connected to the frequency display board 57a.
The power supply board 64 is supplied with power from the main power supply 63 of AC 24 V (50 Hz / 60 Hz), and supplies operating power to each board and apparatus. Although not shown, the power supply board 64 has a power switch (SW) for turning on / off the power of the pachinko machine 1 and a RAM clear switch for clearing data stored in the backup areas of the RAMs 116 and 216. Is provided.

[Big hit probability, counter and storage area]
The jackpot determination is performed based on whether or not the random number value acquired from the random number generation means is the same as the jackpot value. In this embodiment, a big hit counter and an initial value update counter are used as random number generation means. The big hit counter is a ring counter, which counts 0 to n, and the initial value at the start of counting is updated by the initial value update counter. The initial value update counter is a ring counter and counts 0 to n count values. The jackpot counter sets the count value counted by the initial value update counter to the initial value of the next count cycle when all count values are counted, that is, when the count is made one round, and starts counting from the initial value. To do. The big hit counter performs a process of counting the count value by an interrupt process in a series of processes performed by the main CPU 112, and counts up by “+1” for each interrupt. In addition, the initial value update counter performs a process of counting the count value by an interrupt process in a series of processes performed by the main CPU 112, and increments “+1” for each interrupt to perform a series of processes performed by the main CPU 112. The update is continued during the remaining time when the processing of is completed. In this way, since the initial value of the count start of the jackpot counter is updated, when the count value is acquired from the jackpot counter at a predetermined timing, the acquired count value becomes a random number. In this embodiment, the main CPU 112 executes a series of processes at a cycle of 2 ms.

In this embodiment, two jackpot counters, jackpot counters C1 and C2, are used. The big hit counter C1 is a big hit counter in which the main CPU 112 obtains a count value when the game ball wins the first start port 18b and is detected by the first start port switch 18c. The big hit counter C2 This is a big hit counter in which the main CPU 112 obtains a count value when it wins the second start port 14a and is detected by the second start port switch 14c. The number of count values counted by the jackpot counter C1 is smaller than the number of count values counted by the jackpot counter C2. That is, it is set so that the probability of occurrence of a big hit is higher when the game ball wins the first start opening 18b than when the game ball wins the second start opening 14a.
In this embodiment, the jackpot counter C1 counts a total of 150 frames from 0 to 149, and the jackpot counter C2 counts a total of 300 frames from 0 to 299. The jackpot value is set to 7, the jackpot probability when the game ball wins the first start port 18b is 1/150, and the jackpot probability when the game ball wins the second start port 14a is 1/300. It is. In addition, the maximum number of rounds that can be executed in the big hit game is set to be larger when the big hit is based on the count value acquired from the big hit counter C1 than when it is acquired from the big hit counter C2. Has been. In this embodiment, when it is acquired from the big hit counter C1, it is a maximum of 15 rounds, and when it is acquired from the big hit counter C2, it is a maximum of 8 rounds.

The determination of the type of jackpot symbol is performed by the main CPU 112 when a game ball is detected by the first start port switch 18c or the second start port switch 14c. The type of jackpot symbol is determined using the jackpot symbol counter C3 and the jackpot symbol table. The jackpot symbol counter C3 counts the same number as the type of jackpot symbol, and the jackpot symbol table is configured by associating the count value of the jackpot symbol counter C3 with the jackpot symbol. Then, the main CPU 112 selects from the jackpot symbol table the jackpot symbol associated with the count value acquired from the jackpot symbol counter.
For example, the jackpot symbol counter C3 counts a total of 10 numbers from 0 to 9, and the jackpot symbol table includes a count value of 0 to 9 and a total of 10 types of jackpot symbols of 000, 111. Configured in association. For example, if the count value acquired by the main CPU 112 from the jackpot symbol counter C3 is 7, the jackpot symbol 777 associated with that 7 is selected from the jackpot symbol table.

Whether or not to execute a variation pattern with reach (hereinafter referred to as reach pattern) among the variation patterns of the special symbol is determined when the game ball is detected by the first start port switch 18c or the second start port switch 14c. Performed by the main CPU 112. Here, the reach means a state in which all symbols other than one symbol among the special symbols constituting the jackpot symbol are confirmed and displayed. Whether or not to execute the reach pattern is determined by using the reach selection counter C4.
For example, the reach selection counter C4 counts a total of 12 numbers from 0 to 11, and determines that the reach pattern is to be executed when the count value acquired by the main CPU 112 from the reach selection counter C4 is 3. That is, the probability that the reach pattern is selected is 1/12. The type of the symbol displayed when the reach pattern is executed (hereinafter referred to as the reach symbol) is determined by whether the game ball is the first start switch 18c or the second The main CPU 112 performs when detected by the start port switch 14c. The type of reach symbol is determined using the reach symbol selection counter C5 and the reach symbol table. The reach symbol selection counter C5 counts the same number as the type of the reach symbol, and the reach symbol table is configured by associating the count value of the reach symbol selection counter C5 with the reach symbol. Then, the main CPU 112 selects a reach symbol associated with the count value acquired from the reach symbol selection counter C5 from the reach symbol table.

The determination of the type of symbol (hereinafter referred to as the “losing symbol”) to be determined and displayed at the end of the variation display of the special symbol when it is determined that the game is lost in the big hit determination is performed by determining whether the game ball is the first start port switch 18c or the second start port switch. When it is detected by 14c, the main CPU 112 performs it. The type of the lost symbol is determined using the lost symbol counter C6 and the lost symbol table. The losing symbol counter C6 counts the same number as the type of losing symbol, and the losing symbol table is configured by associating the count value of the losing symbol counter C6 with the losing symbol. Then, the main CPU 112 selects a lost symbol associated with the count value acquired from the lost symbol counter C6 from the lost symbol table.
For example, the lost symbol counter C6 counts a total of 10 values from 0 to 9, and the lost symbol table has a count value of 0 to 9 and 10 types of lost symbols of 0, 1,. Configured in association. For example, when the count value acquired from the lost symbol counter C6 by the main CPU 112 is 2, the lost symbol 2 associated with the 2 is selected from the lost symbol table. The selection of the losing symbols is performed for the number of times corresponding to the number of losing symbols to be confirmed and displayed. For example, in the case where the display of the special symbol display device 32 is to display one losing symbol on the left and right and in the center, the losing symbol is selected three times.

  5A and 5B are explanatory diagrams for explaining a part of the storage area of the RAM 116 in which the main CPU 112 stores and reads data. In a part of the storage area of the RAM 116, a symbol variation holding area E1 and a standby area E2 are set. In each storage area, four storage areas 1 to 4 are set. The symbol variation holding area E1 corresponds to the first start port 18b, and the standby area E2 corresponds to the second start port 14a. In the symbol variation holding area E1, when the game ball wins the first starting port 18b and is detected by the first starting port switch 18c, the main CPU 112 receives the big hit counter C1, the big hit symbol counter C3, the reach selection counter C4, the reach The count values acquired from the symbol selection counter C5 and the lost symbol counter C6 are stored. In the waiting area E2, when the game ball wins the second starting port 14a and is detected by the second starting port switch 14c, the main CPU 112 detects the big hit counter C2, the big hit symbol counter C3, the reach selection counter C4, and the reach symbol selection. The count values acquired from the counter C5 and the lost symbol counter C6 are stored. Hereinafter, the count value acquired from each counter by the main CPU 112 when the game ball is detected by the first start port switch 18c is collectively referred to as a count value A, and when the game ball is detected by the second start port switch 14c. The count values acquired from each counter by the main CPU 112 are collectively referred to as a count value B.

The count value A acquired from each counter when the game ball is detected by the first start port switch 18c is immediately stored in the symbol variation holding area E1 in chronological order. Further, the count value B acquired from each counter when the game ball is detected by the second start port switch 14c is temporarily stored in the standby area E2, and is stored for a predetermined time (in this embodiment, 5 seconds). If a vacant area exists in the symbol variation holding area E1 when the time has elapsed, the count value B is moved from the standby area E2 to the symbol variation holding area E1. The stored number of count values A and B stored in the symbol variation holding area E1 is equal to the number of holdings indicating the number of special symbol display devices 32 holding the variable symbol variation display, and the special symbol display device 32 can execute the variable display as many times as the number of the hold.
In the example shown in the left diagram of FIG. 5 (A), the count values B1 and B2 are stored in the symbol variation holding area E1, the count value B3 is stored in the standby area E2, and the number of holds becomes 2. Yes. Here, it is assumed that the game ball is detected by the first start port switch 18c before the elapse of 5 seconds from the count value B3 being stored in the standby area E2, and the main CPU 112 acquires the count value A1 from each counter. The count value A1 is immediately stored in the third place in the symbol variation holding area E1, and the holding number becomes 3 (the right figure in FIG. 5A). Thereafter, the count value B3 moves to the symbol fluctuation holding area E1 when 5 seconds have elapsed since being stored in the standby area E2, and the holding number becomes 4.

In addition, three count values are stored in the symbol variation holding area E1, the number of holds is 3, and the main CPU 112 has acquired the count value A when the count value B is stored in the standby area E2. At this time, the acquired count value A is stored in the fourth storage area of the symbol variation holding area E1, and the count value B stored in the standby area E2 is discarded. That is, the count value A having a high probability of jackpot occurrence is preferentially stored in the symbol variation holding area E1.
In the example shown in the left diagram of FIG. 5B, the count values B1 to B3 are stored in the symbol variation holding area E1, and the holding number is 3. When the count value A1 is acquired, the count value A is stored in the fourth storage area of the symbol variation holding area E1, and the count value B4 stored in the standby area E2 is discarded.

[Change in emission color of the hold number display LED 33]
Next, a change in the emission color of the hold number display LED 33 will be described with reference to FIG. 6A to 6D are explanatory diagrams for explaining changes in the emission color of the hold number display LED 33.
The LEDs 33a to 33d constituting the hold number display LED 33 each have a built-in chip in which a red light emitting LED, a green light emitting LED, and a blue light emitting LED are integrated, and an LED to emit light is selected. As a result, colors other than red, green and blue can be emitted.
In the example shown in the upper diagram of FIG. 6A, the first LED 33a emits green light, and one count value B is stored in the standby area E2. In this state, the hold number is zero. Then, after the count value B is stored in the standby area E2, that is, when 5 seconds have elapsed after the first LED 33a emits green light, the emission color of the first LED 33a changes to red. In this state, the number of holds becomes 1.
In the example shown in FIG. 6B, the first LED 33a emits blue light, indicating that the count value A is stored in the symbol variation holding area E1. In this state, the number of holds is 1.
In the example shown in the upper diagram of FIG. 6C, the first LED 33a emits light in red, the second LED 33b emits blue, and the third LED 33c emits green. The first LED 33a emits red light, as shown in FIG. 6A, indicating that the count value B initially stored in the standby area E2 has moved to the symbol variation holding area E1. is doing. The second LED 33b emits blue light indicating that the second acquired count value A is stored in the symbol variation holding area E1. The third LED 33c emits green light to indicate that the third acquired count value B is stored in the standby area E2, and that five seconds have not elapsed since it was stored. In this state, the number of holds is 2.

When the first start port 18b is won by 5 seconds and the count value A is stored in the symbol variation holding area E1 as the fourth acquired count value, the middle diagram of FIG. As shown, the third LED 33c changes to a blue emission color. In this state, the number of holds is 3. In the figure, the fourth LED 33d emits green light, but this is because the count value B originally acquired third is stored in the standby area E2, and five seconds have not passed since it was stored. Is displayed. In this state, the number of holds is 3. Then, when 5 seconds have elapsed after the count value B originally acquired third is stored in the standby area E2, the emission color of the fourth LED 33d changes to red as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. 6C. To do. In this state, the number of holds is 4.
In the example shown in the upper diagram of FIG. 6D, the first to fourth LEDs emit light in red, blue, red, and green in order. This is because the first and third acquired count value B moves from the standby area E2 to the symbol variation holding area E1, and the second acquired count value A is immediately stored in the symbol variation holding area E1. It is displayed that 5 seconds have not elapsed since the fourth acquired count value B is stored in the standby area E2. In this state, the number of holds is 3. Here, assuming that the count value A is acquired as the fifth before 5 seconds have elapsed since the fourth acquired count value B is stored in the standby area E2, the count value B stored in the standby area E2 is The fifth acquired count value A is stored in the fourth storage area of the symbol variation holding area E1, which was discarded and the count value B was scheduled to be moved and stored.

[Main game flow]
Next, the main game flow will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10 showing the flow of processing executed by the main CPU 112. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the start port process. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the special symbol process, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the continuation of the process of FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of the special winning opening process. In each flowchart, step is abbreviated as S, affirmative determination (Yes) is abbreviated as Y, and negative determination (No) is abbreviated as N.

(Start-up processing)
The main CPU 112 determines whether or not the second start port switch (second SW) 14c (FIG. 4) is turned on, that is, whether or not the game ball has won the second start port 14a (S1 in FIG. 7). If it is determined that a prize has been won (S1: Y), it is determined whether or not the number of holds U is less than the upper limit of 4 (S2). If it is determined that the upper limit is less than 4 (S2: Y), the count value B counted by each counter such as the big hit counter C2 is acquired (S3). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the number of holds U is 0 (S4). If it is determined that it is 0 (S4: Y), the process skips to S40 (FIG. 9) of the special symbol process described later. If it is determined that the value is not 0 (S4: N), the count value B acquired in S3 is stored in the standby area E2 (S5). Subsequently, a command for instructing green light emission is transmitted to the lamp control board 300 (S6). At this time, the sub CPU 312 of the lamp control board 300 analyzes the received command, and turns on only the LED that emits green light among the LEDs constituting the LED 33a (see the upper diagram in FIG. 6A). As a result, the player can know that the count value B is stored in the standby area E2, but the hold count U is not yet 1.
Subsequently, a timer T for measuring the elapsed time since the count value B is stored in the standby area E2 is set (S7). In this embodiment, a timer T that measures an elapsed time of 5 seconds is set. “2500” of the timer T = 2500 indicates the count number of the timer T, and (5 s / 2 ms) = 2500 because the main CPU 112 executes a series of processes at a cycle of 2 ms.

  Subsequently, a timer flag indicating that the measurement of the timer T is started is turned on (S8). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the timer flag is on (S16). If it is determined that the timer flag is on (S16: Y), the count number of the timer T is decreased by 1 (S17). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the count number of the timer T has become 0, that is, whether or not 5 seconds have elapsed since the count value B was stored in the standby area E2 (S18). If it is determined (S18: N), the process proceeds to the next process. If it is determined that the time has elapsed (S18: Y), the timer flag is turned off (S19). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the holding number U is less than 4 (S20). If it is determined that it is less than 4 (S20: Y), the count value B stored in the standby area E2 in S5 is used as a symbol. Move to the variable holding area E1 (S21). Next, a command for instructing red light emission is transmitted to the lamp control board 300 (S22). At this time, the sub CPU 312 of the lamp control board 300 analyzes the received command, turns off the LED that emits green light and turns on the LED that emits red light among the LEDs constituting the LED 33a (FIG. 6A). See below). Subsequently, 1 is added to the holding number U (S23). Thereby, the player can know that the count value B has moved from the waiting area E2 to the symbol variation holding area E1, and the holding number U has become 1.

If it is determined in S1 that the second start port switch 14c is not turned on (S1: N), whether or not the first start port switch (first SW) 18c is turned on, that is, the game ball is first started. It is determined whether or not a winning is made in the mouth 18b (S9). Here, if it is determined that the winning is made (S9: Y), it is determined whether or not the number U of holdings is less than the upper limit of 4 (S10), and if it is determined that it is less than 4 (S10: Y), then the big hit The count value A counted by each counter such as the counter C1 is acquired (S11). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the number of holds U is 0 (S12). If it is determined that it is 0 (S12: Y), the process skips to S40 (FIG. 9) of special symbol processing described later. If it is determined that the value is not 0 (S12: N), the count value A acquired in S11 is stored in the symbol variation holding area E1 (S13). Subsequently, a command for instructing blue light emission is transmitted to the lamp control board 300 (S14). At this time, the sub CPU 312 of the lamp control board 300 analyzes the received command, and turns on only the LED that emits blue light among the LEDs constituting the LED 33a (see FIG. 6B). Subsequently, 1 is added to the holding number U (S15). Thereby, the player can know that the count value A is stored in the symbol variation holding area E1, and the holding number U becomes 1.
In S20, when it is determined that the number U of holdings is not less than 4, that is, the upper limit of 4 is reached (S20: N), the count value B stored in the standby area E2 is discarded (S24). . That is, the count value B stored in the standby area E2 is moved to the symbol variation holding area E1, so that the holding number U does not exceed the upper limit of 4.

(Special symbol processing)
The main CPU 112 determines whether or not the special symbol is changing by the special symbol display device 32 (S30 in FIG. 8), and when determining that it is changing (S30: Y), the special symbol change time is up. It is determined whether or not the change end timing is reached (S31). Here, if it is determined that the variation end timing has come (S31: Y), a variation stop command for instructing the special symbol variation stop is output to the symbol control board 38 (FIG. 4) (S32). Thereby, the symbol control board 38 outputs a variation stop signal to the special symbol display device 32, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped. At this time, if it is determined to be a big hit in the subsequent big hit determination in S43, the big hit symbol is confirmed and displayed, and if it is determined to be lost, the lost symbol is fixedly displayed.
Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the time flag indicating that the gaming state is changed to the time-saving gaming state is turned on (S33), and if it is determined that it is turned on (S33: Y), the time-saving game is determined. 1 is subtracted from the variation number M of the special symbol set at the time of being played, that is, the variation number M that can be executed in a short time state (this M is set to 50 in S82 of the big prize opening process described later) ( S34). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the number of fluctuations M has become 0 (S35). If it is determined that it has become 0 (S35: Y), the hourly flag is turned off (S36) and the hourly gaming state is executed. The operation of the function for performing the operation (hereinafter referred to as the time reduction function) is stopped (S37).

  If the main CPU 112 determines that the special symbol is not fluctuating (S30: N), the main CPU 112 determines whether or not the holding number U is 1 or more (S38 in FIG. 9) and is 1 or more. If it is determined (S38: Y), 1 is subtracted from the holding number U (S39). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the probability change flag is turned on, that is, whether or not the probability change gaming state has been changed (S40). If it is determined that it has changed (S40: Y), refer to the jackpot determination. The determination data for high probability is set as the big hit value to be performed (S41), and when it is determined that the game state is not changed to the probability variation gaming state (S40: N), the determination data for low probability is set (S42). In this embodiment, a total of five jackpot values “7”, “11”, “58”, “79” and “127” are set as judgment data for high probability to be compared with the count value acquired from the jackpot counter C1. Then, one big hit value “7” is set as the determination data for low probability. Also, a total of five big hit values “7”, “11”, “127”, “233” and “273” are set as high probability determination data to be compared with the count value acquired from the big hit counter C2, and the low probability One big hit value “7” is set as the judgment data. That is, in the probability variation gaming state, the big hit occurrence probability is set to be five times that in the normal gaming state.

  Subsequently, when the holding number U is 0, the count value B acquired in S3 of the previous start-up process, or the count value A acquired in S11, or when the holding number U is 1 or more, the symbol variation holding area The count value A or the count value B stored in the first (the oldest rank in time) of E1 is read and compared with the jackpot value set in S41 or S42, and whether the count value and the jackpot value match or not Based on this, a big hit determination is performed (S43). If it is determined that the jackpot is made (S43: Y), the jackpot flag indicating the occurrence of the jackpot is turned on (S44) and corresponds to the count value obtained from the jackpot symbol counter C3 in S3 or S11 of the previous start port processing. The attached jackpot symbol is selected from the jackpot symbol table (S45).

Further, if the main CPU 112 determines that it is not a big hit, that is, a loss (S43: N), whether or not the count value acquired from the reach selection counter C4 in S3 or S11 of the previous start port process is a predetermined value. Based on the above, it is determined whether or not the reach is executed (S46). If it is determined that the reach is to be executed (S46: Y), the lose reach symbol is selected (S47). The selection of the lost reach symbol is performed using a lost reach symbol table configured by associating the count value of the reach symbol selecting counter C5 with the lost reach symbol. That is, the loss reach symbol associated with the count value acquired from the reach symbol selection counter C5 in S3 or S11 of the previous start-up process is selected from the loss reach symbol table.
If it is determined that the reach is not to be executed (S46: N), the lost symbol associated with the count value acquired from the lost symbol counter C6 in S3 or S11 of the previous start-up process is selected from the lost symbol table. (S48).

  Subsequently, the main CPU 112 obtains a count value from the variation pattern determination counter C7 used for determining the variation pattern of the special symbol, and stores it in the temporary storage area in the RAM 116 (S49). The variation pattern determination counter C7 counts the same number of values as the number of types of variation patterns. Subsequently, the variation time of the special symbol is set to a state where measurement can be started (S50), and a variation start command for instructing the variation start of the special symbol is output to the symbol control board 38 (S51). Thereby, the symbol control board 38 outputs a variation start signal to the special symbol display device 32, and the variation of the special symbol starts.

(Large winnings processing)
The main CPU 112 determines whether or not a big hit has occurred based on whether or not the big hit flag is turned on when the special symbol variation display ends (S60 in FIG. 10), and determines that it has occurred (S60). : Y), the probability variation flag is turned off (S61), and the operation of the time reduction function is stopped (S62). Subsequently, the number of rounds R that can be executed in this jackpot game is set (S63). In this embodiment, the round number R is set to the maximum number of rounds (S63). In other words, as described above, when a big hit occurs based on the count value acquired from the big hit counter C1, the round number R is set to 15, and when acquired from the big hit counter C2, the round number R is set to eight. To do.
Subsequently, 1 is subtracted from the number of rounds R (S64), and the number n of winning prizes and the opening time t of the big prize opening are reset to 0 (S65). Subsequently, a drive signal is output to the special prize opening solenoid 41b, the special prize opening opening / closing member 41 is opened, and the special prize opening is opened (S66). Subsequently, the measurement of the opening time t is started (S67), it is determined whether or not a big winning opening has been won (S68), and if it is determined that a prize has been won (S68: Y), 1 is added to the winning number n. (S69). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the specific area switch 42a provided in the flow path of the game ball that has won the big prize opening is turned on, that is, whether or not the game ball has passed the specific area inside the big prize opening. (S70) If it determines with having passed (S70: Y), the specific area flag which shows that the game ball passed the specific area will be turned ON (S71).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the winning number n is equal to or greater than the specified number (S72). (S73), and if it is determined that the specified time has not been reached (S73: N), S68 to S73 are executed again. In this embodiment, the prescribed number of winning numbers n is 10, and the prescribed time of the opening time t is 30 seconds.
When it is determined that the winning number n is equal to or greater than the prescribed number (S72: Y), or when it is determined that the opening time t has reached 30 seconds (S73: Y), the winning prize solenoid 41b has been output. The drive signal is stopped, the special prize opening / closing member 41 is closed, and the special prize opening is closed (S74). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the number of rounds R has become 0 (S75). If it is determined that the number of rounds R has not become 0 (S75: N), whether or not the specific area flag is turned on, that is, continuously It is determined whether or not it is possible to proceed to the next round (S76), and if it is determined that it is possible to proceed to the next round (S76: Y), the specific area flag is turned off (S77) and the next round is executed. (S64-S74).

If it is determined that the number of rounds R has become 0 (S75: Y), the specific area flag is turned off (S78), and the jackpot symbol selected in S43 (FIG. 8) of the previous special symbol processing is the jackpot symbol. It is determined whether or not the next game after the game is a symbol (hereinafter, referred to as a probability variation symbol) in which the right to change to the probability variation gaming state is generated (S79). If it is determined that the symbol is a probability variation symbol (S79: Y), the probability variation flag indicating that the right has occurred is turned on (S80), and the operation of the time reduction function is started (S83). If it is determined that the symbol is not a probable variation (S79: N), the time reduction flag is turned on (S81), the special symbol change count M that can be executed in a time reduction is set to 50 (S82), The operation is started (S83).
Note that a computer readable computer program necessary for the main CPU 112 to execute the start port process (FIG. 7), the special symbol process (FIGS. 8 and 9), and the special prize opening process (FIG. 10) is stored in the ROM 114. ing.

[Effect of the first embodiment]
(1) As described above, if the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment described above is used, the game ball P is placed at the first start opening 18b when the special symbol display device 32 is performing the variable symbol display. The count value A acquired from each counter such as the big hit counter C1 at that time is directly stored in the symbol variation holding area E1, but wins the second starting port 14a, and each of the big hit counter C2 etc. The count value B acquired from the counter is not directly stored in the symbol variation holding area E1, but temporarily stored in the standby area E2, and is moved to the symbol variation holding area E1 after 5 seconds have elapsed. The count value A can be stored in the symbol variation holding area E1 in preference to the count value B.

(2) Also, when the game ball P wins the first start port 18b or the second start port 14a when the holding number U is 0, the special symbol variation display can be started immediately. There is no possibility that there will be a gap between the time when P has won the start opening and the start of the change display of the special symbol.
(3) Furthermore, the count value B stored in the waiting area E2 is moved to the symbol fluctuation holding area E1 when 5 seconds have elapsed since it was stored, on condition that the number of holdings U is less than the upper limit of 4. Therefore, the number of reservations U by the count value B in the symbol variation reservation area E1 can be prevented from exceeding the upper limit.

(4) Since the first starting port 18b does not open unless the normal symbol comes into contact, the probability that a game ball will win is lower than the second starting port 14a that is always open, so each counter such as the big hit counter C1 The number of times that the count value B is acquired from each counter such as the big hit counter C2 is larger than the number of times that the count value A is acquired from the counter. Since it does not move to the symbol fluctuation holding area E1, the number of holdings U by the count value B stored in the symbol fluctuation holding area E1 can be limited.
Further, it is possible to prevent the use of the start port from being biased toward a specific start port.
(5) The opening / closing wing piece 18a of the ordinary electric accessory 18 opens and closes when the normal symbol is hit, so the number of game balls P winning the ordinary electric accessory 18 changes according to the change in the game state. Therefore, the holding number U based on the count value A stored in the symbol variation holding area E1 can be changed according to the change in the gaming state.
Further, it is possible to prevent the use of the start port from being biased toward a specific start port.

(6) The probability that the main CPU 112 determines that the count value A is a jackpot value is set higher than the probability that the count value B is determined to be a jackpot value. Moreover, since the count value A can be preferentially stored in the symbol variation holding area E1, or the number of count values B moving from the standby area E2 to the symbol variation holding area E1 can be limited, the main CPU 112 counts. The probability of making a determination based on the value A can be increased.
Accordingly, since the probability that the main CPU 112 determines that the game is a big hit is increased, a game advantageous to the player can be enjoyed.
In addition, since the game ball P is fired in consideration of which one of the first start port 18b and the second start port 14a wins, the game ball is fired. Unlike the conventional case, it is possible to make the game play a new feature.
(7) The count value obtained when the main CPU 112 determines the big hit is the count value A acquired when winning the first start port 18b or the count acquired when winning the second start port 14a Since the maximum number of rounds that can be executed in the jackpot game, that is, the number of winning balls that can be acquired, differs depending on whether the value is B, the player can make the game ball win in either the first starting port 18b or the second starting port 14a. The player will be able to acquire a lot of prize balls, so that the gameability can be made to have a new feature, unlike the conventional case where the game balls are simply launched.

(8) Since the same number of LEDs 33a to 33d as the holding number U can be made to emit light in different colors depending on which of the counting values A and B indicates the holding number, By identifying the luminescent color, it is possible to know the count number A and the hold number U of the count value B.
(9) The LEDs 33a to 33d can change the light emission color of the LED corresponding to the count value B when the count value B stored in the standby area E2 is moved to the symbol variation holding area E1. The person can know that the count value B has been moved to the symbol variation holding area E1 by looking at the change in the emission color of the LED.
(10) When the number of reservations U stored in the symbol variation suspension area E1 reaches the upper limit, the count value B stored in the standby area E2 can be prevented from moving to the symbol variation suspension area E1. Therefore, the number U of reserved symbols in the symbol variation holding area E1 can be prevented from exceeding the upper limit, so that the number of times of special symbol variation display by the special symbol display device 32 does not exceed the number of held U. be able to.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of the start port process executed by the main CPU 112 in this embodiment. In the pachinko machine of this embodiment, when the game ball wins the first start port 18b within 5 seconds after winning the second start port 14a, the probability of generating a big hit is higher than when winning for more than 5 seconds. It is characterized by an increase. The pachinko machine of this embodiment has the same configuration and function as those of the first embodiment except for a part of the start port process shown in FIG. 11, and therefore, the description of the same parts is simplified or omitted, and the same configuration is used. Use the same sign.

When the main CPU 112 determines that the game ball has won the first start opening 18b (S9: Y), the main CPU 112 determines whether or not the holding number U is less than the upper limit of 4 (S9a) and determines that it is less than 4. Then (S9a: Y), the winning of the second starting port 14a has occurred before the current winning of the first starting port 18b, and the count value B acquired at that time is stored in the waiting area E2. It is determined whether or not the measurement of the elapsed time has been started (S10). Here, when it is determined that the measurement has not been started (S10: N), S11 to S15 are executed as in the first embodiment.
If it is determined in S10 that the measurement is started (S10: Y), the count value C is acquired from each counter such as the big hit counter C8 (S25). The jackpot counter C8 counts a total of 25 frames from 0 to 24, and the jackpot occurrence probability when the jackpot determination is made based on the count value acquired from the jackpot counter C8 is 1/25, and the jackpot counters C1, C2, It is the highest among C8. When a big hit occurs based on the count value acquired from the big hit counter C8, a maximum of 16 rounds of big hit game can be performed, and when a big hit occurs based on the count value acquired from the big hit counters C1 and C2. More rounds than a big hit game.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the holding number U is 0 (S26). If it is determined that it is 0 (S26: Y), the process skips to S40 (FIG. 9) of the special symbol process and is not 0. (S26: N), the count value C acquired from each counter such as the big hit counter C8 is stored in the symbol variation holding area E1 (S27), and a command for instructing yellow light emission is sent to the lamp control board 300. Transmit (S28). At this time, the sub CPU 312 of the lamp control board 300 analyzes the received command, and produces a yellow emission color by turning on the green LED and the blue LED among the LEDs constituting the LED 33a. . Subsequently, 1 is added to the holding number U (S15). Thereby, the player can know that the count value C is stored in the symbol variation holding area E1, and the holding number U becomes 1.

[Effects of Second Embodiment]
As described above, if the pachinko machine 1 according to the second embodiment is used, if the game ball wins the first start opening 18b within 5 seconds after winning the second start opening 14a, it exceeds 5 seconds. Since the probability of hitting the jackpot is higher than when winning the game, the player will endeavor to win the first start port 18b within 5 seconds after the game ball has won the second start port 14a. , You can enjoy even more interesting games.
Moreover, since the pachinko machine of the second embodiment has the same configuration and function as those of the first embodiment except for part of the start-up process described above, the effects (1) to (10) of the first embodiment are exhibited. be able to.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the first type starting port device 70 and the ordinary electric accessory 20. FIG. 12A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the guide member 71 protrudes and the open / close wing pieces 21 and 22 are closed, and FIG. 12B is a view in which the guide member 71 is retracted to the back side of the game board and opened and closed. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the blade pieces 21 and 22 open | released. FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the first type starting port device 70 and the ordinary electric accessory 20. FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing a connecting structure of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid, the ordinary electric accessory 20 and the opening / closing blade pieces 21 and 22. FIG. 14 (A) is an explanatory view showing the form of the guide member 71 and the opening / closing blade pieces 21 and 22 when the ordinary electric accessory solenoid is off, and FIG. 14 (B) is when the ordinary electric accessory solenoid is on. It is explanatory drawing which shows the form of this induction member 71 and the opening-and-closing blade pieces 21 and 22. FIG. FIG. 15 is an explanatory view showing the form of the guide member 71 and the open / close wing pieces 21 and 22 and the flow path of the game ball in association with each other. FIG. 15A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the guide member 71 protrudes and the open / close blade pieces 21 and 22 are closed, and FIG. 15B is a view showing the guide member 71 and the open / close state in the state shown in FIG. FIG. 15C is an explanatory view of a vertical section around the wing pieces 21 and 22 as viewed from the right side, and FIG. 15C is an explanatory view showing a state where the guide member 71 is retracted and the open / close wing pieces 21 and 22 are opened. FIG. 15D is a vertical cross-sectional explanatory view of the vertical cross section around the guide member 71 and the opening / closing blade pieces 21 and 22 in the state shown in FIG. 15C as viewed from the right side.
In the pachinko machine of this embodiment, when the opening / closing wing piece of the ordinary electric accessory 20 is opened, the second starting port is retracted to the back side of the game board 5, so that winning to the first starting port 20a is not disturbed. It is characterized by. The pachinko machine of this embodiment has the same configuration and function as the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment except for the structure of the first type start opening device and the ordinary electric accessory, and therefore the description of the same parts is simplified. The same reference numerals are used for the same components.

[Structures of the first type starter device 70 and the ordinary electric accessory 20]
As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the guide member 71 constituting the first type starting port device 70 includes a plate-like bottom plate 72, and a right side plate 73 erected vertically upward from the right side surface of the bottom plate 72. And a left side plate 74 erected vertically upward from the left side surface of the bottom plate 72. A space region connecting the upper end of the right side plate 73 and the upper end of the left side plate 74 is set in the second start port 75. The upper surface of the bottom plate 72 is formed with a downward slope in order to roll the received game ball backward. As shown in FIG. 12A, an opening is formed between the rear end of the right side plate 73 and the rear end of the left side plate 74, and the game ball won in the second starting port 75 moves backward from the opening. Flow down. In this embodiment, the right side plate 73 and the left side plate 74 are each formed in a fan shape when viewed from the side, and the inner surfaces face each other in parallel.
As shown in FIG. 13, a pivot shaft 76 is provided to protrude to the right at the rear lower corner of the plate surface of the right side plate 73, and at the lower rear corner of the plate surface of the left side plate 74. Is provided with a pivot shaft 77 protruding leftward. A rod-shaped weight 78 is attached to the rear surface of the right side plate 73 and the left side plate 74. As shown in FIG. 15A, when the guide member 71 projecting forward from the surface of the game board is viewed from the front, the right end of the weight 78 projects rightward from the rear surface of the right side plate 73, and the left end is the left side plate. 74 protrudes leftward from the rear surface. The attachment position of the weight 78 on the rear surface of the right side plate 73 and the left side plate 74 is slightly above the attachment position of the rotation shafts 76 and 77, and the guide member 71 moves the rotation shafts 76 and 77 by the weight of the weight 78. A moment that rotates backward about the center of rotation acts.

  As shown in FIG. 13, an opening 24 f penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the front upper portion of the mounting panel 24 for mounting the guide member 71 and the opening and closing wing pieces 21 and 22 to the game board 5. A bearing hole 24g is formed in the left inner surface of the opening 24f from the left inner surface to the left inside. The rotation shaft 77 of the left side plate 74 of the guide member 71 is rotatably inserted into the bearing hole 24g. Although not shown, a bearing hole into which the rotation shaft 76 of the guide member 71 is rotatably inserted is located on the right inner surface of the opening 24f and opposed to the bearing hole 24g. An opening is formed toward the surface. The opening width of the opening 24f is formed to be slightly larger than the width between the outer side surfaces of the right side plate 73 and the left side plate 74, and the right side plate 73 when the guide member 71 rotates inside the opening 24f. Further, the left side plate 74 is difficult to come into contact with the inner surface of the opening 24f.

As shown in FIG. 13, the open / close wing pieces 21 and 22 provided in the ordinary electric accessory 20 are each formed in a tapered wing shape having a thick base portion and a thickness that decreases from the base portion toward the tip. A shaft insertion hole 21 a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed at the base portion of the opening / closing blade piece 21, and a shaft insertion hole 22 a is formed through the base portion of the opening / closing blade piece 22 in the front-rear direction. A bar-like connecting rod 21b is provided projecting rearward at a position on the rear surface of the opening / closing blade piece 21 and slightly deviated inward from the shaft insertion hole 21a. A bar-like connecting rod 22b is provided projecting rearward at a position on the rear surface of the opening / closing blade piece 22 and slightly deviated inward from the shaft insertion hole 22a.
A first arm portion 21c is provided on the rear surface of the opening / closing blade piece 21 near the tip, and protrudes rearward. The tip of the first arm portion 21c has an upper (open state shown in FIG. 13). Then, the base portion of the second arm portion 21d is integrally formed toward the upper obliquely outer side. A base portion of a third arm portion 21e is integrally formed at the tip of the second arm portion 21d, and the third arm portion 21e extends rearward. The first arm portion 21c, the second arm portion 21d, and the third arm portion 21e have a crank shape as a whole.

On the rear surface of the opening / closing blade piece 22 and closer to the tip, a first arm portion 22c is provided so as to protrude rearward, and at the tip of the first arm portion 22c, an upper (open state shown in FIG. 13) is provided. Then, the base portion of the second arm portion 22d is integrally formed toward the upper obliquely outer side. A base portion of a third arm portion 22e is integrally formed at the tip of the second arm portion 22d, and the third arm portion 22e extends rearward. The first arm portion 22c, the second arm portion 22d, and the third arm portion 22e have a crank shape as a whole.
The ordinary electric accessory 20 includes a cover 23. As shown in FIG. 12, the cover 23 covers a part of the front surface of the open / close wing pieces 21, 22, thereby winning a game ball won in the first start opening 20 a formed between the open / close wing pieces 21, 22. Prevents spilling forward. The cover 23 is a disc-shaped front plate 23d, a lower wall portion 23a formed in an arc shape in a longitudinal section from the lower half edge of the front plate 23d to the rear, and a rear surface of the front plate 23d. Bar-shaped support shafts 23c and 23c provided so as to protrude rearward from above the left and right upper ends of the wall portion 23a are provided.

Below each inner surface of the opening 24f of the mounting panel 24, slits 24d and 24d for passing through the connecting rods 21b and 22b of the opening and closing blade pieces 21 and 22 are formed in the vertical direction so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction. ing. From each upper end of each slit 24d, a slit 24e for inserting the first arm portions 21c, 22c of the open / close blades 21, 22 is formed so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction. In this embodiment, the shape of each slit 24d viewed from the front is linear, and each slit 24e is formed in an arc shape that swells slightly upward. The opening 24f, the slits 24d and 24d, and the slits 24e and 24e communicate with each other.
Insertion holes 24c through which the support shafts 23c are inserted are formed in the front and rear direction outside the slits 24d and in the vicinity of the lower part. An attachment hole 24h for inserting the rear end of the first start port switch 29 (FIG. 15B) is formed in the front-rear direction slightly below the center of the attachment panel 24. Under the mounting hole 24h, an outflow port 24b through which the game ball detected by the first start port switch 29 flows out to the downflow path 5b (FIG. 15B) is formed penetrating in the front-rear direction.

The guide member 71 can be rotated forward and backward around the bearing hole 24g by inserting the rotation shafts 76 and 77 into the bearing hole 24g of the opening 24f from the rear of the mounting panel 24, respectively. When rotated, as shown in FIGS. 14 (A) and 15 (B), the game board 5 is projected forward from the surface 5 a of the game board 5, and the game ball P can be awarded to the second start opening 75.
The opening / closing wing pieces 21 and 22 are inserted through the connecting rods 21b and 22b into the slit 24d from the front of the mounting panel 24 and through the first arm portions 21c and 22c into the slit 24e, respectively. The cover 23 inserts the support shafts 23c from the front into the shaft insertion holes 21a and 22a of the opening and closing blade pieces 21 and 22, respectively, and further inserts the support shafts 23c protruding from the shaft insertion holes 21a and 22a into the insertion holes of the mounting panel 24. 24c and 24c are respectively inserted.

As shown in FIG. 14, the pachinko machine 1 transmits the operation of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25, the transmission mechanism 26 that transmits the operation of the plunger 25 a of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25, and the operation of the transmission mechanism 26. The transmission mechanism 27 is provided, and by controlling the operation of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25, the opening and closing wing pieces 21 and 22 are opened and closed, and the guide member 71 is retracted from the front surface 5a of the game board 5 to the back surface 5b side. And protrudes from the surface 5a.
As shown in FIG. 14B, the connecting rods 21 b and 22 b protruding rearward from the right slit 24 d of the mounting panel 24 are connected to the transmission mechanism 27. The connecting rod 21b is connected to a connecting member 27a for connecting the connecting rod 21b, and the connecting rod 22b protruding rearward from the left slit 24d is connected to a connecting member 27b for connecting the connecting rod 22b. . Each connecting rod is connected to each connecting member so as to be rotatable clockwise or counterclockwise. In this embodiment, each connecting member is formed in a shape in which a cylinder is divided in half along the central axis, and the connecting rod is rotatable inside the connecting member.

The rear ends of the connecting members 27a and 27b are respectively fixed to fixing members 27c extending in the lateral direction. A shaft member 27d protrudes from the right end of the fixing member 27c toward the right. Although not shown, a shaft member similar to the shaft member 27d protrudes toward the left from the left end of the fixing member 27c. Is provided. Each shaft member is rotatably supported by a bearing (not shown) provided on the back of the game board 5. The front end of the connecting member 27e is fixed to the rear part of the fixing member 27c, and a clamper 27f is formed at the rear end of the connecting member 27e.
The clamper 27f holds the left end of the connecting member 26a constituting the transmission mechanism 26 so as to be movable inside the clamper 27f. A shaft member 26b is provided in the middle of the connecting member 26a so as to protrude forward. The shaft member 26b is pivotally supported by a bearing (not shown) provided on the back of the game board 5. ing. A clamper 26c is formed at the right end of the connecting member 26a. The clamper 26c clamps the side surface of the disk-shaped portion provided at the tip of the plunger 25a of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25.

As shown in FIGS. 14 (A) and 15 (A), the rear surface near the tip of the closed opening / closing blade piece 21, the first arm portion 21c protruding from the rear surface, and the second arm portion 21d. In the formed recess, a rotation shaft 76 protruding rightward from the right side plate 73 of the guiding member 71 protruding forward from the surface 5a of the game board 5 is interposed, and the upper peripheral surface of the third arm portion 21e. Supports the lower portion of the circumferential surface of the weight 78 protruding rightward from the right side plate 73. That is, the weight 78 is prevented from turning downward by the third arm portion 21e, and the guiding member 71 is rotated forward, that is, protrudes forward from the surface 5a of the game board 5. Maintained.
Although not shown, the game board 5 is provided in a recess formed by the rear surface near the tip of the closed opening / closing wing piece 22, the first arm portion 22c protruding from the rear surface, and the second arm portion 22d. A rotating shaft 77 protruding leftward from the left side plate 74 of the guide member 71 protruding forward from the front surface 5a is interposed. As shown in FIG. 15A, the upper peripheral surface of the third arm portion 22e supports the lower peripheral surface of the weight 78 protruding leftward from the left side plate 74. That is, the weight 78 is prevented from turning downward by the third arm portion 22e, and the guiding member 71 is rotated forward, that is, protrudes forward from the surface 5a of the game board 5. Maintained.
Further, as shown in FIG. 14B, when the opening and closing blade pieces 21 and 22 are opened and the first start port 20a is opened, the rotating shafts 76 and 77 come out of the respective recesses and the weight 78 is obtained. However, since the support by the third arm portions 21e and 22e is lost, the guiding member 71 is rotated backward by a downward moment of the weight 78, and is retracted from the front surface 5a to the back surface 5b side of the game board 5 to perform the second start. The mouth 75 is closed.

As shown in FIG. 15 (B), the attachment panel 24 is attached to the surface 5a of the game board 5, and the cover 23 protrudes and is attached to the front thereof. Inside the game board 5, there is formed a flow path 5c through which the game ball P won from the second starting port 75 of the guide member 71 flows down to the back surface 5b of the game board 5, and the flow path 5c includes a first flow path 5c. A second start port switch 28 is provided for detecting a game ball P that has won the second start port 75 and has flowed down the flow path 5c. A downflow path 5d is formed in the game board 5 and below the downflow path 5c. Yes. In the middle of the flow path 5d, a first start port switch 29 is provided for detecting the game ball P that has won the first start port 20a and flows down the flow path 5d.
Similarly to the first embodiment, the big hit probability is set so that the second start port 75 is low and the first start port 20a is high.

[Operations of Type 1 Start Port 70 and Ordinary Electric Appliance 20]
Next, operations of the first type starter device 70 and the ordinary electric accessory 20 will be described.
When the launch lever 15a (FIG. 1) is rotated clockwise, the launch motor 15e (FIG. 4) rotates and the game ball supplied to the launch position is launched by the launch device. When the launched game ball passes through the right gate 10 or the left gate 11, the normal symbol display device 34 starts to display the variation of the normal symbol. The normal symbol display device 34 stops and displays the hit normal symbol or the lost normal symbol when a predetermined time elapses after the normal symbol variation display is started. When the winning ordinary symbol is stopped and displayed, the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25 is turned on, and the plunger 25a protrudes upward as shown in FIG. Due to the protrusion, the connecting member 26a rotates counterclockwise around the shaft member 26b, and the left end of the connecting member 26a is lowered. By the lowering, the transmission mechanism 27 rotates clockwise around the shaft member 27d, and the tips of the connecting members 27a and 27b rise. As a result, the connecting rods 21b and 22b move upward in the slit 24d (FIG. 13), and the first arm portions 21c and 22c move in the slit 24e obliquely outward. As a result, the opening and closing wing pieces 21 and 22 are opened, the first starting port 20a is opened, the guide member 71 is retracted to the back surface 5b side of the game board 5, and the second starting port 75 is closed (FIG. 12B). )).

Then, when a predetermined time (for example, 1 second) elapses after the opening and closing blade pieces 21 and 22 are opened, the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25 is turned off, and the plunger 25a is retracted as shown in FIG. As a result, the left end of the connecting member 26a is raised, and the tips of the connecting members 27a and 27b are lowered. As a result, the connecting rods 21b and 22b move downward in the slit 24d (FIG. 13), respectively, and the first arm portions 21c and 22c move inwardly in the slit 24e, respectively. As a result, the opening and closing wing pieces 21 and 22 are closed, the first starting port 20a is closed, the guide member 71 projects forward from the surface 5a of the game board 5 and the second starting port 75 is opened (FIG. 12 ( A)).
The pachinko machine of this embodiment is provided with the same standby area E2 and symbol variation reservation area E1 (FIG. 5) in the RAM 116 as in the first embodiment, and the main CPU 112 performs the same start port processing (FIG. 7) as in the first embodiment. ), Special symbol processing (FIGS. 8 and 9) and special prize opening processing (FIG. 10). In addition, the same process as the start port process (FIG. 11) of 2nd Embodiment can also be performed.

[Effect of the third embodiment]
(1) As described above, when the pachinko machine of the above-described third embodiment is used, when the open / close blades 21 and 22 of the ordinary electric accessory 20 are opened and the first start port 20a is opened. Since the guiding member 71 of the first type starting port device 70 rotates backward about the rotation shafts 76 and 77 and retreats from the front surface 5a to the back surface 5b side of the game board 5, the first member from above is first. There is no possibility that the guide member 71 becomes an obstacle to the game ball P flowing down toward the start port 20a.
Accordingly, it is possible to realize a pachinko machine in which a game ball that flows down from above when the opening / closing wing piece of the ordinary electric accessory is open can easily win the ordinary electric accessory.
(2) Particularly, when the opening / closing wing pieces 21 and 22 of the ordinary electric accessory 20 are opened, the guide member 71 of the first type starting port device 70 is retracted to the back surface 5b side of the game board 5 to It is possible to immediately create a state where the guide member 71 does not become an obstacle to the game ball P flowing down toward the start port 20a.
Therefore, the period during which the guiding member 71 becomes an obstacle to winning the first start port 20a can be eliminated to the maximum.

(3) Further, at the same time that the open / close wing pieces 21 and 22 of the ordinary electric accessory 20 are closed, the guide member 71 of the first type starting port device 70 is protruded from the surface 5a of the game board 5, thereby playing the game ball. P can also be awarded to the second start opening 75. Further, since the guide member 71 is configured to block the opening formed between the tips of the closed opening and closing blade pieces 21 and 22, it is possible to win only the second start port 75.
(4) Since the single ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25 can be used to rotate the guide member 71 and open and close the open / close blade pieces 21 and 22, the guide member 71 and the open / close blade pieces 21 and 22 are individually provided. The manufacturing cost of the pachinko machine can be reduced as compared with the case where a total of two solenoids are operated.

(5) The big hit probability is set so that the second start port 75 is low and the first start port 20a is set high, so that the player can hit the normal symbols and the open / close wing pieces 21 and 22 of the normal electric accessory 20 Is released and the game ball can be launched while expecting to win the first start opening 20a.
Therefore, unlike a conventional game in which a game ball is simply launched in a pachinko machine having the same jackpot probability regardless of which starting port is won as in the prior art, it is possible to make the game characteristics new.
(6) The probability of a big hit is set so that the second start port 75 is low and the first start port 20a is set high, but it is easy to win the second start port 75 and difficult to win the first start port 20a. In order to increase the number of fluctuations per unit time of the special symbol, the game ball is fired so as to win the second start opening 75, or the first start opening 20a is opened in order to generate a big hit early with a small number of fluctuations. A game ball can be launched so as to pass through the right gate 10 or the left gate 11 as much as possible. In other words, since it is possible to select a game method according to the player's approach to jackpot, it is possible to play an interesting game that has not existed before.

(7) The big hit probability is set so that the second start port 75 is low and the first start port 20a is set high. Therefore, it is difficult for a situation in which a game ball is fired aiming at only one start port, so that the use of the start port is not biased to one side.
(8) The pachinko machine of the third embodiment has the same configuration and function as those of the first embodiment except for the structure of the first type starting port device 70 and the ordinary electric accessory 20 described above. Effects (1) to (10) can be achieved.

<Fourth embodiment>
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is an explanatory view showing the structure of the guide member 71 and the opening / closing blade pieces 21 and 22. FIG. 16A is an explanatory view showing the form of the guide member 71 and the open / close blades 21 and 22 when the ordinary electric accessory solenoid is off, and FIG. 16B is the case when the ordinary electric accessory solenoid is on. It is explanatory drawing which shows the form of this induction member 71 and the opening-and-closing blade pieces 21 and 22. FIG.
The pachinko machine of this embodiment is the same as the pachinko machine of the above-described third embodiment except for the structure of the first type start opening device and the ordinary electric accessory, and therefore the description of the same parts is simplified or omitted. The same reference numerals are used for the same components.

A fan-shaped recess 73 a is formed in the right side plate 73 of the guide member 71 around the rotation shaft 76 as viewed from the right side. A proximal end of a leaf spring 79 is fixed to the rotating shaft 76, and a distal end 79a of the leaf spring 79 protrudes to the right. Except for the tip 79a of the leaf spring 79, it is housed in the recess 73a, and the tip 79a projects rightward from the plate surface of the right side plate 73. The leaf spring 79 is rotatable in the recess 73a with its base end as the rotation center.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 16A, in the state where the guide member 71 protrudes and the open / close blades 21 and 22 are closed, the second arm portions 21d and 22d are the second arm portions of the first embodiment. 21d and 22d (FIG. 14) are formed longer than the weight 78 and near the upper end of the right side plate 73.
A groove for locking the tip 79a of the leaf spring 79 (hereinafter referred to as a locking groove) is formed on the right inner surface of the opening 24f (the surface facing the left inner surface where the bearing hole 24g is formed in FIG. 13). (Not shown) is formed, and the tip 79a of the leaf spring 79 is inserted into the locking groove. That is, even if the guide member 71 rotates, the plate spring 79 does not rotate, and the guide member 71 rotates against the restoring force of the plate spring 79.

  As shown in FIG. 16A, in a state where the opening and closing blade pieces 21 and 22 are closed, the guide member 71 maintains a state where it is projected by the spring force of the leaf spring 79. As shown in FIG. 16 (B), when the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25 is turned on, the opening and closing wing pieces 21 and 22 are opened and attached to the tips of the second arm portions 21d and 22d that rotate in accordance with the opening. The third arm portions 21e and 22e thus pushed down the upper peripheral surface of the weight 78 downward, the guide member 71 rotates backward against the restoring force of the leaf spring 79, and retracts to the back surface 5b side of the game board 5 To do. When a predetermined time elapses after the opening and closing blade pieces 21 and 22 are opened and the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25 is turned off, the opening and closing blade pieces 21 and 22 are closed, and the guide member 71 is moved forward by the restoring force of the leaf spring 79. It rotates and projects forward from the surface 5a of the game board 5.

[Effect of Fourth Embodiment]
As described above, the weight 78 does not function as a weight as in the third embodiment, but is pushed downward by the third arm portions 21e and 22e when the opening and closing wing pieces 21 and 22 are opened. This serves to rotate the guide member 71 backward.
The pachinko machine 1 according to the third embodiment has the same configuration and function except that the structure for interlocking the guide member 71 and the opening / closing blade pieces 21 and 22 is different, and therefore has the same effect as the third embodiment. Can do.

<Fifth Embodiment>
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the first type starting port device 70 and the ordinary electric accessory 80. FIG. 17A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the guide member 71 protrudes and the open / close door 81 is closed, and FIG. 17B is a view in which the guide member 71 is retracted to the back side of the game board, and the open / close door 81 is It is explanatory drawing which shows the state open | released. FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of the first type starting port device 70 and the ordinary electric accessory 80. FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing a connecting structure of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid, the ordinary electric accessory 80 and the opening / closing blade pieces 21 and 22. FIG. 19A is an explanatory view showing the form of the guide member 71 and the open / close door 81 when the ordinary electric accessory solenoid is off, and FIG. 19B is the guide member when the ordinary electric accessory solenoid is on. It is explanatory drawing which shows the form of 71 and the opening-and-closing door 81. FIG. FIG. 20 is an explanatory view showing the form of the guide member 71 and the opening / closing door 81 and the flow path of the game ball in association with each other. 20A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the guide member 71 protrudes and the open / close door 81 is closed, and FIG. 20B is a view of the guide member 71 and the open / close door 81 in the state shown in FIG. FIG. 20 (C) is an explanatory view showing a state in which the guide member 71 is retracted and the open / close door 81 is opened, and FIG. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional explanatory drawing which looked at the vertical cross section around the guide member 71 and the door 81 in the state shown in FIG.20 (C) from the right side surface.
Note that the pachinko machine of this embodiment is the same as the pachinko machine of the above-described fourth embodiment except for the structure of the ordinary electric accessory, so the description of the same parts is simplified or omitted, and the same configuration is the same. A sign is used.

[Structures of the first type starter device 70 and the ordinary electric accessory 80]
As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the first type starting port device 70 has the same structure as the first type starting port device 70 in the aforementioned fourth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 17, an ordinary electric accessory 80 is provided below the first type starting port device 70. The ordinary electric accessory 80 includes an opening / closing door 81 that opens and closes the first start port 81a. The open / close door 81 includes a horizontally long plate-shaped bottom plate 82, a right side plate 83 erected vertically upward from the right side surface of the bottom plate 82, and a left side plate 84 erected vertically upward from the left side surface of the bottom plate 82. Is provided. A space region connecting the upper end of the right side plate 83 and the upper end of the left side plate 84 is set in the first start port 81a. The upper surface of the bottom plate 82 is formed with a downward slope in order to roll the received game ball backward. In this embodiment, the right side plate 83 and the left side plate 84 are each formed in a fan shape when viewed from the side.
As shown in FIG. 18, locking pieces 85 for locking the weight 78 of the guide member 71 are provided on the upper ends of the right side plate 83 and the left side plate 84 so as to protrude upward. In addition, a support shaft 86 is provided to protrude to the right at the corner of the rear lower portion of the plate surface of the right side plate 83, and a support shaft 86 is provided at the corner of the rear lower portion of the plate surface of the left side plate 84. The same support shaft (not shown) is provided protruding leftward.

As shown in FIG. 18, an opening 88d penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the front upper portion of the attachment panel 88 for attaching the guide member 71 and the open / close door 81 to the game board 5, and the opening 88d. A bearing hole 88e is formed in the left inner surface from the left inner surface toward the inner left. The rotation shaft 77 of the left side plate 74 of the guide member 71 is rotatably inserted into the bearing hole 88e. Although not shown, a bearing hole into which the rotation shaft 76 of the guide member 71 is rotatably inserted is located on the right inner surface of the opening 88d and opposed to the bearing hole 88e from the right inner surface to the inner right side. An opening is formed toward the surface. The opening width of the opening 88d is slightly wider than the width between the outer side surfaces of the right side plate 73 and the left side plate 74, and the right side plate 73 when the guide member 71 rotates inside the opening 88d. Further, the left side plate 74 is difficult to come into contact with the inner side surface of the opening 88d. A locking groove (not shown) for locking the tip 79a of the leaf spring 79 of the guide member 71 is formed on the right inner surface of the opening 88d. The tip 79a is engaged with the locking groove. It has been stopped.
Below the opening 88d of the mounting panel 88, an opening 88b for pivotally mounting the open / close door 81 is formed so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction and communicate with the opening 88d. A bearing hole 88c is provided on the left inner surface of the opening 88b with the opening directed rightward. The support shaft of the left side plate 84 of the open / close door 81 is rotatably inserted into the bearing hole 88c. Although not shown, a bearing hole into which the support shaft 86 of the opening / closing door 81 is rotatably inserted is located on the right inner surface of the opening 88b and facing the bearing hole 88c. It is provided for.

  As shown in FIGS. 17B and 20C, in the state where the opening / closing door 81 is opened and the first starting port 81a is opened, the upper surface of the bottom plate 82 is located behind the rear end of the bottom plate 82. Distributing members 82a and 82b are provided for distributing the game balls rolling to the left and right. Outlets 81b and 81c are formed on the right side of the sorting member 82a and the left side of the sorting member 82b, respectively, through which the game balls won in the first starting port 81a flow out. The front surface of the sorting member 82a is inclined backward toward the outlet 81b, and the front surface of the sorting member 82b is inclined backward toward the outlet 81c. As shown in FIG. 17B, the game balls P that have flowed down along the flow path L3 are distributed to the left and right by the sorting members 82a and 82b, and flow out backward from either of the flow outlets 81b and 81c. In this embodiment, the sorting members 82 a and 82 b are integrally formed, and are arranged at predetermined positions separately from the open / close door 81 on the back surface of the mounting panel 88.

The guide member 71 can be rotated back and forth around the bearing hole 88e by inserting the rotation shafts 76 and 77 into the bearing hole 88e of the opening 88d from the rear of the mounting panel 88, and forward. When rotated, as shown in FIGS. 17 (A) and 20 (B), the game board 5 protrudes forward from the surface 5 a of the game board 5, and the game ball P can win the second starting port 75.
The open / close door 81 can be rotated back and forth around the bearing hole 88c by inserting the support shafts 86 into the bearing holes 88c from the rear of the mounting panel 88, and when rotated forward, FIG. B), as shown in FIG. 20D, the game board 5 protrudes forward from the surface 5a of the game board 5, and the game ball P can win the first starting port 81a.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 17B, in the state where the guide member 71 is rotated backward and the door 81 is rotated forward, the locking pieces 85, 85 of the door 81 are connected to the guide member 71. It will be in the state latched by the peripheral surface rear part of the attached weight 78. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 20B, the attachment panel 88 is attached to the surface 5 a of the game board 5. Inside the game board 5, there is formed a flow-down path 5e through which the game ball P won from the second starting port 75 of the guide member 71 flows down to the back surface 5b of the game board 5, and the flow-down path 5e includes a first flow path 5e. A second start port switch 28 is provided for detecting a game ball P that wins the second start port 75 and flows down the flow path 5e. Inside the gaming board 5 and below the downflow path 5e, a downflow path 5f is formed in which the game ball P that has won the first starting port 81a of the ordinary electric accessory 80 flows down to the back surface 5b of the gaming board 5. Yes. A first start port switch 29 for detecting a game ball P that wins the first start port 81a and flows down the flow channel 5f is provided in the middle of the flow channel 5f.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25 is arranged so that the plunger 25 a moves forward and backward, unlike the fourth embodiment described above. A distal end of a connecting member 89a is attached to the plunger 25a, and a base portion of the connecting member 89a is rotatably attached by a left end of the connecting member 89c and a shaft member 89b. A clamper 89d is attached to the right end of the connecting member 89c. The clamper 89d includes an upper arm part 89e positioned above and a lower arm part 89f positioned below the upper arm part 89e. On the plate surface of the left side plate 84 of the open / close door 81, a locking member 87 for locking the clamper 89d is provided protruding leftward. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19A, the locking member 87 is located above the support shaft (not shown) provided on the plate surface of the left side plate 84 when the open / close door 81 is closed. Further, it is provided at a position eccentric to the rear, and is formed in a rod shape longer than the support shaft 86. By controlling the operation of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25, the open / close door 81 is opened and closed, and the guide member 71 is retracted from the front surface 5a of the game board 5 to the back surface 5b side and protrudes from the front surface 5a.

[Operations of first type starting device 70 and ordinary electric accessory 80]
When the normal symbol is stopped and displayed by the normal symbol display device 34 (FIG. 2), the normal electric accessory solenoid 25 is turned on, and the plunger 25a is retracted to the left as shown in FIG. 19B. By the retraction, the connecting member 89a rotates counterclockwise around the shaft member 89b, and the clamper 89d of the connecting member 89c rises. As a result, the lower arm portion 89f of the clamper 89d pushes the lower portion of the peripheral surface of the locking member 87 upward, the opening / closing door 81 rotates forward about the support shaft 86, and the first start port 81a Open. At this time, since the locking pieces 85 and 85 of the rotating opening / closing door 81 push the rear part of the circumferential surface of the weight 78 forward, the guiding member 71 rotates backward with the rotation shafts 76 and 77 as the rotation center. The second starting port 75 is closed by retreating to the back surface 5b side of the game board 5 (FIG. 17B).
When a predetermined time (for example, 1 second) elapses after the opening / closing door 81 is opened, the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25 is turned off, and the plunger 25a protrudes to the right as shown in FIG. As a result, the connecting member 89a rotates clockwise around the shaft member 89b, and the clamper 89d of the connecting member 89c descends. Due to the lowering, the upper arm portion 89e of the clamper 89d pushes the upper part of the peripheral surface of the locking member 87 downward, the open / close door 81 rotates backward about the support shaft 86, and the first start port 81a is closed. To do. At this time, the weight 78 locked by the locking pieces 85, 85 of the opening / closing door 81 is released from the locked state, and the guide member 71 causes the rotating shafts 76, 77 to move by the restoring force of the leaf spring 79. It rotates forward about the center of rotation, protrudes forward from the surface 5a of the game board 5, and the second start port 75 opens (FIG. 17A).

[Effect of Fifth Embodiment]
(1) If the pachinko machine 1 according to the fifth embodiment described above is used as described above, the opening / closing door 81 of the ordinary electric accessory 80 is changed to a form in which the game ball P is guided to the first start port 81a. At this time, the guide member 71 of the first type starting port device 70 can be changed to a form in which it is retracted from the front surface 5a to the back surface 5b side of the gaming board 5, so The guide member 71 does not become an obstacle to the game ball P flowing down.
Therefore, it is possible to realize a pachinko machine in which the game ball P flowing down from above when the open / close door 81 of the ordinary electric accessory 80 is opened easily wins the ordinary electric accessory 80.
(2) Particularly, when the opening / closing door 81 of the ordinary electric accessory 80 is opened, the first starting port 81a is retracted to the back surface 5b side of the game board 5 by retracting the guide member 71 of the first type starting port device 70. It is possible to immediately create a state in which the guide member 71 does not become an obstacle to the game ball P flowing down toward the.
Therefore, the period during which the guiding member 71 becomes an obstacle to winning the first start port 81a can be eliminated to the maximum.

(3) Further, at the same time that the opening / closing door 81 of the ordinary electric accessory 80 is closed, the guide member 71 of the first type starting port device 70 is protruded from the surface 5a of the game board 5 so that the game ball P is 2 It is also possible to win a prize at the starting port 75.
(4) Furthermore, since it is possible to open and close the guide member 71 and the open / close door 81 using the single ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25, a total of 2 solenoids for individually operating the guide member 71 and the open / close door 81 are provided. The manufacturing cost of the pachinko machine can be reduced as compared with the case of using individual pieces.
(5) Since the pachinko machine 1 of the fourth embodiment has the same configuration and function except that the structure of the ordinary electric accessory is different, the same effect as that of the fourth embodiment can be achieved.

<Sixth Embodiment>
Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing how the count values move in the symbol variation holding area E1 and the standby area E2. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the flow of the start port process executed by the main CPU 112. The pachinko machine of this embodiment is characterized in that the count value B acquired when winning the second starting port 14a is stored in the standby area E2 regardless of the number of holdings U. Note that the pachinko machine of this embodiment has the same configuration and functions as those of the first embodiment except for a part of the start-up process shown in FIG. Use the same sign.

When the main CPU 112 determines that the second start port switch (second SW) 14c is turned on, that is, that the game ball has won the second start port 14a (S1: Y in FIG. 23), the main CPU 112 counts from each counter such as the big hit counter C2. The count value B is acquired (S3) and stored in the standby area E2 (S5). Subsequently, among the LEDs 33a to 33d, the LED corresponding to the order in which the count values are acquired is caused to emit green light (S6). Since there are only four LEDs, if the total of the count values stored in both the symbol variation holding area E1 and the standby area E2 exceeds four, the main LED is emitted to emit green light. The control command transmitted from the CPU 112 is processed as invalid in the lamp control board 300. Then, the main CPU 112 executes S7 to S23 as in the first embodiment.
In the example shown in the upper left diagram of FIG. 22, a total of four count values B of count values B1 to B4 are stored in the symbol variation holding area E1, and the holding number U is four. When the count value B5 is acquired, the count value B5 is stored in the standby area E2 as shown in the upper right diagram. Then, the special symbol variation display is started based on the count value B1 stored first in the symbol variation holding area E1, and when the first storage area becomes a free space as shown in the lower left diagram, As shown, the count values B2 to B4 are moved up and stored one by one. Further, the count value B5 stored in the standby area E2 moves to the fourth storage area of the symbol variation holding area E1 when 5 seconds have elapsed since the storage.

[Effects of Sixth Embodiment]
As described above, if the pachinko machine 1 according to the sixth embodiment is used, the count value B acquired when winning the second starting port 14a is stored in the standby area E2 regardless of the number of holds U, and the special symbol When the hold number U is digested by the start of the variable display and the hold number U becomes less than 4, if 5 seconds have passed since it was stored in the standby area E2, the count stored in the standby area E2 The value B can be moved to the symbol variation holding area E1, and the holding number U can be increased.
Accordingly, the winning of the second start port 14a is not wasted, so that even when the number of holdings U is 4, it is possible to launch a game ball in anticipation of an increase in the number of holdings in the future.
Moreover, since the pachinko machine of the sixth embodiment has the same configuration and function as those of the first embodiment except for a part of the start-up process described above, the effects (1) to (10) of the first embodiment are achieved. be able to.

<Other embodiments>
(1) In each of the above-described embodiments, the mode in which the first start port is opened and closed below the second start port has been described. However, both start ports can be arranged left and right or diagonally.
(2) It is also possible to provide three or more starting holes and set the jackpot probability (or the number of prize balls that can be obtained in the jackpot game) to be different for each starting hole.
(3) The number of prize balls that can be paid out in the jackpot game can be set to be different for each start port.
(4) It is possible to set the number of prize balls to be paid out per game ball to be awarded to the big prize opening so as to be different for each start opening.
(5) It is also possible to set the opening time of the big winning opening in one round to be different for each starting opening.
(6) A motor may be used in place of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 25. Further, a coil spring can be used in place of the leaf spring 79.
(7) It is also possible to limit the number of revolutions in a short time in the probability variation gaming state.
(8) The number of storage areas of the count value B in the standby area E2 may be a storage capacity capable of storing the count value B exceeding the number of holdings U.
(9) The configuration, structure, shape, quantity, size, and the like of each device and member in each of the above-described embodiments are examples, and it goes without saying that the design can be changed without departing from the technical scope of the present invention. .

[Correspondence between each claim and embodiment]
(Claim 1)
The large per counter C2 first big hit counter, the big hit counter C1 second big hit counter, big hit counter C3 correspond respectively to the third jackpot counter. Count value A corresponds to the first number, the count value B is the corresponding to a second value. FIG pattern change pending area E1 is first storage area, waiting area E2 correspond respectively to the second storage area. The number of holding U is corresponds to the storage number, dispensing apparatus 62 corresponds to the prize balls dispensing device.
S9, S9a and S13 of FIG. 7 executed by the main CPU 112 are the first process, S1 and S5 are the second process, S7 and S17 are the third process, S20 and S21 are the fourth process, S9, S9a, S10, S25, and S27 correspond to the fifth process, respectively.

(Claim 2 )
LED33a-33d respond | corresponds to a light emission means .

It is explanatory drawing which looked at the external appearance of the pachinko machine concerning the embodiment of this invention from the front. It is the schematic explanatory drawing which looked at the game board with which the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1 was equipped from the front. FIG. 3 is an enlarged explanatory view of a normal electric accessory provided on the game board shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the front. It is explanatory drawing which shows the main electrical structures of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 with a block. 5A and 5B are explanatory diagrams for explaining a part of the storage area of the RAM 116 in which the main CPU 112 stores and reads data. 6A to 6D are explanatory diagrams for explaining changes in the emission color of the hold number display LED 33. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a starting port process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a special symbol process. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a continuation of the process of FIG. 8. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a big prize opening process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the start port process which the main CPU112 performs in 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement of the 1st type starting port apparatus 70 in the 3rd Embodiment, and the ordinary electric accessory 20. FIG. 12A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the guide member 71 protrudes and the open / close wing pieces 21 and 22 are closed, and FIG. 12B is a view in which the guide member 71 is retracted to the back side of the game board and opened and closed. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the blade pieces 21 and 22 open | released. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a first type starter device 70 and a normal electric accessory 20. It is explanatory drawing which shows the connection structure of a normal electric accessory solenoid, the normal electric accessory 20, and the opening-and-closing blade pieces 21 and 22. FIG. FIG. 14A is an explanatory view showing the form of the guide member 71 and the open / close blades 21 and 22 when the ordinary electric accessory solenoid is off, and FIG. 14B is the case when the ordinary electric accessory solenoid is on. It is explanatory drawing which shows the form of this induction member 71 and the opening-and-closing blade pieces 21 and 22. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the form of the guide member 71 and the opening-and-closing wing pieces 21 and 22, and the flow-down path | route of a game ball correspondingly. FIG. 15A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the guide member 71 protrudes and the open / close blade pieces 21 and 22 are closed, and FIG. 15B is a view showing the guide member 71 and the open / close state in the state shown in FIG. FIG. 15C is an explanatory view of a vertical section around the wing pieces 21 and 22 as viewed from the right side, and FIG. 15C is an explanatory view showing a state where the guide member 71 is retracted and the open / close wing pieces 21 and 22 are opened. FIG. 15D is a vertical cross-sectional explanatory view of the vertical cross section around the guide member 71 and the opening / closing blade pieces 21 and 22 in the state shown in FIG. 15C as viewed from the right side. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the guide member 71 and the opening-and-closing blade piece 21 and 22 in 4th Embodiment. FIG. 16A is an explanatory view showing the form of the guide member 71 and the open / close blades 21 and 22 when the ordinary electric accessory solenoid is off, and FIG. 16B is the case when the ordinary electric accessory solenoid is on. It is explanatory drawing which shows the form of this induction member 71 and the opening-and-closing blade pieces 21 and 22. FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement of the 1st type starting opening | mouth apparatus 70 and the normal electric accessory 80 in 5th Embodiment. FIG. 17A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the guide member 71 protrudes and the open / close door 81 is closed. FIG. 17B is a view in which the guide member 71 is retracted to the back side of the game board, and the open / close door 81 is opened. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state open | released. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a first type starting port device 70 and a normal electric accessory 80. It is explanatory drawing which shows the connection structure of a normal electric accessory solenoid, the normal electric accessory 80, and the opening-and-closing blade pieces 21 and 22. FIG. FIG. 19A is an explanatory view showing the form of the guide member 71 and the open / close door 81 when the ordinary electric accessory solenoid is off, and FIG. 19B is the guide member when the ordinary electric accessory solenoid is on. It is explanatory drawing which shows the form of 71 and the opening-and-closing door 81. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which matches and shows the form of the guide member 71 and the opening-and-closing door 81, and the flow-down path | route of a game ball. 20A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the guide member 71 protrudes and the open / close door is closed, and FIG. 20B is a view around the guide member 71 and the open / close door 81 in the state shown in FIG. 19A. FIG. 20C is an explanatory view showing a state in which the guide member 71 is retracted and the open / close door 81 is opened, and FIG. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional explanatory drawing which looked at the vertical cross section around the guide member 71 and the opening-and-closing door 81 in the state shown to 20 (C) from the right side surface. It is front explanatory drawing of the conventional pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the mode of the movement of the count value in the symbol fluctuation reservation area E1 and standby area E2 with which the pachinko machine of 6th Embodiment was equipped. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the start port process which the main CPU112 performs.

Explanation of symbols

1 pachinko machine 14 of the first kind start hole equipment 14a second start hole 14c second start hole switches 18 common electric combination thereof 18a-off wing 18b first start hole 18c first start hole switch 32 special symbol display equipment 33 Hold number display LED
33a-33d LED (light emitting means)
40 change the winning equipment

Claims (4)

Game board ,
A normal symbol display device for variably displaying a plurality of normal symbols;
A normal electric accessory that is provided in the game board and that opens and closes the opening and closing the first starting port when the normal symbol display device confirms and displays the normal symbol after the normal symbol variation display;
A second starting port that is provided above the ordinary electric accessory and is always open upward;
A first start port switch for detecting a game ball won in the first start port;
A second start port switch for detecting a game ball won in the second start port;
A first jackpot counter that counts a plurality of numerical values;
A second jackpot counter that counts a plurality of numerical values and is set to have a higher probability of jackpot occurrence than the first jackpot counter;
A third jackpot counter configured to count a plurality of numerical values and set the probability of jackpot occurrence higher than that of the second jackpot counter;
A second storage area for storing a numerical value (hereinafter referred to as a second numerical value) acquired from the second big hit counter when the second start-up switch is turned on;
A numerical value range obtained from the first big hit counter when the first start port switch is turned on (hereinafter referred to as the first numerical value) and the second numerical value moved from the second storage area are in the upper limit storage number range. A first storage area to be stored in,
A main CPU for determining whether it is a big hit or a loss based on the first numerical value or the second numerical value stored in the first storage area;
When at least one of the first numerical value and the second numerical value is stored in the first storage area, a plurality of special symbols are displayed in a variable manner. After the variable display, the determination result of the main CPU is a big hit If it is, the jackpot symbol is confirmed and displayed. If the judgment result is lost, the symbol is confirmed and the jackpot symbol or the missing symbol is confirmed and displayed from the start of the variation display of the plurality of special symbols. Special symbol capable of executing variable display for the same number of times as at least one of the first numerical value and the second numerical value stored in the first storage area. A display device;
A variable winning device that is provided below the ordinary electric accessory, and that opens and closes a big winning opening when the special symbol display device confirms and displays the jackpot symbol;
A prize ball payout device for paying out a prize ball when the game ball wins the grand prize winning opening,
The main CPU is
When the first start port switch is turned on while the special symbol display device is variably displaying the plurality of special symbols, the first numerical value and the second numerical value stored in the first storage area are displayed. The first numerical value is acquired from the first big hit counter on condition that at least one of the stored numbers has not reached the upper limit stored number, and the acquired first numerical value is within the range of the upper limit number. A first process for storing in one storage area;
When the second start port switch is turned on while the special symbol display device is variably displaying the plurality of special symbols, the first numerical value and the second numerical value stored in the first storage area are displayed. The second numerical value is acquired from the second big hit counter on condition that at least one of the storage numbers has not reached the upper limit storage number, and the acquired second numerical value is stored in the second storage area. Two treatments,
A third process for measuring an elapsed time since the second numerical value is stored in the second storage area;
When the elapsed time measured by the third process reaches a predetermined time, at least one of the first numerical value and the second numerical value stored in the first storage area becomes the upper limit stored number. A fourth process of moving the second numerical value, which is the target of the elapsed time measurement in the third process, from the second storage area to the first storage area, on the condition that it has not reached,
When the first start port switch is turned on before the elapsed time measured by the third process reaches the predetermined time, the first numerical value and the second value stored in the first storage area A numerical value (hereinafter referred to as a third numerical value) is acquired from the third big hit counter on condition that at least one of the numerical values does not reach the upper limit storage number. A fifth process to store in one storage area;
A pachinko machine characterized by performing . The same number of light emitting means as the upper limit storage number is provided, and the same number of the light emitting means as the first numerical value and the second numerical value stored in the first storage area, The pachinko machine according to claim 1, further comprising a display device that emits light in different colors depending on whether the numerical value or the second numerical value is stored . The light emitting means includes
When the second numerical value stored in the second storage area is moved to the first storage area by the fourth process, the emission color of the light emitting means corresponding to the second numerical value is changed. The pachinko machine according to claim 2 . The number of prize balls that can be paid out by the prize ball payout device differs depending on whether the main CPU determines a big hit based on the first numerical value or the second numerical value. The pachinko machine according to any one of the three.

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