JP2929055B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a symbol combination display device for opening a special winning opening by a predetermined combination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a game ball passes through a starting gate provided with a ball detecting device, the symbol is constituted by a plurality of symbol displays for displaying various symbols in a predetermined manner, and based on a ball detecting signal from the ball detecting device. Each symbol display starts symbol fluctuation, stops and displays a symbol of various combinations, and a symbol combination display device, when each stop symbol of the symbol combination display device is a predetermined combination A machine with a special winning opening that opens is called a "fever-type game machine"
Various proposals have been made.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-mentioned symbol combination display device, the display of the symbol display is sequentially performed. For example, the display of each symbol display which stops beforehand is a so-called " If you don't reach "reach,"
Despite the loss of expectation, it was necessary to wait for the stop display of the last symbol display, which lacked interest. Therefore, there is also a problem that the duration of the expectation given to the player is short and the game becomes monotonous.
An object of the present invention is to provide a configuration that can maintain a sense of expectation of a big hit as long as possible and to increase the interest of pachinko games.

[0004]

According to the present invention, as a display symbol of a symbol display of a symbol combination display device, an update symbol consisting of a specific symbol is included, and the symbol indicator stops or displays at the update symbol. When the display is performed at a close slow speed, after another symbol display is stopped, the symbol display device displaying the updated symbol is changed, and a control command means for displaying the symbol again is provided. Things.

[0005]

When the game ball passes through the starting port, the symbol combination display device is driven to start the symbols of each symbol display, stop the symbols, and display various combinations of symbols. Then, at this time, in the symbol display, when the updated symbol is displayed, the symbol fluctuates again after each symbol display is displayed.
Therefore, the player has a new sense of expectation.

[0006]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1,
A ball tray and a rotary handle for shooting balls are provided at a lower portion (not shown) of the machine frame 2. At the center of the board of the game board 3, a mounting case (not shown) as shown in an enlarged manner in FIG.
A center case 4 fixed to the front of the center case 4 is provided, and three indicators 7a, 7b, 7c constituting a symbol combination display device 6 are arranged side by side in the center case 4, The symbols shown on the surfaces of the indicators 7a, 7b and 7c can be visually recognized through a window plate 5 formed in the center of the window 4 through a perforated plate.

A standby recording lamp array 11 composed of four pilot lamps is provided below the window hole 5 of the center case 4, and a normal symbol display 10 is provided above the window hole 5. The ordinary symbol display 10 is constituted by an LED or a liquid crystal, and variably displays symbols "3", "5", and "7".

On both sides of the center case 4, a starting gate 13 for driving a normal symbol display 10 provided with a ball detecting device (not shown) constituted by a photoelectric switch, a limit switch and the like by the inflow of a game ball. , 13 are provided, and when a ball detection signal is generated by the ball detection device due to the passing of the game ball, the symbol display 10 usually fluctuates, and if the number of the stop symbol is “7”, the center case 4 One-to-one opening / closing wings of winning opening / closing device 15 disposed immediately below
6,16 open for about 5.8 seconds.

The winning opening / closing device 15 is provided to drive the symbol combination display device 6 to display the symbols 7a, 7b and 7c in a symbol-variable manner. The opening and closing wing piece pair 1 as the mouth 14
A closed position in which only the falling of the game balls from the upper starting port 14 is effective in the standing state of the opening wings 6 and 16, and a pair of opening and closing wings 16 and 1.
6 is tilted in an inverted octagonal shape and the side starting ports 14, 14 are also effective, and are converted and controlled via an electric driving means to an open position for guiding a game ball to the inside.

A ball detection switch composed of a photoelectric switch, a limit switch, and the like is provided in the ball flow path in the winning opening opening / closing device 15, and a symbol combination display is performed in accordance with the ball passing detection by the ball detection switch. When the apparatus 6 is driven and passes continuously, the standby recording lamp array 11 is sequentially turned on and held up to four times. Along with this operation, a predetermined number of prize balls are provided as the game balls pass.

Below the winning opening / closing device 15, a winning device 22 having a wide special winning opening 23 is provided. The prize winning device 22 has a known structure in which the lid 24 is opened in the front-rear direction by a solenoid to guide a game ball to the special winning opening 23 by the guiding action of the lid 24. The central portion is defined as a specific area 23a, and when a game ball enters the specific area 23a as described later, a continuous opening operation is performed.

Next, the operation of the symbol combination display device 6 will be described.

When a game ball flows in from the side of the starting opening 14 or the open winning opening opening / closing device 15, the symbol combination display device 6 is driven together with the supply of the prize ball. In addition, when the vehicle continuously passes, as described above, the standby recording lamp train 1
1 lights up sequentially and is held up to four times.

When the symbol combination display device 6 is driven, the symbol indicators 7a, 7b and 7c start changing symbols,
After about 5 seconds, the symbols stop changing in the order of the symbol indicators 7a, 7b, 7c.

At this time, the symbol display 7a and the symbol display 7b
When the symbols match, it becomes a so-called reach state,
The symbol display 7c fluctuates at a low speed so that the symbol can be visually recognized. The fluctuation speed may be varied indefinitely to generate a varied variation state.

Here, the symbols displayed on the symbol indicators 7a, 7b, 7c are one of “0” to “9”, “＄”, “＄” and “☆”.
There are three types, and the circulation order is predetermined.
And, “☆” is an updated symbol x.

The symbol variation control is executed by control command means including a central control unit CPU and the like shown in FIG.

This control mode will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

With the winning in the starting port 14, a value is extracted from a special random number stored in advance in the storage device ROM. This is, for example, 245 of “0” to “244”.
A frame is set, and any one of them (for example, “56”) is set as a hit. Then, this value is stored. The storage number is up to four corresponding to the standby recording lamp array 11.

When the indicators 7a, 7b and 7c start to fluctuate, the above-mentioned stored contents are checked, and if it is a hit, a hit routine (FIG. 4) is executed. (FIG. 5) is executed.

The operation of the hit routine will be described with reference to FIG.

First, by the above-mentioned winning selection, one of 13 types of winning symbols consisting of combinations of the same symbols (eg, "1, 1, 1", "2, 2, 2") is randomly selected.
This is a symbol finally displayed on each of the displays 7a, 7b, 7c, and is temporarily stored and held.

Next, "*" which is an updated symbol x is displayed to select whether or not to control the change. This is the CP
The least significant bit of the refresh counter in U is randomly selected. For example, when the value is “0”, “☆” is not displayed,
If the value is “1”, “☆” is displayed. If the value is "0", the hit symbols that have already been determined are displayed on the displays 7a, 7b, 7c. This includes
"☆, ☆, ☆" is also included.

On the other hand, when "*" is displayed, the generation position is selected. There are six types of display combinations, which are selected by lot. That is, "☆, X, X",
"☆, ☆, X", "☆, X, ☆", "X, ☆, X",
“X, ☆, ☆” and “X, X, ☆”. Here X is ☆
Other symbols are shown.

This can also be performed by using a refresh counter in the CPU. In addition, when all are set with "☆", a change is not caused and a big hit is performed as it is. Therefore, this combination is excluded, and the operation is the same as when there is no "☆".

Note that a change may be made even when all of them are aligned with "☆". In this case,
"Big hit" is determined, but for example, "7, 7, 7"
If there is a special jackpot symbol with added value, such as a probability change of the ordinary symbol indicator 10 and a high probability, a change to the updated symbol x will change to such a special jackpot symbol. Can be expected, and the player can be further expected.

Then, of the hit combinations already determined, the position selected above is replaced with “☆”, and
The display is performed in the order of the displays 7a, 7b, 7c. Then, after each symbol is displayed at a stop or at a slow speed close to the stop, the display 7a, on which the updated symbol x "☆" is displayed, is displayed.
By changing only 7b and 7c, a predetermined hit symbol is displayed. Also at this time, when two updated symbols x appear, the updated symbols x are changed in the order of the indicators 7a, 7b, 7c.

If the symbol becomes 7a = 7b during the course of this display, a reach state is reached as described above, and a change operation such as a low-speed fluctuation occurs. Therefore, even in the case of “☆, ☆, X”, the reach state is established. The reach operation is omitted in the flowcharts of FIGS.

By the way, just before the change of “☆”, each symbol is displayed at the stop or at the slow speed near the stop. Here, the slow speed near the stop is visually defined as the slow speed near the stop. Is slightly moving as much as it is, and a state in which the confirmation of the symbol can be recognized.

Next, the operation of the disconnection routine will be described.

First, using the three out-of-design symbol random numbers corresponding to the indicators 7a, 7b, 7c, the indicators 7a, 7b, 7c are used.
b, 7c are selected in order from 13 kinds of symbols. still,
When all the symbols are aligned, the symbol on the display 7c is moved by one frame to determine the departure symbol and temporarily stored and held.

Next, in the same manner as the winning symbol routine, it is determined whether or not the symbol "*" which is the updated symbol x is displayed and changed. Then, when "*" is not displayed, the above-mentioned non-determined symbols are stopped and displayed in the order of the display devices 7a, 7b, 7c. On the other hand, when displaying “☆”,
Select one of the types of placement examples. And, among the already determined out-of-position symbols, the position selected above is
The display is replaced with “☆” and displayed in the order of the indicators 7a, 7b, and 7c. Then, after each symbol is displayed at a stop or at a slow speed close to the stop, only the indicator on which the updated symbol x, that is, “☆” is displayed is changed to display the already-determined off symbol.

As described above, the indicators 7a, 7b, 7c are displayed once with "*" and are changed, so that the player can display two or single "*". In the case where other symbols are aligned, the indicators 7a, 7b,
Until the display of 7c is determined, a big hit due to the change of the updated symbol x is expected.

The changing operation of the updated symbol x has the following means (a) to (c).

(B) The symbol change is once restarted, and the symbols are changed at a high speed in a predetermined order and then stopped at a predetermined symbol.

(B) The display units 7a, 7b, and 7c are reversed with respect to the center line. That is, a change as if a playing card is turned upside down is visually generated by controlling the display of dots. In this case, a predetermined symbol is gradually seen according to the inversion.

(C) A change which turns the paper from the lower end or the upper end is visually generated by the dot display control. Also in this case, the predetermined symbol gradually appears.

In the above configuration, even when the updated symbol x is displayed, it may be changed or not changed. In this case, when the updated symbol x is displayed, there is an expectation of whether or not to update, and when the updated symbol x is updated, there is an expectation of whether or not it matches another fixed symbol. Becomes

In the above-described configuration, if one updated symbol x is displayed and the other two symbols are not aligned (for example, “5, ☆, 7”), the updated symbol x is displayed. The loss may be determined without changing x. Similarly, when two updated symbols x appear, the indicators 7a, 7b,
The updated symbol x is changed in the order of 7c, but if the determined two symbols are different except for the remaining updated symbol x (for example, “☆,
("☆, 3" to "4, ☆, 3"), the loss may be determined without changing the updated symbol x.
Further, a case where the updated symbol x changes and becomes the updated symbol x again is created. In such a case, the updated symbol x may be changed again. That is, the updated symbol x is updated after the indicators 7a, 7b, 7c are stopped.
Is changed only when the possibility of a big hit is caused by the change of the game, and the progress of the game can be prevented.

Further, in the above configuration, each display 7
Although a, 7b, and 7c include one symbol "*" as an updated symbol x, the indicators 7a, 7b,
7c, only one of the displays may include the updated symbol x. Similarly, the indicators 7a, 7b,
7c alone may not be included. Also, a plurality of updated symbols x such as "★" in addition to "☆" can be included as the updated symbol x. For example, all of the displays 7a, 7b, and 7c may include “☆”, and only 7a may include “★”, which is the updated symbol x. Thus, various application modes of the updated symbol x can be assumed.

Note that "*" and "★" are examples of the symbol pattern of the updated symbol x, and various symbols such as a heart symbol and a diamond symbol related to playing cards can be adopted.

The above description is based on the three symbol displays 7a, 7b, 7
Although c is applied, it can also be applied to a symbol combination display device constituted by two symbol indicators.

[0044]

According to the present invention, the display symbols of the symbol display of the symbol combination display device include an updated symbol, and the symbols of each symbol indicator fluctuate and are displayed at the stop or at a slow speed close to the stop. In this case, the displayed updated symbol is changed so that the possibility of a big hit is maintained, so that the player can continue the expectation until the symbol display is almost fixed. There are excellent effects such as the effectiveness of the combination display device can be increased and the interest of pachinko games can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a machine frame 2 of a pachinko machine 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the symbol combination display device 6 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram showing a central control unit CPU.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a symbol display step of the symbol combination display device 30.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a detachment routine of the symbol combination display device 30.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 6 Symbol combination display device 7a, 7b, 7c Symbol display device 14 Starting port 15 Winning opening / closing device 22 Winning device x Update symbol

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] When a game ball passes through a starting port provided with a ball detection device, the symbol is constituted by a plurality of symbol displays for variably displaying various predetermined symbols, based on a ball detection signal from the ball detection device. The display combination of each symbol display starts to fluctuate and stops, and a symbol combination display device that displays various combinations of symbols, and each stop symbol of the symbol combination display device is a predetermined combination. In the case of having a special winning opening that opens in the case, as a display symbol of the symbol display of the symbol combination display device,
Including an updated symbol consisting of a specific symbol, when the symbol indicator is displayed at a slow speed near the stop or at the stop in the updated symbol, another symbol indicator is displayed at the slow speed near the stop or at the stop. A pachinko machine comprising: a control commanding means for changing the symbol display on which an updated symbol is displayed afterwards and displaying the symbol again. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the control command means has a control content that causes a change and a change when the updated symbol is displayed. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein there are a plurality of said updated symbols.