JP3756963B2 - Electronic game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention executes a lottery under a predetermined condition, executes a game by inserting an electronic game machine that shifts to a big win condition on condition that the lottery is won , and a game medium. The present invention relates to an electronic game machine that pays out game media accordingly.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, a pachinko game machine has a plurality of obstacle nails and winning holes on the board surface, and when a pachinko ball launched from the striking part enters one of the winning holes, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out. .
[0003]
Furthermore, in recent pachinko machines, special winning holes, lottery holes, variable indicators, etc. are provided on the board surface, and when the hit pachinko ball enters the lottery hole, the control unit inside the aircraft generates random numbers A lottery operation using a circuit or the like is performed, and a variable display is driven to variably display a plurality of symbols. The variable display stops after a predetermined time and displays any symbol. If the lottery is “winning” at this time, the variable display is controlled to display a specific symbol.
[0004]
Upon the appearance of this specific symbol, the control unit inside the aircraft starts a program for playing a special game. As a result, a special game is executed in which the special prize opening is opened many times. During that time, a large number of pachinko balls struck on the board are led to the special prize opening, and a large amount of pachinko balls are paid out. Done.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
If you are a skilled player, you can place a lot of pachinko balls on the board one after another and win many pachinko balls, but if you are a beginner unfamiliar with the operation, you can put pachinko balls in the winning holes and lottery holes There are fewer tricks to win and fewer balls to win. As a result, the number of pachinko balls paid out and the number of lotteries are reduced, and it is difficult to obtain a large profit.
[0006]
In addition, since the lottery work described above is performed by causing random numbers to appear in a completely random state, a lottery result such as “winning” continuously appearing or “winning” does not appear continues considerably. Variation occurs. For this reason, the investment risk increases for the player, and in particular, a beginner tends to end the game at an early stage unless profit is obtained.
[0007]
This problem was made by focusing on the above-mentioned problems. By controlling the game so that the player can obtain a predetermined level of profit, the player's investment risk is optimized, and the player's game is improved. The purpose is to provide an electronic game machine that can sustain the interests of the gamers and to expand the player base.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention of claim 1 has a timer for measuring the passage of time in an electronic game machine that makes a lottery under predetermined conditions and shifts to a big win condition on the condition that the lottery is won , The number of lottery executions and the lottery results until the measured value reaches a predetermined time T after the start of the measurement of the timer is monitored, and the profits obtained by the player during the T time are determined. Determining means for performing, when the determining means determines that the profit is below a predetermined level, game control means for executing a relief game capable of giving a predetermined profit to the jackpot state or a player, After the timer is started at a predetermined time when the big hit state and the relief game are not executed, the state where the game operation is not executed continues for a predetermined time shorter than the T time. Things, or the condition that the jackpot state is finished, thereby and a timer control means for resetting the timer.
The “hit state” means a state in which a player executes a special game that allows a player to receive a large amount of game media. For example, in the case of a pachinko game machine, the state where the central special prize opening is held in an open state is a state repeated a predetermined number of times.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a timer for measuring an elapsed time in an electronic game machine in which a predetermined game medium is inserted and a game is executed, and the game medium is paid out according to a game result, and the timer The game medium input state and the payout state during the period from the start of the measurement until the measurement value reaches a predetermined time T ′ are monitored, and the player obtained by the game medium payout within the T ′ time. Determining means for determining profit; and game control means for executing a relief game capable of giving a predetermined profit to a jackpot state or a player when the determining means determines that the profit is below a predetermined level; After the timer is started at a predetermined time when the jackpot state and the relief game are not executed, the state where the game operation is not executed continues for a predetermined time shorter than the T ′ time. It, or the condition that the jackpot state is finished, thereby and a timer control means for resetting the timer.
[0010]
[Action]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, if the profit obtained by the player by the lottery does not reach a predetermined level until T time elapses, a jackpot state or a relief game is executed, and the player is Profit is granted.
In the invention of claim 2, when the profit obtained by the player paying out the game medium does not reach a predetermined level until the time T ′ elapses, the same control as described above is executed, and the game A predetermined profit is given to the person.
However, in any of the claims, the timer is reset when the game operation is not executed for a predetermined time or more before the T time or T ′ time elapses. If the player finishes the game before the time T ′ has elapsed, neither the big hit state nor the relief game mode is executed.
[0011]
【Example】
FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a pachinko game machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.
This pachinko machine 1 has a play board 2, a pachinko ball insertion tray 3, an operation handle 4, a pachinko ball outlet 5, a tray 6, an extra ball discharge port 7, display lamps 8a and 8b, a speaker 9 and the like on the front of the machine. It is the thing of the composition which was provided.
[0012]
In the game board 2, a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown), a winning opening 10, a tulip accessory 11 and the like are arranged at predetermined positions. In addition, a variable display window 12 is provided at the center of the game board 2, and a special winning opening 14 having a large opening at a position below the variable display window 12, and lottery holes 15a and 15b on both sides thereof, respectively. Has been deployed. Further, an out port 16 for taking out balls is provided at the lower center position.
[0013]
The pachinko ball insertion tray 3 is used to insert a plurality of pachinko balls prior to the game, and communicates with a pachinko ball intake port (not shown). The operation handle 4 is for driving a hitting portion (not shown) to drive a pachinko ball taken in from the take-in port onto the game board 2.
[0014]
In each of the variable display windows 12, three variable displays 13a to 13c (hereinafter simply referred to as “displays 13a to 13c”) made up of liquid crystal displays, for example, are provided. These indicators 13a to 13c start simultaneously when pachinko balls launched on the game board 2 pass either of the ball gates 15a and 15b, and variably display a plurality of types of symbols such as numbers, Stop after a predetermined time and display any one symbol.
[0015]
When the indicators 13a to 13c are driven, a lottery operation is performed in the control unit 19 described later. When the lottery result is “winning”, the indicators 13a to 13c stop variable display. Then, specific symbols (for example, “7”, “7”, “7”) are displayed.
[0016]
When the specific symbol combination is established, the control unit 19 executes a program for the special game. As a result, the special winning opening 14 is held in an open state for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds), and then closed and opened again. This opening / closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 10 times) set in advance.
[0017]
A ball passage (not shown) is formed on the back side of each winning opening 10, and pachinko balls that have entered any of the winning openings 10 pass through this ball passage to a storage section (not shown). Are further discharged one by one from the storage unit and sent to a ball supply unit, which will be described later. A sensor 21 (shown in FIG. 2) for detecting the pachinko balls to be discharged is provided in the vicinity of the discharge port of the storage unit, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls to the discharge port 5 according to the detection signal of this sensor. Will be paid out.
[0018]
The special prize opening 14 and the tulip accessory 11 are opened and closed by a drive mechanism using a solenoid. These winning ports are also communicated with storage portions provided for each type of winning port through individual ball passages. Sensors 22 and 23 (shown in FIG. 2) for detecting pachinko balls are provided in the vicinity of the discharge ports of the respective storage units, and each winning ball is grasped by type.
In addition, pachinko ball detection sensors 24a and 24b (shown in FIG. 2) are provided inside the lottery holes 15a and 15b, respectively, and the lottery is started upon receipt of a detection signal from one of the detection sensors. .
[0019]
This pachinko machine can be used by tulips when it is below the level of the lottery or the state of paying out pachinko balls to the player so that even beginners unfamiliar with the operation can enjoy some benefits. 11 is set to be continuously open (hereinafter referred to as “relief game mode”). Furthermore, when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of pachinko balls that have entered the tulip role 11 during this relief game mode, the indicators 13a to 13c start variable display all at once as in the case of the lottery. .
Each of the indicators 13a to 13c stops after a predetermined time, but at this time, a symbol combination related to “winning” always appears. In response to this, a special game similar to that for a normal lottery is performed, and the player can receive a large amount of pachinko balls.
[0020]
When the above-mentioned relief game or special game is being performed, the display lamps 8a and 8b blink, and sound effects and audio information are output from the speaker 9 to notify the player.
[0021]
FIG. 2 shows the electrical configuration of the pachinko game machine described above. Each input / output unit is connected to a control unit 19 including a CPU 16, a ROM 17, and a RAM 18 via a bus 20.
[0022]
The ROM 17 stores a program for game execution, a table for storing symbols to be displayed on a variable display, a table for storing random numbers corresponding to “win” in the lottery, audio data output from the speaker 9, etc. The RAM 18 is used as a work area when executing the program. The CPU 16 sequentially controls the operation of each input / output unit while reading / writing data from / to the RAM 18 in accordance with programs and data stored in the ROM 17.
[0023]
The bus 20 includes detection sensors 21, 22, and 23 for detecting pachinko balls that have won prizes in the various prize winning openings of the general prize winning opening 10, the special winning opening 14, and the tulip accessory 11, and lottery holes 15a and 15b. Sensors 24a, 24b, two counting units 25, 26, mode changeover switch 29, accessory driving circuit 30, special winning opening driving circuit 31, variable display circuit 32, display circuit 33, sound circuit 34, ball payout mechanism 35, etc. Is connected.
[0024]
In the vicinity of the hitting part, a hitting ball detection sensor 27 for detecting a pachinko ball hit on the game board 2 is provided, and the first counting part 25 detects a detection signal from the hitting ball detection sensor 27. In response, the number of hitting pachinko balls is counted. In addition, a payout ball detection sensor 28 for detecting a pachinko ball to be paid out is provided in a path connecting the ball supply unit for storing the pachinko balls for launch and the payout port 5, and the second counting unit. 26 receives the detection signal of the payout ball detection signal 28 and counts the number of payouts of the pachinko balls. The CPU 16 appropriately takes the count values from the counting units 25 and 26, calculates a value obtained by subtracting the number of hits from the number of payouts (hereinafter referred to as “the number of difference balls”), and determines the profit state obtained by the player. To do.
The detection signal of the hitting ball detection sensor 27 is also output to the CPU 16 via the bus 20 in addition to the counting unit 25, and is used as a signal for confirming the hitting operation.
[0025]
The accessory driving circuit 30 and the special winning opening driving circuit 31 operate the driving mechanisms of the tulip accessory 11 and the special winning opening 14, respectively. The variable display circuit 32 controls the display operation of the variable indicators 13a to 13c, and the display circuit 33 controls the lighting operation of the display lamps 8a and 8b. The audio circuit 34 is a circuit for outputting sound effects and audio data from the speaker 9.
[0026]
The ball payout mechanism 35 is for sending out a pachinko ball to the payout outlet 5, and discharges a predetermined number of pachinko balls from the ball supply unit according to a command from the CPU 16.
[0027]
FIG. 3 shows an operation procedure of the control unit when the lottery state is checked and the game control is performed. In the following description, N indicates the number of lotteries executed, and n indicates the number of times that the lottery is lost (hereinafter referred to as “number of times of loss”). Further, TH and th are threshold values to be compared with the number of times of lottery N and the ratio (n / N) where the lottery is lost, respectively.
[0028]
First, in step 1, the CPU 16 resets each part of the machine body and sets N and n to an initial value “0”. Thereafter, when the player operates the operation handle 4 to perform a pachinko ball launching operation, this is detected by the launching ball detection sensor 27 and transmitted to the CPU 16. At this time, Step 2 becomes “YES”, and the CPU 16 starts the first timer included therein (Step 3).
[0029]
When the hit pachinko ball enters one of the lottery holes 15a and 15b, detection signals are output from the corresponding lottery hole detection sensors 24a and 24b. As a result, step 4 becomes “YES”, and after the value of N is incremented by 1, the CPU 16 starts variable display of the indicators 13a, 13b, and 13c, and further operates the internal random number circuit to execute the lottery. (Steps 5-7).
[0030]
When the result of the lottery is a win, the CPU 16 causes the respective indicators 13a, 13b, and 13c to stop symbols (for example, “7”) related to the special game, and then executes the special game (step 8). 9).
This special game is continued until a predetermined number of pachinko balls are inserted into the special prize opening 14 or until the special prize opening 14 is opened a predetermined number of times. The CPU 16 returns to step 1 again after the special game ends. Reset each part of the aircraft.
[0031]
On the other hand, if the lottery is missed, the determination in step 8 is “NO”, and the CPU 16 increments the number n of misses by 1 in step 10 and then determines whether or not a predetermined time T has elapsed in step 11. To check.
When this determination is “NO”, the process proceeds to step 12, and the CPU 16 confirms again the presence or absence of a detection signal from the hitting ball detection sensor 27. This confirmation work has to start the second timer internal to the CPU 16, in which the timer Tama Uchide before counting a predetermined time (e.g., 3 minutes) to check whether the sensed time When the detection signal is obtained, the determination in step 12 is “YES”, and the process returns to step 4 again to check the presence / absence of the detection signal from the lottery holes 15a and 15b.
[0032]
Even when the determination in step 4 is “NO”, the process proceeds from step 11 to step 12, and the CPU 16 resets the second timer each time, and the detection signal from the hitting ball detection sensor 27 within a predetermined time. Whether or not can be obtained is determined. When this determination is “NO”, it is determined that the player has finished the game, and the process returns to Step 1.
[0033]
When it is confirmed by the first timer that T time has elapsed, step 11 becomes “YES”, and the CPU 16 compares N with the threshold value TH and n / N with the threshold value th. (Steps 13 and 14). As a result, when N falls below the threshold TH or when n / N exceeds the threshold th, the CPU 16 drives the accessory driving circuit 31 to continuously open the tulip accessory 11. (Step 15).
[0034]
When the total number of pachinko balls in the tulip accessory 11 reaches a predetermined value, step 16 becomes “YES” and the process proceeds to step 17, and the CPU 16 displays the variable display on the indicators 13a, 13b, and 13c. After starting all at once, symbols related to the special game are stopped and displayed. When the combination of symbols is established, the process proceeds to step 9 and a special game is executed.
[0035]
When the game is controlled on the basis of the payout state of the game medium, the number of difference balls D within a predetermined time is compared with a predetermined threshold value TH ′.
FIG. 4 shows the control procedure in this case. First, in steps 1 to 3, the same procedure as in FIG. 3 is executed.
[0036]
When step 2 is “YES” and the game is started, the counting units 25 and 26 receive the detection signals of the hitting ball detection sensor 27 and the payout ball detection sensor 28, respectively, and the pachinko ball hitting balls and payout balls are received. Count.
During this time, the CPU 16 determines whether or not the predetermined time T ′ has elapsed (step 4). When this determination is “NO”, the game is continued in the same manner as in step 11 of FIG. Is checked (step 5).
When the determination of step 5 is “YES”, the CPU 16 performs the determination process of step 4 again. However, when the determination of step 5 is “NO”, the CPU 16 returns to step 1 and resets each part of the body to the initial state.
[0037]
When the time T ′ has elapsed, step 4 becomes “YES” and the process proceeds to step 6. The CPU 16 reads out the count values of the hit balls and the payout balls from the counting units 25 and 26, and the difference is thereby obtained. The number of balls D is calculated.
When the difference ball number D falls below the threshold value TH ′, the determination in step 7 is “YES” and the process proceeds to step 8, and the CPU 16 relieves the tulip accessory 11 as described above. A game mode is set, and in response to a predetermined number of pachinko balls entering the tulip accessory 11, the indicators 13a to 13c are driven to stop symbols relating to the special game (steps 9 and 10). Thus, after the special game is played (step 11), the process returns to step 1.
[0038]
When the difference ball number D within the predetermined time is equal to or greater than the threshold value TH ′, the process returns to step 1 and the same process is repeated thereafter.
[0039]
In this embodiment, when the lottery state or the payout state of the game medium falls below a predetermined level, the game control is performed so as to shift to the special game after setting the relief game mode. However, the player receives some benefit. If it is such game control, it is not necessary to limit to said method.
[0040]
For example, when it is determined that the number of lotteries N after the lapse of a predetermined time is less than the threshold value TH, each variable display may be started immediately and a special game may be started. When the threshold value th is exceeded, the probability of winning from the next lottery may be increased. Further, a combination of symbols other than symbols related to the special game may be set for the variable display, and in the relief game mode, the combination of symbols may be established to pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls.
Further, in the relief game mode, the number of payouts for winning balls may be increased (for example, doubled) than usual.
[0041]
In the above embodiment, a pachinko game machine has been described as an example. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to other electronic game machines such as a slot machine.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
In the present invention, it is possible to give a predetermined hit or a predetermined profit to a player for a player whose profit obtained during the game execution period is below a predetermined level even though the game is continued for a predetermined time. The game is controlled so that a simple relief game is executed so that the player can obtain a predetermined profit. As a result, the player's investment risk is reduced and the game can be continued easily, and any player can obtain a certain level of satisfaction with the game. In particular, it is possible to increase the number of players by encouraging the interest of beginners in games.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of a pachinko game machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a pachinko game machine.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a game control procedure of a control unit.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing another example of the game control procedure.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Pachinko machine 11 Tulip role 13a, 13b, 13c Variable display 14 Special prize opening 16 CPU

Claims (2)

In an electronic game machine that performs a lottery under predetermined conditions and shifts to a big win condition on condition that the lottery is won ,
A timer for measuring the elapsed time;
The number of lottery executions and the lottery results until the measured value reaches a predetermined time T after the start of the measurement of the timer is monitored, and the profits obtained by the player during the T time are determined. Determination means to perform,
A game control means for executing a relief game capable of giving a predetermined profit to the jackpot state or a player when the determination means determines that the profit is below a predetermined level;
After the timer is started at a predetermined point in time when the jackpot state and the relief game are not executed, a state where the game operation is not executed continues for a predetermined time shorter than the T time, or the jackpot state is ended. And an electronic game machine comprising timer control means for resetting the timer . In an electronic game machine in which a predetermined game medium is inserted and a game is executed, and the game medium is paid out according to the result of the game.
A timer for measuring the elapsed time;
The game medium input state and payout state are monitored from the start of the timer measurement until the measured value reaches a predetermined time T ′, and the game player releases the game medium within the T ′ time. A judging means for judging the obtained profit;
A game control means for executing a relief game capable of giving a predetermined profit to the jackpot state or the player when the determination means determines that the profit is below a predetermined level;
After the timer is started at a predetermined point in time when the jackpot state and the relief game are not executed, a state in which no game operation is performed continues for a predetermined time shorter than the T ′ time, or the jackpot state is ended An electronic game machine comprising timer control means for resetting the timer on the condition .

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