JP4469150B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a player can choose a play fee per pachinko balls of pachinko gaming machines.

  Generally, the ball lending rate in pachinko games is fixed at 25 per 100 yen, so the game is played at a play fee equivalent to 4 yen per pachinko ball, and the winning ball payout rate is also determined according to the ball lending rate It has been. When the play fee per ball is increased, the ball lending rate is lowered, so that the winning ball payout rate is increased accordingly, and a play with higher gambling can be enjoyed.

  However, increasing the gambling property in this way also increases the probability that the possession will disappear in a short time. Therefore, it is desirable for a general player who wants to enjoy a game slowly to play a game for a longer time with a low gambling property. This is also desirable for the expansion of the pachinko gaming population.

  Here, as a system that can change the ball lending rate, there is one proposed by the applicant in the specification and drawings of Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-313652. In this system, multiple types of pachinko balls with different lending rates are prepared, and players who want to enjoy a game for a long time use a pachinko ball with a high lending rate, thereby lowering the play fee per pachinko ball, A player who wants to play a game with high gambling characteristics in a short time uses a pachinko ball with a low lending rate to increase the play fee per pachinko ball. As a result, by selecting the type of the pachinko ball, it is possible to perform both a low gambling game with a low play fee and a high gambling game with a high play fee.

An object of the present invention is to propose a pachinko gaming machine with selectable play charge per pachinko balls by even a player in the case of using a single type of pachinko balls.

The pachinko gaming machine of the present invention is
A pachinko machine and a machine that lends a player's ball to the pachinko machine at a ball rental fee of 4 yen per pachinko ball,
A selection button for selecting a play fee per pachinko ball is arranged on the pachinko machine or the machine between the machines,
The selection button can select at least three kinds of play fees of 4 yen, 2 yen and 6 yen,
On the pachinko machine,
A ball launcher that launches pachinko balls at predetermined intervals;
A bead supply unit for supplying a player's own ball to the ball launcher;
A launching ball adding unit for supplying pachinko balls other than the possession balls to the ball launching device,
A ball collection unit for collecting the ball without firing from the ball launcher;
Based on the play fee selected by the selection button, a ball launch controller that controls the ball launch operation by the ball launcher is arranged,
The ball launch controller
When the play fee of 2 yen is selected, each time one player's ball is fired from the ball launcher of the pachinko machine, one pachinko ball is supplied from the launch ball adding unit, Additional fire from the ball launcher,
When the play fee of 6 yen is selected, every time two player's balls are fired from the ball launcher of the pachinko machine, one piece supplied to the ball launcher from the possession ball supply unit The player's possession balls are controlled to be collected via the possession ball collection unit without being fired from the ball launching device .

In the method of the present invention, when a play fee that is lower than the ball rental fee is selected, the number of pachinko balls fired from the ball launcher increases even if the number of possessed balls is the same. Since the ball launching speed of the ball launching device is constant, the game time becomes long as a result. In addition, since more pachinko balls are fired, the winning probability also increases. Therefore, a game with low gambling can be enjoyed slowly. On the other hand, when a play fee higher than the ball lending fee is selected, the number of pachinko balls launched from the ball launching device is reduced even if the number of possessed balls is the same. In this case, the game time is shortened and the winning probability is also reduced. Therefore, a highly gambling game can be enjoyed.

  Furthermore, it is desirable to have a winning ball payout controller that increases or decreases the number of payout balls at the time of winning based on the ball lending fee and the selected play fee.

The pachinko game machine of the present invention, may be selected for conversion play charge per pachinko balls by the player, if such play charge is selected, actually the ball launching device so that the play charge selected The number of pachinko balls that are fired at is increased or decreased. In the present invention, the payout rate of winning balls is changed according to the selected play fee.

Therefore, according to the present invention, one general game by play charge of pachinko balls 1 per 4 yen (4 yen play), by the player (2 yen play) play charge of two circles of the half, 1.5 You can enjoy games with 6 yen play fee (6 yen play). If a cheap play fee is selected, as a result, a large number of pachinko balls can be used, so that it is possible to enjoy a low gambling game for a long time. On the contrary, if a high play fee is selected, as a result, it is possible to enjoy a highly gambling game with a small number of pachinko balls.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is only necessary to make a slight change to an existing pachinko gaming machine without using pachinko balls with different lending rates and without changing the lending rate of pachinko balls. The existing operation can be used as it is for the processing of the adjustment of the acquired balls. Furthermore, the game time can be easily changed by simply pressing the selection button during the game.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a pachinko gaming system to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a pachinko gaming system according to the present embodiment. In the pachinko gaming system 1, a plurality of sets of pachinko gaming machines 4 are arranged with a pachinko gaming machine 4 including a pachinko machine 3 arranged adjacent to the pachinko machine 2 as a unit, as in a system that is generally used. A plurality of game islands 5 are provided. In addition, the pachinko gaming system 1 includes a management computer 6 for controlling and monitoring the driving of each pachinko gaming machine, a POS terminal 7 installed in a prize exchange, and a ball count connected to the POS terminal 7. Machine 8 is provided. Furthermore, it has a pachinko ball supply / recovery mechanism 9 that supplies pachinko balls to each pachinko machine 2 and collects pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine 2. The inter-machine 3 in this example performs a pachinko ball lending process at a lending rate of 25 per 100 yen. Therefore, the ball rental fee per pachinko ball is 4 yen.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a characteristic part in the pachinko machine 2. Since the basic configuration of the pachinko machine 2 is the same as that of a popular pachinko machine, the description thereof will be omitted. The pachinko machine 2 of this example has a ball launcher 11 that launches pachinko balls at a predetermined interval. The ball launcher 11 is supplied to a ball upper plate 12 disposed on the lower front side of the pachinko machine 2. The player's possessed ball P <b> 1 is supplied via the launch ball input path 13. A ball supply unit that supplies the player's own ball P1 to the ball launcher is constituted by the ball upper plate 12 and the shot ball input path 13. The ball P1 supplied to the ball launcher 11 is launched from the ball launcher 11 at regular intervals by operating the ball launcher handle 14 disposed in the lower right part of the front surface of the pachinko machine 2. When the launched pachinko ball wins, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out to the ball top plate 12 under the control of the winning ball payout controller 15.

  Here, an additional pachinko ball P2 can be supplied from the side of the pachinko ball supply / recovery mechanism 9 to the ball launcher 11 of the present example via the launch ball increasing path 16 (fired ball adding unit). Further, the ball launching device 11 has a launch ball reducing path 17 (handball collecting unit) for discharging the player's possession ball P1 supplied here to the pachinko ball supply and recovery mechanism 9 side without firing. It is connected. Addition of the pachinko ball P2 to the ball launching device 11 and the operation of collecting the holding ball P1 are controlled by the firing ball controller 21.

On the other hand, a play mode selection button 30 is arranged on the operation unit arranged on the front surface of the pachinko machine 2. The play mode selection button 30 includes three types of selection buttons 31 to 33. In the figure, the selection button 31 displayed as “4 yen” in the switch frame is a 4 yen button for selecting a play mode (4 yen play) at a standard play fee converted to 4 yen per pachinko ball. is there. Button 32 in the switch frame is displayed as "2 yen" is a two-yen button eyes that you select the play mode (2 yen play) in the play charge of 2 yen terms, "in the switch frame The button 33 displayed as “6” yen is a 6-yen button for selecting a play mode (6-yen play) at a 6-yen equivalent play fee.

  The firing ball controller 21 drives and controls the ball launching device 11 so as to be in the play mode selected based on the selection signal from the play mode selection button 30. The selection signal is also supplied to the winning ball payout controller 15 via the firing ball controller 21. The winning ball payout controller 15 also performs payout payout control with a payout rate corresponding to the selected play mode.

  Next, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation when each play mode is selected, and FIG. 4 is a list showing an operation when each play mode is selected. With reference to these drawings, the operation in the pachinko machine 2 will be described. First, as a play mode of the pachinko machine 2, 4-yen play, which is a play mode at a standard play fee, is initially set. Accordingly, when none of the play mode selection buttons 31 to 33 is operated at the time when the game is started by operating the ball launching handle 14, an operation by 4-yen play is performed (step ST1 → FIG. 3). ST2-> ST3-> ST4). As shown in the row (4) of FIG. 4, the operation by this 4-yen play is the same as in the case of an existing pachinko machine, and the possessed ball P1 lent out at a lending rate of 25 for 100 yen is fired. The devices 11 are fired sequentially at predetermined intervals. Therefore, the number of balls to be fired from the ball launcher 11 for one possessed ball P1 is one, which is a 4 yen (100 yen / 25) equivalent play. In this case, the payout rate in the winning ball payout controller 15 is the reference payout rate.

  On the other hand, for example, when the 2-yen button 32 is operated, the play fee (converted play fee per pachinko ball) is 2 yen, which is a half of the 4-yen play fee. Is controlled (steps ST1 → ST2 → ST5 in FIG. 3). In this case, it becomes as shown in the row (2) of FIG. That is, each time one possessed ball P1 is supplied to the ball launching device 11 and fired, one additional pachinko ball P2 is supplied via the launch ball increasing path 16, and the pachinko ball P2 is fired. Therefore, two pachinko balls are fired from the ball launching device 11 while one possessed ball P1 disappears. Therefore, twice as many pachinko balls are fired as compared to when playing 4 yen, and as a result, the play fee is 2 yen at half price, and twice as many pachinko balls are fired. The game can be played over twice the game time as compared to the yen play. Further, the winning ball payout controller 15 performs control so as to reduce the winning ball payout rate to ½ in accordance with double the additional ratio of the additional pachinko balls P2. Therefore, when 2-yen play is selected, gambling is lower than 4-yen play, and the game can be enjoyed for a long time.

  On the other hand, when the 6-yen button 33 is operated, the play fee (converted play fee per pachinko ball) is 6 yen, which is 1.5 times the charge of 4-yen play. The ball launching operation is controlled (steps ST1-> ST2-> ST3-> ST6 in FIG. 3). In this case, it becomes as shown in the row (6) of FIG. That is, every time three possessed balls P1 are supplied to the ball launcher 11, the pachinko ball supply / recovery mechanism 9 collects the ball through the launch ball reducing path 17 without firing one held ball. In this way, only 2/3 of the possession balls P1 are fired, and two pachinko balls are fired from the ball launcher 11 while the three possession balls P1 disappear. Therefore, compared to 4 yen play, only 2/3 pachinko balls are fired, resulting in a play fee of 6 yen, 1.5 times that of 4 yen play, and 2/3 You can play for a short time. In this case, the winning ball payout controller 15 controls the winning ball payout rate to be increased 1.5 times in accordance with 2/3, which is the decreasing rate of the possessed ball P1. Therefore, when 6-yen play is selected, a game with high gambling characteristics can be enjoyed as compared to 4-yen play.

  Next, when any of the buttons 31 to 33 is operated during the game, the interrupt routine of FIG. 3 is activated and the play mode is changed to the selected mode. After the change, the operation according to the selected play mode is started.

  In this example, buttons 31 to 33 are provided to set three kinds of play modes. As shown in FIG. 4, various play modes such as 1 yen play to 8 yen play are provided. It is possible to set the amount. Here, for example, in the case of a three-yen play, four additional pachinko balls are fired every time three possessed balls P1 are fired. In such a case, if the calculation of the number of payout balls at the time of winning a prize is not divisible, for example, payout control may be performed such that one less is paid out at the first winning and one more is paid out at the next winning. .

(Other embodiments)
In the above example, the play mode selection buttons 30 (31 to 33) are arranged on the pachinko machine 2. Instead, as shown in FIG. 5, the play mode selection switch 30 (31 to 33) may be arranged in the operation unit 35 of the intermediary machine 3. In this case, when the play mode selection button 30 is operated, a selection signal may be supplied to the firing ball controller 21 (see FIG. 2) via the control unit 36 on the pedestrian side, or the play mode A selection signal may be supplied directly to the firing ball controller 21 from the selection button 30.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a pachinko gaming system to which the present invention is applied. It is a functional block diagram which shows the characteristic part of the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the play mode selection operation | movement in the pachinko machine of FIG. It is explanatory drawing for showing operation | movement in each play mode in the pachinko machine of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example which has arrange | positioned the play mode selection button to the side of a pedestal machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko game system 2 Pachinko machine 3 Platform machine 4 Pachinko machine 5 Yugi island 11 Ball launcher 12 Top plate 13 Launch ball input path 14 Ball launch handle 15 Winning ball payout controller 16 Launch ball increase path 17 Launch ball decrease path 30 Play mode selection buttons 31 to 33 Buttons 35 Operation unit of the intermediary machine 36 Control unit P1 of the interchassis machine P2 Additional pachinko balls

Claims (2)

A pachinko machine and a machine that lends a player's ball to the pachinko machine at a ball rental fee of 4 yen per pachinko ball,
A selection button for selecting a play fee per pachinko ball is arranged on the pachinko machine or the machine between the machines,
The selection button can select at least three kinds of play fees of 4 yen, 2 yen and 6 yen,
On the pachinko machine,
A ball launcher that launches pachinko balls at predetermined intervals;
A bead supply unit for supplying a player's own ball to the ball launcher;
A launching ball adding unit for supplying pachinko balls other than the possession balls to the ball launching device,
A ball collection unit for collecting the ball without firing from the ball launcher;
Based on the play fee selected by the selection button, a ball launch controller that controls the ball launch operation by the ball launcher is arranged,
The ball launch controller
When the play fee of 2 yen is selected, each time one player's ball is fired from the ball launcher of the pachinko machine, one pachinko ball is supplied from the launch ball adding unit, Additional fire from the ball launcher,
When the play fee of 6 yen is selected, every time two player's balls are fired from the ball launcher of the pachinko machine, one piece supplied from the possession ball supply unit to the ball launcher A pachinko gaming machine that performs control to collect the player's possession balls through the possession ball collection unit without firing them from the ball launching device. In claim 1,
A pachinko machine having a winning ball payout controller for increasing or decreasing the number of payout balls at the time of winning based on the ball rental fee and the selected play fee.

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