JP4548711B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine, and more particularly to a technique for improving the game performance of a ball game machine.

Conventionally, as a ball game machine, a type 2 pachinko game machine that is transitioned to a special game that is advantageous to the player when the game ball passes through a specific area in the big prize mouth called an accessory is widely known. ing. During the special game, the grand prize opening provided at a predetermined position of the game board is opened and closed a plurality of times, and the prize balls are paid out in accordance with the winning of the game ball to the big prize opening. Opening and closing of the special winning opening in the special game is stopped when the opening reaches a predetermined number of times, for example, 18 times, or when 10 or more game balls are won in the large winning opening, and the opening and closing is performed several times for each unit game. repeat. The unit game shifts to the next unit game on condition that the game ball has passed a specific area called a V zone provided in the special winning opening. When the design is such that the probability that a game ball that has won a big prize opening will pass a specific area is relatively low due to the structure of the big prize opening, or the number of continuations of special games is limited by lottery There are also many.
JP 2003-340024 A

  In the above background art, even if a game ball wins at the start winning opening during a special game, the winning will not be an opportunity to open the big winning opening, and it will be treated in the same way as a simple winning at the general winning opening. turn into. In this case, the player has the same feeling as losing the profit that should be originally obtained, and may be considered to be equal to the disadvantage.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an opportunity to convert a player's disadvantage into profit.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a bullet ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game board on which a game area is formed, and an opening / closing portion that is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can be dropped. At least one of a plurality of start winning openings provided in a predetermined position in the game area, and a plurality of start winning openings provided when the falling of the game ball triggers opening of the opening / closing unit Opening / closing control means for opening the opening / closing part when a game ball falls into the car, and an opportunity to shift to a special game that is provided inside the variable entrance and is advantageous to the player when the game ball passes A specific area, a reserved ball number adding means for counting the number of game balls won in each of a plurality of start winning ports during a special game, a reserved ball number storage means for storing the counted number of game balls, Special number of times according to the number of memorized game balls A lottery execution means for executing a lottery after the end of the technique, a lottery determination means for determining whether or not a lottery result is won, and an opening / closing portion when a game ball falls into each of a plurality of start winning holes Opening number setting means for assigning the number of opening times to be opened. The opening / closing control means opens the opening / closing part with the number of times of opening assigned in advance to the starting winning opening where the game ball has dropped, and the opening number setting means has a plurality of starting winning holes when the lottery result is a win. Assigning the number of times of opening / closing of the opening / closing section to each of the above.

  Conventionally, during a special game, even if a game ball wins at the starting winning opening, only a predetermined number of winning balls can be obtained, and such winning is not an opportunity to open a variable pitch opening to obtain a new special game. . According to this aspect, even during the special game, the winning at the start winning opening is held until after the end of the special game, and a chance is given to increase the number of opening of the variable ball opening by the reserved number. Therefore, it is possible to convert an unfavorable prize that has been a substantial jackpot loss in the past into a profitable prize. In addition, even during special games, a new special game opportunity will be given for winning at the start winning opening, so that the player can advance the game without stopping the ball between unit games. As a result, it is possible to secure stable profits at amusement stores by improving the utilization rate.

  Another aspect of the present invention is also a ball game machine. The ball game machine includes a game board in which a game area is formed, a variable entrance having an opening / closing portion that is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which the game ball can be dropped, and a predetermined position in the game area. And when the game ball falls into at least one of the plurality of start winning openings in the normal game, the opening and closing part is opened. Open / close control means to be opened, a specific area provided inside the variable entrance, and when the game ball passes, it becomes an opportunity to shift to a special game that is advantageous to the player, and each of the plurality of start winning openings Among the starting winning number addition means for counting the number of falling balls of game balls, the starting winning number storage means for storing the counted number of falling balls, and the number of gaming balls falling into a plurality of starting winning holes, A game that goes into each of the start winning gates A winning rate calculation means for calculating a percentage of the number as a winning rate for each starting winning opening, and an opening count for assigning an opening number to open and close the opening / closing portion when a game ball falls into each of the starting winning openings Setting means. The opening / closing control means opens the opening / closing portion with the number of times of opening assigned in advance to the start winning opening where the game ball has dropped, and the number of opening times setting means has a plurality of start winning prizes when the gaming state reaches a predetermined state. The number of opening of the opening / closing part assigned to each of the mouths is changed based on each winning rate.

  The winning rate for each starting prize opening varies depending not only on the position of each starting prize opening, but also on how to adjust the game nail, and thus differs for each gaming machine. According to this aspect, since the actual winning rate is calculated during the game, a change that increases the number of times of opening for the start winning opening having a high winning rate is surely realized without being influenced by individual differences. can do.

  Reserving ball number adding means for counting the number of game balls won in each of a plurality of start winning openings during a special game, reserved ball number storage means for storing the counted number of game balls, and the number of stored game balls A lottery execution unit that executes a lottery after the end of the special game and a lottery determination unit that determines whether or not the lottery result is a hit may be further provided. The number-of-opening setting means may change the allocation so that the number of times of opening and closing of the opening / closing unit is relatively large with respect to the start winning opening having a relatively high winning rate when the lottery is won. In this case, when there is a winning at the starting winning opening during a special game that does not trigger the opening of the variable winning opening, a chance to increase the winning rate at the starting winning opening can be given. Therefore, it is possible to give an opportunity to convert the disadvantage of the player during the special game into the profit after the special game.

  The number-of-releases setting unit may change the change regarding the number of times of release temporarily as a predetermined change until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. The “predetermined end condition” here is, for example, a condition that defines the number of game balls that should be dropped into the start winning opening after the allocation change, or a condition that defines the time that should elapse after the allocation change. In this case, since the increase in the number of times of opening to the start winning opening with a high winning rate is temporary, it is possible to prevent a situation where the starting winning opening with a high number of times of opening remains fixed at one of the starting winning openings. The profit balance between the player and the game points can be secured.

  The number-of-opening setting means assigns the opening / closing section to be opened a relatively large number with respect to the start winning opening having a relatively low winning rate when the lottery is missed. In this case, for example, the ratio of winning / losing the lottery may be set to about 50/50. Thereby, not only a change advantageous to the player is brought when the lottery is a win, but the progress of the game is influenced even when the lottery is missed, so that an interesting game can be provided.

  You may further provide the display control means which displays the fluctuation | variation of the symbol according to the result of a lottery on a display apparatus, and stops the fluctuation | variation of a symbol in the aspect which shows a win when the result of a lottery is a win. The number-of-opening setting means may change the allocation of the number of times of opening / closing of the opening / closing part to each of the plurality of start winning ports when the variation of the symbol is stopped in a manner indicating winning. Thereby, the result of the lottery is visually displayed to the player in the form of symbol variation, so that an additional game such as a bonus can be provided to the player after the special game is completed.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention may be mutually replaced between methods, apparatuses, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, etc. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, an opportunity to turn a player's disadvantage into profit can be given.

  The ball game machine in the embodiment of the present invention is a second kind pachinko game machine. This pachinko gaming machine counts the winning balls when a gaming ball wins one of a plurality of start winning holes during a special game, and stores this as the number of reserved balls. After the special game is over, the lottery is executed for the number of reserved balls to be stored, and the lottery result is displayed in the form of symbol variation. If the result of the lottery is a win and the symbol is stopped in a specific manner, the allocation of the number of times of opening the large winning opening for each of the plurality of starting winning openings is changed to an advantageous arrangement for the player. Previously, even when winning at the starting prize opening during a special game, just a predetermined number of prize balls were paid out in the same way as in the general prize opening, but this did not trigger the opening of the big prize opening. Gives a chance to increase the number of times the special winning opening is opened after the end of the special game, which is equivalent to giving an opportunity to acquire a new special game. Therefore, it is possible to convert the state that has been disadvantageous to the player into an opportunity for profit acquisition.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board surface. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is a transparent plate formed of glass or the like. The door 14 supports the transparent plate 13. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending out the game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. When the player rotates the launch handle 17, the game ball is launched.

  FIG. 2 is a front view showing the structure of the game area. The game board 70 includes a second type start winning opening (hereinafter referred to as “start opening”) 28a to 28c, a big winning opening 32, a general winning opening 33, on a game area 24 partitioned by the outer rail 20 and the inner rail 22. The outlet 26 and various game effect lamps 78 are included. A plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill are installed in the game area 24. The various game effect lamps 78 serve as effects or decorations by blinking.

  When a game ball falls into the start openings 28a to 28c, the special winning opening 32 is opened. Here, the number of times the special winning opening 32 is opened differs depending on which of the starting openings 28a to 28c the game ball has dropped. In the initial state, the number of times of opening is assigned two times of opening to the start port 28a, and one time of opening is assigned to each of the starting ports 28b and c. When the winning is a lottery after the end of the special game, the allocation of the number of times of opening to the start ports 28a to 28c is temporarily changed. Each of the start openings 28a to 28c includes a start winning detector 30a to 30c that detects the falling of a game ball. In the initial state, when the start winning detector 30a detects the drop of the game ball to the start opening 28a, the large winning opening 32 is opened twice, and the start winning detector 30b or c is played to the start opening 28b or c. When the drop of the ball is detected, the special winning opening 32 is opened once. Each of the start ports 28a to 28c includes each of the indicators 29a to 29c. On the indicators 29a to 29c, the number of times of opening assigned to each of the start ports 28a to 28c is displayed as a number such as “1” and “2”. The number of game balls dropped into the start ports 28a to 28c is counted and stored for each start port. When the special game is executed, the ratio of the number of dropped balls to each of the start ports 28a to 28c with respect to the total number of dropped balls to the start ports 28a to 28c is calculated as a winning rate for each start port.

  The special winning opening 32 is a variable ball opening having a plurality of opening / closing sections into which a game ball can drop, that is, a first opening / closing section 42 and a second opening / closing section 44, and is provided at a predetermined position in the game area 24. The special winning opening 32 further includes a special winning opening solenoid 66 for expanding the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 44. Inside the big prize opening 32, guiding means that can guide the progress of the game ball that won the big prize opening 32 and dropped into the holding area 40 in either the direction toward the specific area 36 or the direction toward the out area 38. 34 is provided. The specific area 36 is an area provided in the special winning opening 32, and when a game ball passes through the specific area 36, a unit game constituting a special game is triggered. That is, the entry of the game ball into the specific area 36 triggers the start or continuation of the special game. The guiding means 34 includes a rotating body 35 that rotates clockwise or counterclockwise. A part of the rotating body 35 is provided with a holding area 40 that is formed in a cutout shape and can hold a game ball. Above the big prize opening is the number of continuations and the maximum number of continuations of the unit game in the special game, the number of held balls indicating the number of dropped balls to the starting port 28 during the special game, and the lottery executed in response to the held ball A display 52 is provided for displaying contents such as symbol variation indicating the result of the above.

  When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 22 and the outer rail 20 with the strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 24. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 24 falls in a direction according to how it hits while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When the game ball falls into each of the general winning ports 33, the start ports 28a to 28c, and the big winning port 32, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning port is paid out to the upper ball plate 15 or the lower ball plate 16. A game ball dropped into each winning port such as the general winning port 33 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball flowing into the out port 26 is processed as an out ball.

  When a game ball wins the start opening 28, the big winning opening solenoid 66 is activated, and the first opening / closing section 42 and the second opening / closing section 44 are opened for a predetermined time, for example, 5 seconds. Meanwhile, if the game ball passes through the open portions of the first opening / closing portion 42 and the second opening / closing portion 44 that have been opened, the ball enters the big winning opening 32. At this time, since the rotating body 35 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise, the game ball can fall into the holding area 40 only while the cutout portion of the holding area 40 faces upward. When a game ball falls into the holding area 40 facing upward, if the rotating body 35 rotates clockwise, the game ball enters the out area 38 and the rotating body 35 rotates counterclockwise. For example, the game ball enters the specific area 36. When the game ball enters the specific area 36, a special game is started as a so-called jackpot. The game balls that have not fallen into the holding area 40 are discharged to the outside of the big winning opening 32 in the same manner as the game balls that have entered the out area 38.

  The special game is composed of one or more unit games, and the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 44 are opened and closed a plurality of times each time a unit game is executed. While the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 44 are opened several times in one unit game, ten game balls have entered the big winning opening 32 or the number of opening / closing has reached 18 times. Sometimes, the opening / closing of the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 44 is temporarily stopped. The rotation of the rotating body 35 is stopped until the opening / closing of the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 44 is once stopped from the start of the unit game, and the holding area 40 faces upward so that the game ball can fall. Retained. When the opening / closing of the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 44 is once stopped, the game ball is held in the holding area 40, and the game ball enters the specific area 36 by the rotation of the rotating body 35. If so, the game moves to the next unit game and the special game is continued. When a game ball does not enter the specific area 36, such as when a game ball enters the out area 38 or when a game ball is not held in the holding area 40, the special game is completed at the end of the unit game. Ends. An upper limit is set for the number of unit games to be continued. For example, at the start of a special game, one of 7, 7, and 15 is selected by random lottery as the continuation upper limit number.

  Here, the special winning opening / closing control means 82 opens the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 44 of the special winning opening 32 when a predetermined opening condition is satisfied. The predetermined release condition is that the game ball wins the start opening 28 while the big prize opening 32 is not opened or closed in the normal game, and that the game ball is in the specific area 36 in the big prize opening 32 opened in the normal game. Either passing or a game ball passing through the specific area 36 in a special game. On the other hand, in the disadvantageous states listed below, the opening condition is not satisfied, and the special winning opening opening / closing control means 82 does not open the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 44. For example, in a normal game, a case where a game ball wins the start opening 28 while the grand prize opening 32 is opened and closed, and a case where no game ball has entered the opened big prize opening 32 are applicable. A case where the game ball wins the start opening 28 and a case where the game ball fails to continue the special game without passing through the specific area 36 are applicable. Among these disadvantageous states, during the special game, the number of falling balls that the game ball has won to the start opening 28 is counted and stored as the number of reserved balls. The upper limit of the number of reserved balls is 4 balls. On the display 52, a number of marks corresponding to the number of reserved balls is displayed.

  When the number of balls entered into the grand prize opening 32 has reached 10, or when the number of times of opening / closing the first opening / closing portion 42 and the second opening / closing portion 44 in the unit game has reached 18 times, the rotating body 35 rotates counterclockwise. Rotate to. A ball entering the specific area 36 is detected by a specific area passage detector 54. When the number of continuations of the unit game reaches the maximum number of continuations, or when the game ball does not enter the specific area 36 and becomes a so-called puncture, the special game ends.

  After the special game is over, the lottery is executed for the number of times corresponding to the number of reserved balls. When the result of the lottery is a win, the allocation of the number of times of opening of the big winning opening 32 to the start openings 28a to 28c is temporarily changed so as to be advantageous to the player. For example, the number of times of opening is set to 2 for the starting port with the highest winning rate of game balls among the starting ports 28a to 28c, and the number of times of opening is set to 1 for the other starting ports. Change to

  Conventionally, even if a game ball wins the start opening 28 during a special game, the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 44 are not triggered, and it may be a loss of an opportunity for the player to acquire a special game. I can say that. In the present embodiment, in order to compensate for such loss after a special game, the setting of the number of times of opening is advantageous for the player by temporarily changing the number of times of opening of the big prize opening 32 between the starting ports 28a to 28c. Change to be As a result, the number of times the special winning opening 32 is opened increases, and the opportunity to acquire a new special game also increases, which is beneficial to the player.

  FIG. 3 is a basic functional block diagram focusing on a configuration for controlling a game in the pachinko gaming machine 10. Electrical connection is made among the big prize opening 32, the start opening 28, various game effect lamps 78, and the game control device 60. The game control device 60 can be realized by a hardware such as a ROM for storing data and programs, a CPU and a RAM used for arithmetic processing and control processing, and an image processing function, a control function, and random number generation in terms of software. This function is realized by a program such as a function, but in this drawing, functional blocks realized by their cooperation are depicted. Therefore, these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by a combination of hardware and software.

  The game control device 60 includes a winning determination means 80, a special winning opening opening / closing control means 82, a display control means 84, a special game determination execution means 88, a normal game processing means 120, a winning rate calculation processing means 130, and an allocation processing means 140. Have. The winning determination means 80 acquires information indicating that the game ball has dropped from the specific region passage detector 54 of the big winning opening 32 or the starting winning detectors 30a to 30c of the starting openings 28a to 28c, and based on the information. Determine if there is a prize. The special winning opening / closing control means 82 opens the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 44 when the gaming state satisfies a predetermined condition. That is, in the normal game, when the game ball wins the start opening 28 at the timing when the big winning opening 32 is not opened or closed, the big winning opening opening / closing control means 82 opens the first opening / closing section 42 and the second opening / closing section 44. It is opened a predetermined number of times with a predetermined opening time. In this embodiment, the start ports 28a to 28c are opened at the number of times assigned in advance. In a special game, when a game ball enters the specific area 36, the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 44 are opened a predetermined number of times as the next unit game. The display control means 84 includes information display control means 86 that controls display on the display 52.

  The special game determination execution means 88 determines whether or not to shift from the normal game to the special game, and controls the execution of the special game. The special game determination execution means 88 includes a special game transition determination means 90, a unit game execution means 92, a special game end determination means 108, a reserved ball number storage means 112, and a reserved ball number addition means 114. The special game transition determining means 90 determines the transition to the special game when the game ball that has won the big prize opening 32 in the normal game passes the specific area 36. Further, the special game transition determining means 90 determines the upper limit number of continuations of the unit game constituting the special game within the range of 1 to 15 in transition to the special game. The special game transition determining means 90 selects, for example, one, seven, or fifteen times as a continuation upper limit number by lottery using a random number. The determined continuation upper limit number of times is displayed on the display 52 by the display control means 84.

  The unit game execution means 92 executes one or more unit games as a special game when a game ball passes through the specific area 36. During the unit game, the unit game execution unit 92 controls the opening / closing of the first opening / closing unit 42 and the second opening / closing unit 44 and the rotation of the rotating body 35 by the special prize opening / closing control unit 82. The unit game execution means 92 counts the number of continuations each time the unit game is continued, and the number of continuations is displayed on the display 52 by the display control means 84.

  The special game end judging means 108 starts the next unit game and continues the special game when the game ball passes the specific area 36 in the unit game, and the game ball does not pass the specific area 36 in the unit game. If the unit game is completed, the special game is terminated at the end of the unit game. Further, when the number of continuations of the unit game reaches the upper limit number of continuations, the special game is terminated at the end of the unit game.

  The reserved ball number adding means 114 counts the number of game balls won in each of the start ports 28a to 28c during the special game. The reserved ball number storage means 112 stores the number of game balls counted by the reserved ball number adding means 114 as the reserved ball number. The reserved ball number adding means 114 counts the number of game balls with an upper limit of four and stores it in the reserved ball number storage means 112.

  The normal game processing means 120 includes an allocation change control means 122, a reserved ball number digest determining means 124, and a reserved ball number subtracting means 126. The allocation change control unit 122 instructs the allocation processing unit 140 to change the allocation of the number of releases to the start ports 28a to 28c. Each time the allocation change control unit 122 instructs to change allocation, the reserved ball number subtracting unit 126 decreases the number of reserved balls stored in the reserved ball number storage unit 112 by one. The reserved ball number digest determining unit 124 ends the assignment change determination when the reserved ball number stored in the reserved ball number storage unit 112 becomes zero.

  The winning rate calculation processing means 130 includes a starting winning number storage means 132, a starting winning number addition means 134, and a winning rate determination means 136. The start winning number adding means 134 counts the number of winning balls for each of the start openings 28a to 28c, and the starting winning number storage means 132 stores the number of winning balls. The winning rate determination means 136 calculates, as the winning rate for each start port, the ratio of the number of game balls that drop into each of the start ports 28a to 28c out of the total number of game balls that drop into the start ports 28a to 28c.

  The allocation processing unit 140 includes a lottery execution unit 142, a lottery determination unit 144, and an open count setting unit 146. The lottery execution means 142 executes the lottery after the end of the special game for the number of times corresponding to the number of reserved balls stored in the reserved ball number storage means 112. The lottery determination unit 144 determines whether or not the lottery result by the lottery execution unit 142 is a hit. The lottery result is displayed on the display 52 by the display control means 84. That is, the display control means 84 displays the variation of the symbol according to the lottery result on the display 52, and stops the variation of the symbol in a manner indicating a win when the lottery result is a winning. As for the variation of the symbol, for example, a two-digit number is displayed like a slot machine, and the symbol is stopped with a combination of “77” as an aspect of winning. When the symbol is stopped in such a specific manner, the allocation of the number of times the special winning opening 32 is opened is changed with respect to the start openings 28a to 28c.

  The number-of-opening setting means 146 assigns the number of times of opening of the big winning opening 32 with respect to the falling of the game ball for each of the start openings 28a to 28c. The number-of-releases setting unit 146 temporarily changes the allocation of the number of times of opening to the start ports 28a to 28c when the result of the lottery by the lottery execution unit 142 is a win. The allocation is determined based on the winning rate of the game balls to the start openings 28a to 28c determined by the winning rate determination means 136. That is, the number of times of opening is set to 2 for the starting port with the highest winning rate of game balls, and the number of times of opening is set to 1 for the other starting ports. The assignment change is a temporary change until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. For example, after the allocation is changed, the allocation is restored when five game balls are dropped into the start ports 28a to 28c or when two minutes have passed. In this way, since the allocation is changed so that the number of times the large winning opening 32 is opened is relatively large with respect to the starting opening having a relatively high winning rate, even if the winning opening 28 is won during the special game, If a lottery is won after the game, it is possible to obtain a profit that the number of times the special winning opening 32 is opened increases. Thereby, the disadvantage during the special game can be compensated with the profit after the special game.

  In this embodiment, the allocation is returned to the original when a predetermined end condition is satisfied. However, in a modified example, the allocation may be returned to the original when the lottery execution unit 142 is out of the lottery. . Alternatively, when the lottery execution unit 142 does not win the lottery, it may be configured such that the number of times the large winning opening 32 is opened is relatively large with respect to the starting opening having a relatively low winning rate. In these cases, the winning and losing in the lottery by the lottery execution unit 142 may be a ratio of about five fifths. Thus, since the change in the number of times of opening is a temporary change based on the lottery result, it is possible to provide an amusing game based on the lottery.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a basic process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, it is determined whether or not the allocation of the number of times of opening to the start openings 28a to 28c is to be changed (S10), and when the start opening 28 is won during the special game or the normal game, the big prize opening / closing is opened / closed. The control means 82 opens the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 44 of the special winning opening 32 (S12), and the special game determination executing means 88 should shift to the special game based on the winning of the special winning opening 32. The determination and execution of whether or not it is processed (S14), a payout unit (not shown) pays out a winning ball in accordance with winning (S16), and the flow ends. These series of flows are repeatedly executed during the game. In the following drawings, the flow of S10, S12, and S14 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing in detail the process of S10 in FIG. First, the allocation change flag indicating whether or not the allocation of the number of releases to the start ports 28a to 28c has been temporarily changed is turned on (Y in S300), and the remaining temporary allocation change If the allocation change timer indicating the time is zero (Y in S302), the allocation change flag is turned off (S304), the allocation of the number of releases to the start ports 28a to 28c is restored (S306), and the original is restored. The assigned assignment is displayed on each of the indicators 29a to 29c of the start ports 28a to 28c (S308). If the allocation change flag is not on (N in S300) or if the allocation change timer is not zero (N in S302), S304 to S308 are skipped and the flow of S10 is terminated.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing in detail the processing of S12 in FIG. First, when a winning of a game ball at the starting port 28 is detected (Y of S20), a determination is made as to how to process the winning (S22), and the winning at the starting port 28 is triggered. When the opening / closing control of the big winning opening 32 is permitted, specifically, when the opening of the big winning opening 32 based on the fact that a previously launched game ball has won the starting opening 28 is not in operation (Y in S25), The process proceeds to S26.

  In S26, a timer for measuring the opening time of the big winning opening 32 is set (S26), the big winning opening 32 is opened (S27), and the big winning opening valid flag indicating that the big winning opening 32 is opened is set. Is turned on (S28), and the process proceeds to S36.

  If the game ball is not won at the starting port 28 in S20 (N in S20), or if the opening control of the big winning port 32 is not permitted in S25 (N in S25), the process proceeds to S32. In S32, if the current state is not in a normal game (N in S32), or is in a normal game (Y in S32), but the big prize opening valid flag is not turned on (N in S34), it remains as it is End the flow. If the game is in a normal game (Y in S32) and the special winning opening effective flag is on (Y in S34), the process proceeds to S36.

  In S36, when a winning to the big winning opening 32 is detected (Y of S36), a specific area effective timer for measuring the detection period of the specific area 36 is set (S38), and the detection of the specific area 36 is detected. The specific area valid flag indicating that the medium is in the middle is turned on (S40), and the process proceeds to S44. When the winning to the big winning opening 32 is not detected in S36 (N in S36), if the specific area valid flag is not on (N in S42), the process proceeds to S52, and if the specific area valid flag is on (S42) Y), the process proceeds to S44.

  In S44, if the specific area valid timer is zero, the process proceeds to S50 (Y in S44), and if the specific area valid timer is not zero (N in S44), the process proceeds to S52 if the game ball does not pass through the specific area 36. If the game ball passes through the specific area 36 (Y of S46), the hit flag indicating that it is a big hit is turned on (S48), the specific area valid flag is turned off (S50), S52 Migrate to

  In S52, if the big prize opening timer is not zero, this flow is finished (N in S52), and if the big prize opening timer is zero (Y in S52), the big prize opening 32 is closed. If the remaining number of releases for the start winning is zero (Y in S55), the special winning opening valid flag is turned off (S56), and the flow of S12 is ended. If the remaining number of releases is not yet zero in S55 (N in S55), 1 is subtracted from the number of releases (S56), the process returns to S26, and the steps from S26 to S54 are processed again.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing in detail the process of S22 in FIG. First, when a special game is being played (Y in S60) and the number of reserved balls has not reached the upper limit of 4 balls (Y in S62), the reserved ball number adding means 114 adds one reserved ball number ( In S64, the mark of the number of reserved balls displayed on the display 52 is incremented by one (S66), and the flow ends. When the number of reserved balls has already reached the upper limit of 4 balls (N in S62), S64 and S66 are skipped, and the flow is terminated without holding. If the special game is not in S60 (N in S60), if it is a winning to the starting port 28a (Y in S68), the number of open times assigned to the starting port 28a is acquired (S70), and the winning to the starting port 28a is obtained. 1 is added to the number of balls (S72). If it is not a winning to the starting port 28a (N of S68), S70 and S72 are skipped. If the winning is to the starting port 28b (Y in S74), the number of releases assigned to the starting port 28b is acquired (S76), and 1 is added to the number of winning balls to the starting port 28b (S78). If it is not a win to the start port 28b (N in S74), S76 and S78 are skipped. If the winning is to the starting port 28c (Y in S80), the number of times of opening assigned to the starting port 28c is acquired (S82), and 1 is added to the number of winning balls to the starting port 28c (S84). If it is not a win to the start port 28c (N in S80), S82 and S84 are skipped.

  When the allocation change flag is on (Y in S86), 1 is added to the number of winnings to the start ports 28a to 28c during the allocation changing (S90), and when the number of winnings is 5 or more (S92) Y), the allocation change flag is turned off (S94), the allocation of the number of releases to the start ports 28a to 28c is restored (S96), and the allocation of the number of times of release after the return is indicated by the indicator 29a of the start ports 28a to 28c. -C are displayed as numbers (S98). When the allocation change flag is off (N in S88), the processing after S90 is skipped, and when the number of winnings to the start ports 28a to 28c during the allocation change is less than 5 (N in S92), the processing after S94 is skipped. Then, the flow of S22 is terminated.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the process of S14 in FIG. First, when the winning flag is on (Y in S100), the number of continuations of the unit game is reset (S102), the continuation upper limit number of unit games is determined by lottery (S103), and each of the start ports 28a to 28c is determined. Is calculated (S104), a special game flag indicating that a special game is in progress is turned on (S105), a win flag is turned off (S106), and the upper limit number of continuations is displayed on the display 52 (S107). ). The execution of the unit game is processed (S108), and it is determined whether or not to end the special game (S110). In S100, if the winning flag is not on (N in S100), if the special gaming flag is off, the flow of S14 is terminated (N in S112), and if the special gaming flag is on, go to S108. Transition (Y of S112).

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail the process of S108 in FIG. First, when the unit game is not yet started (N in S120), the unit game flag indicating that the unit game is in progress is turned on (S122), and the number of times of opening / closing the big prize opening 32 is set (S130). ), The winning number of the big winning opening 32 is reset (S132). If it is already in unit game in S120 (Y in S120), S122 to S132 are skipped.

  If it is the opening timing of the special winning opening 32 (Y in S134), the driving is performed to open the special winning opening 32 (S136), and if it is not the opening timing of the special winning opening 32 (N in S134), S136 is skipped. . When it is the closing timing of the big prize opening 32 (Y in S138), the big prize opening 32 is driven to close (S140), and 1 is subtracted from the number of times of opening / closing the big prize opening 32 (S142). In S138, if it is not the closing timing of the special winning opening 32 (N in S138), S140 and S142 are skipped.

  When a game ball is won in the big winning opening 32 (Y of S150), 1 is added to the number of winning (S152), and when the number of winning is not over 9 balls (N of S162), the number of opening and closing is 17 times. If it does not exceed (Y in S170), the unit gaming flag is turned off (S174), and if the number of opening and closing exceeds 17 (Y in S170), S174 is skipped. In S150, when a game ball has not won in the big winning opening 32 (N of S150), S152 and S162 are skipped and the process proceeds to S170. If the number of winning prizes exceeds 9 balls in S162 (Y of S162), S170 is skipped and the process proceeds to S174.

  In S182, when the game ball passes the specific area 36 (Y in S182), the unit gaming flag is turned off (S184), the V winning flag is turned on (S186), and the flow of S108 is ended. In S182, when the game ball does not pass through the specific area 36 (N in S182), S184 and S186 are skipped, and the flow of S108 is ended.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the process of S110 in FIG. If the unit game flag is not turned on, the process proceeds to S192 (N in S190), and if the unit game flag is turned on, this flow is ended (Y in S190). In S192, when the V winning flag is on (Y in S192) and the unit game continuation count is less than the maximum continuation count (Y in S194), 1 is added to the continuation count (S196). ), The V winning flag is turned off (S200). If the V winning flag is not turned on in S192 (N in S192), the special gaming flag is turned off (S198), a lottery process is executed (S199), and the process proceeds to S202. When the number of continuations of the unit game is not less than the upper limit number of continuations in S194 (N in S194), the special game in-progress flag is turned off and the process proceeds to S202 (S198). The number of times of opening / closing the big prize opening 32 is reset (S202), the number of winning prizes to the big prize opening 32 is reset (S204), and if the number of reserved balls is larger than zero (Y in S206), the additional release flag is turned on. (S208), the flow of S110 is terminated. If the number of reserved balls is zero (N in S206), S208 is skipped and the flow of S110 is terminated.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail the process of S199 in FIG. First, when the number of reserved balls is larger than zero (Y in S210), 1 is subtracted from the number of reserved balls (S212), one mark indicating the number of reserved balls is turned off on the display 52 (S214), and a lottery is executed. (S216). If the number of held balls is zero in S210 (N in S210), the remaining process is skipped and the flow in S199 is terminated. If the result of the lottery is out (N in S218), the symbol variation is displayed on the display 52 in a manner indicating the out (S220), and the process returns to S210. If the result of the lottery is a win (Y in S218), the symbol variation is displayed on the display 52 in a manner indicating a win (S222), and the respective winning rates of the start ports 28a to 28c are read (S224). Then, the number of times of opening assigned to the start opening with the highest winning rate is set to 2, and the number of times of opening assigned to the other starting openings is set to 1 (S226). The assignment change flag is turned on (S228), the assignment change timer is set (S230), the number of winnings during the assignment change is reset (S232), and the number of releases is assigned to the indicators 29a to 29c of the start ports 28a to 28c. Each is displayed (S234). If the number of held balls is greater than zero (Y in S236), the number of held balls is set to zero (S238), all marks indicating the number of held balls displayed on the display 52 are turned off (S240), and the flow of S199 is performed. finish. If the number of reservations is zero (N in S236), S238 and S240 are skipped, and the flow in S199 is terminated.

  It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above-described embodiments are merely examples, and that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. is there. Hereinafter, modifications will be described.

  In the embodiment, the example in which the display 52 is provided in the special winning opening 32 has been described. In the modified example, a predetermined display device may be provided outside the big prize opening 32 instead of inside the big prize opening 32.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game area | region. It is a basic functional block diagram centering on the structure which controls the game in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the basic process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the process of S10 in FIG. 4 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the process of S12 in FIG. 4 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the process of S22 in FIG. 6 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the process of S14 in FIG. 4 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the process of S108 in FIG. 8 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the process of S110 in FIG. 8 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the process of S199 in FIG. 10 in detail.

Explanation of symbols

  10 pachinko gaming machines, 28 start opening, 32 large winning opening, 36 specific area, 42 first opening / closing section, 44 second opening / closing section, 52 display, 60 gaming control device, 70 gaming board, 82 large winning opening opening / closing control means 84 display control means, 90 special game transition judging means, 92 unit game execution means, 112 reserved ball number storage means, 114 reserved ball number adding means, 130 winning rate calculation processing means, 132 starting winning number storage means, 134 starting winning prize Number addition means, 142 lottery execution means, 144 lottery determination means, 146 opening number setting means.

Claims (5)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A variable entrance with an opening / closing portion provided at a predetermined position in the game area, into which a game ball can drop;
A plurality of start winning holes provided at predetermined positions in the gaming area, and when the falling of the game ball triggers the opening of the opening and closing unit;
An opening / closing control means for opening the opening / closing portion when a game ball falls into at least one of the plurality of start winning holes in a normal game;
A specific area that is provided inside the variable entrance and that triggers a transition to a special game that is advantageous to the player when the game ball passes;
Start winning number adding means for counting the number of falling balls of game balls for each of the plurality of starting winning openings;
A starting winning number storing means for storing the number of falling balls counted by the starting winning number adding means ;
A winning rate determination means for calculating a ratio of the number of game balls falling into each of the plurality of starting winning ports out of the number of gaming balls falling into the plurality of starting winning ports as a winning rate for each starting winning port;
An opening number setting means for assigning an opening number to open the opening / closing portion when a game ball falls into each of the plurality of start winning ports,
The opening / closing control means opens the opening / closing portion by the number of times of opening assigned in advance to the start winning opening where the game ball is dropped,
The number-of-opening setting means changes the number of times of opening and closing of the opening / closing unit assigned to each of the plurality of start winning ports when the gaming state reaches a predetermined state, based on the respective winning rate. A ball game machine to play. A reserved ball number adding means for counting the number of game balls won in each of the plurality of start winning ports during the special game;
A reserved ball number storage means for storing the number of game balls counted by the reserved ball number adding means ;
Lottery execution means for executing a lottery after the end of the special game for the number of times corresponding to the number of game balls stored by the reserved ball number storage means ;
Lottery determination means for determining whether or not the lottery result is successful,
The number-of-opening setting means changes the allocation of the number of times of opening so that the number of times of opening / closing of the opening / closing portion is relatively large with respect to a start winning opening having a relatively high winning rate when the lottery is a win. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 . The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the release count setting means sets the change related to the allocation of the release count as a temporary change until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. The open count setting means, according to claim 2, wherein the lottery and allocates to the winning rate is open times of the opening and closing portion is relatively large for relatively low starting winning opening when was out The ball game machine described in 1. The display further includes display control means for displaying the variation of the symbol in accordance with the lottery result on a display device, and stopping the variation of the symbol in a manner indicating a win when the lottery result is a win,
The number-of-opening setting means changes assignment of the number of times of opening / closing of the opening / closing portion to each of the plurality of start winning ports when the variation of the symbol is stopped in a manner indicating the winning. Item 3. A ball game machine according to item 2 .

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