JP4948640B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a plurality of stages on which game balls that flow down the gaming area of the gaming machine roll.

  Conventionally, as a gaming machine provided with a plurality of stages on which a game ball flowing down a game area rolls, there are those described in the following patent documents. In this gaming machine, an upper stage and a lower stage are provided in a staircase pattern toward the front side, and a game ball is configured to roll on each stage in turn.

JP 2004-357759 A

  However, such a conventional gaming machine has a plurality of stages on which the game ball rolls, but the rolling mode when the game ball rolls from the upper stage to the lower stage tends to be monotonous, and Since the rolling start position of the game ball in the lower stage is easy to predict for the player, there is a problem that the player is easily bored with the rolling mode of the game ball in each stage.

  Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is that, in a gaming machine having a plurality of stages on which game balls roll, the rolling mode when the game balls roll on each stage is not monotonous, and each stage It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that prevents the player from getting bored with respect to the rolling mode of the game ball.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention has an upper stage on which a game ball that flows down a game area rolls, and a game ball that rolls in a position below a wall surface on the near side of the upper stage. A lower stage is provided in a staircase shape, and a middle stage is provided between the step between the upper stage and the lower stage so that a game ball rolls out from a predetermined position of the upper stage and rolls forward. A game ball rolling on the upper stage is configured to be guided to the lower stage via the middle stage or guided to the lower stage without passing through the middle stage. Are provided with a first ball attracting portion for attracting the game ball toward the lower stage, and the game ball is directed toward the middle stage at the center of the upper stage. A two-ball guide part is provided, and the upper surface of the upper stage has an inclined surface descending from the left and right end sides toward the first ball guide part, and is centered from the left and right first ball guide parts. A left side sphere that has a gentle, substantially W shape with an inclined surface that rises toward the second ball guiding portion of the upper stage, and the middle stage branches left and right from the second ball leading portion of the upper stage to the near side. The ball guide rod is composed of a guide rod and a right ball guide rod. The terminal of one ball guide rod is connected to the lower stage and the game ball rolling on the ball guide rod is guided to the lower stage, and the other ball guide rod The end is connected to the end ball entrance provided at the end of the upper stage wall surface, and the game ball rolling on the ball guide cage enters the end ball entrance and is guided to the back side of the upper stage wall surface. The upper stage and the middle stage A ball guide plate is provided in each gap between the left sphere guide rod and the right sphere guide rod of the game, and the game is drawn from the first ball guide portions respectively provided on the left and right of the upper stage. The gist is that the sphere guide plate is dropped on the left and right ends of the lower stage .

According to the gaming machine having such a configuration, the game ball rolling on the upper stage is guided to the lower stage through the middle stage, or is guided to the lower stage without going through the middle stage. With this configuration, the rolling mode when the game ball rolls on each stage is not monotonous, and the player is prevented from getting bored with the rolling mode of the game ball on each stage. In addition, the rolling mode when the game ball rolls on the upper stage is not monotonous, and it is difficult for the player to predict the rolling mode of the game ball on the upper stage, so that the player is prevented from getting bored. The Further, since a difference can be provided in the rolling manner of the game balls on the left and right of the middle stage, it is possible to prevent the player from getting bored. In addition, the game ball can roll from the left and right end sides of the lower stage, and the game ball that falls vertically from the upper stage to the lower stage has a momentum in the rolling speed of the game ball compared to the case where the lower stage rolls. And the rolling mode of the game ball in the lower stage is less likely to be monotonous.

  Further, the ball guide plate has a function of preventing the game ball from being fitted into the gaps between the left and right ball guide rods of the upper stage and the middle stage. Then, the game ball can be smoothly dropped from the upper stage to the lower stage.

  According to the gaming machine having the above configuration, the game ball rolling on the upper stage is guided to the lower stage via the middle stage, or is guided to the lower stage without going through the middle stage. Therefore, the rolling mode when the game ball rolls in each stage is not monotonous, and it is possible to prevent the player from getting bored with the rolling mode of the game ball in each stage. Become.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the gaming machine of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a decoration member and a game board. It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the ball rolling means provided in the downward direction of the decoration member from the front upper direction. It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the ball rolling means from the front upper right. It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the ball rolling means from the front left upper part. It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the ball rolling means from the back right back. (A) is a front view of a ball rolling means, (b) is a top view of a ball rolling means. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the electric control of the gaming machine of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of CPU of a main control board. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a rear view of the gaming machine of FIG. In the following description, the front side of the gaming machine is the front side of the gaming machine, and the back side or rear side of the gaming machine is the back side of the gaming machine. In addition, the left side, right side, upper side, and lower side of the gaming machine are the left side, right side, upper side, and lower side when the gaming machine is viewed from the front. On the side.

  As shown in the figure, a gaming machine 1 has a front frame 3 attached to the front side of a frame-shaped machine frame 2 having a predetermined depth so that the left edge is pivotally attached and can be opened and closed on the front side. Similarly, the left edge is pivotally attached to 3 and a glass frame 4 is attached to the front side so as to be openable.

  A glass plate 5 is provided in the central opening of the glass frame 4, and the game board 6 can be viewed from the front side through the glass plate 5. In addition, an upper plate unit 7 is provided at the lower part of the glass frame 4 for storing the paid-out game balls until they are sent to the launching device 53 shown in FIG. The upper plate unit 7 is provided with an upper plate switch 8 for causing the stored game balls to flow down to the lower plate unit 11, a ball lending switch 9 for paying out lending balls that can be lent. A speaker 10 is provided on the upper part of the glass frame 4.

  At the bottom of the front frame 3, there is a lower plate unit 11 that can store game balls when the paid-out game balls cannot enter the upper plate unit 7, and a touch switch for launching the game balls. The firing handle 12 provided is provided. On the left side of the lower plate unit 11, a game switch 13 that is operated by the player corresponding to various symbols displayed on the display device 17 is provided. A speaker 10 is provided below the firing handle 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 6 is formed of a substantially square plywood and is detachably attached to the front frame 3. On this game board 6, a strip-shaped guide rail 15 made of a thin metal plate for guiding a game ball launched from the launching device 53 is erected in a substantially arc shape. A part of the outer shell is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the game area 16 of the game board 6, a display device 17, a start winning port 18, a big winning port 19, and an out port 20 are provided in that order from the top. The game area on the left side of the display device 17 is provided with a normal symbol variation start entrance 14. Furthermore, various winning openings are also provided on the right and left sides of the big winning opening 19. The display device 17 is composed of a TFT-LCD module, and special symbols, ordinary symbols, and the like are displayed on the display screen.

  In addition, a plurality of game nails (not shown) are provided in the game area 16 of the game board 6 as obstacles that change the flow-down mode of the game balls when the flowing-down game balls collide. The game balls flowing down the game area 16 are flowed down in various ways depending on the conditions when they collide with the game nails.

  Around the display device 17, a frame-shaped decorative member 21 that decorates the display device 17 is provided. The decorative member 21 is provided with a plurality of decorative lamps 22 along its frame shape. As shown in FIG. 3, the decorative member 21 includes a front decorative member 23 and a rear decorative member 24 attached to the edge of the opening 6 a of the game board 6 from the front side and the back side. Below the front decorative member 23, a ball receiving port 25 for receiving a game ball flowing down the game area 16 and a game ball received from the ball receiving port 25 are rolled in various manners and discharged to the game area 16 again. A ball rolling means 26 is provided. Details of the ball rolling means 26 will be described later. A center base member 27 is provided on the back side of the rear decorative member 24, and the front decorative member 23 and the rear decorative member 24 are attached to the game board 6 via the center base member 27.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the gaming machine 1, the frame external terminal board 40, display control board 41, main control board 42, voice control board 43, lamp control board 44, payout control board 45, launch Various game machine components such as various boards such as a control board 46 and a power supply board 47, a card interface connection portion 48, a ball holder 49, a ball tank 50, a tank rail 51, a payout device 52, and a launching device 53 are provided. .

  In such a gaming machine 1, by operating the launch handle 12, a game ball is launched from the launch device 53 to the game area 16, and flows down the game area 16, such as the start winning opening 18 and the big winning opening 19. When a ball is entered into the winning opening, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by the payout device 52.

  Next, the ball rolling means 26 provided in the gaming area 16 of the gaming machine 1 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 is an external perspective view of the ball rolling means 26 provided below the front decorative member 23 described above, as viewed from the front upper side, and FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the ball rolling means 26 as viewed from the upper right front side. 6 shows an external perspective view of the ball rolling means 26 as seen from the front left upper side. FIG. 7 shows an external perspective view of the ball rolling means 26 viewed from the rear right rear side. 8A is a front view of the ball rolling means 26, and FIG. 8B is a top view of the ball rolling means 26. FIG.

  As shown in the drawing, a ball receiving port 25 for receiving a game ball flowing down the game area 16 is provided above the left side of the ball rolling means 26. The game ball received in the ball receiving port 25 is guided to the ball outlet 29 at the left end of the upper stage 28 located at the uppermost stage of the ball rolling means 26. The game balls discharged from the ball outlet 29 roll on the upper surface of the upper stage 28.

  A lower stage 31 is provided in a step-like manner below the wall surface 28 a on the near side of the upper stage 28. Between the steps of the upper stage 28 and the lower stage 31, there is provided a middle stage 30 having a bowl shape branching left and right from the second ball guiding portion 28 c of the upper stage 28. In this case, the game ball rolling on the upper stage 28 provided in the ball rolling means 26 is guided to the lower stage 31 via the middle stage 30 or guided to the lower stage 31 without passing through the middle stage 30. It has become so.

  On the left and right sides of the upper stage 28, there are provided first ball guiding portions 28b and 28b for guiding the game balls toward the lower stage 31 without passing through the middle stage 30, respectively. In addition, in the center of the upper stage 28, a second ball inducing portion 28c for inducing the game ball toward the middle stage 30 is provided. In this case, the stage upper surface of the upper stage 28 has inclined surfaces 28d and 28d descending from the left and right end sides toward the first ball extraction portions 28b and 28b, respectively, and from the left and right first ball extraction portions 28b and 28b. It has a gentle, substantially W shape having inclined surfaces 28e and 28e that rise toward the center second ball guiding portion 28c.

  The first ball guiding portions 28b, 28b and the second ball guiding portion 28c of the upper stage 28 have descending inclined surfaces 28f, 28f, 28g that are recessed in a substantially arc shape toward the front side, respectively. Yes. In addition, the fall prevention that prevents the game ball from dropping from the upper surface of the stage to the front end portion of the upper surface of the stage other than the left and right first ball guiding portions 28b, 28b and the central second ball guiding portion 28c of the upper stage 28 is provided. Walls 28h, 28h, 28h, 28h are provided. In this case, the fall prevention wall 28h is located between the left end of the upper first stage 28 and the left end of the left first ball pulling portion 28b and from the right end of the left first ball pulling portion 28b. Between the central left end of the second ball extraction portion 28c, between the right end of the second ball extraction portion 28c and the left end of the right first ball extraction portion 28b, and the right first ball They are provided between the right end portion of the extraction portion 28b and the right end portion of the upper stage 28, respectively.

  The middle stage 30 is composed of a left sphere guide rod 30a and a right sphere guide rod 30b that branch left and right from the second ball guide portion 28c of the upper stage 28. Further, the left sphere guide rod 30a and the right sphere guide rod 30b are connected to the sphere changing portion 30c and the end sphere inlet 32 across the left and right sphere discharge portions 31d and 31d of the lower stage 31, respectively. The left sphere guide rod 30a and the right sphere guide rod 30b are recessed at the center along the rolling direction of the game ball in order to roll the game ball so as not to fall from the ball guide rod to the respective guide destinations. It has a substantially concave shape.

  The terminal part of the left sphere guide rod 30a is connected to the terminal part and is connected to the ball direction changing part 30c recessed in a left semicircular shape, and the ball direction changing part 30c is connected to the left end part of the lower stage 31. They are connected via an inclined surface 31a that is inclined to the right. In this case, the terminal end of the left guide rod 30a communicates with the front side of the left semicircular sphere changing portion 30c, and the upper left end of the inclined surface 31a of the lower stage 31 changes the left semicircular sphere orientation. It communicates with the rear side of the portion 30c.

Therefore, a game ball that is distributed to the left from the second ball guiding portion 28c of the upper stage 28 and rolls leftward on the left ball guide rod 30a to the left is a circular arc on the rear side in the left semicircular ball direction changing portion 30c. The rolling direction is changed to the right direction, and it rolls from the left end portion of the lower stage 31 to the right direction down the inclined surface 31a. Further, end portions of the right ball induction gutter 30b is connected to the end ball inlet 32 which are opened in the right end wall 28a of the upper stage 28 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the right-side sphere A game ball rolling on the guide rod 30b enters the end ball entrance 32.

In this case, the end sphere inlet 32 communicates with a back side ball guide rod 33 provided on the back side of the wall surface 28a of the upper stage 28 as shown in FIG. Further, the terminal end portion 33 a of the back side ball guide rod 33 communicates with a ball discharge port 34 formed in the center of the front wall surface 31 b of the lower stage 31. Accordingly, ball entrance and gaming balls at the ends sphere inlet 32 through the right ball induction gutter 3 0b of the middle stage 30, is induced on the back of the wall surface 28a of the upper stage 28 by the back ball induction gutter 33, the lower stage 31 It will be discharged | emitted from the ball | bowl discharge port 34 of the wall surface 31b.

  In the game area 16 below the ball discharge port 34, as shown in FIG. 1, a start winning port 18 is provided to give a game privilege to the player when the game ball enters, and the ball discharge port 34 is provided. The game ball that has been discharged and dropped downward is inserted into the start winning opening 18.

  A central ball entrance 35 into which a game ball rolling on the lower stage 31 enters is formed in the center below the wall surface 28a of the upper stage 28. As shown in FIG. 7, the central sphere inlet 35 communicates with a terminal portion 33 a of a back side ball guide rod 33 provided on the back side of the wall surface 28 a of the upper stage 28. Therefore, the game ball that has entered the central ball entrance 35 is discharged from the ball discharge port 34 of the wall surface 31b of the lower stage 31 through the terminal portion 33a of the back side ball guide rod 33, and similarly enters the start winning port 18. Is done.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the game ball before entering the end ball inlet 32 is positioned below the left side of the end ball inlet 32 formed at the right end of the wall surface 28 a of the upper stage 28. A rolling prevention wall 36 is provided so as to protrude upward so as not to roll to the lower stage 31. Therefore, the game ball that has rolled to the end ball inlet 32 through the right ball guide rod 30 b of the middle stage 30 surely enters the end ball inlet 32.

  In this case, the rolling prevention wall 36 provided near the left side of the end ball entrance 32 has a rolling prevention wall 36 for the game ball rolling on the lower stage 31 as shown in FIGS. An upper right inclined surface 36 a that connects the upper end of the rolling prevention wall 36 to the left end portion of the lower stage 31 is formed so as to be able to get over. Thereby, in addition to the game ball rolling to the end ball inlet 32 through the right ball guide rod 30b of the middle stage 30, the game ball rolling on the lower stage 31 gets over the rolling prevention wall 36 and ends. With the expectation that the player may enter the club entrance 32, the player can enjoy the rolling mode of the game ball rolling on the lower stage 31.

  In the center of the lower stage 31, a third ball extraction portion 31c for extracting the game ball rolling on the lower stage 31 to the central ball inlet 35 side formed in the wall surface 28a of the upper stage 28, that is, to the rear side. Is provided. Further, on both the left and right sides of the lower stage 31, ball discharge portions 31 d and 31 d that draw out the game balls to the front side and discharge them to the game area 16 are provided. Each ball discharge portion 31 d is provided at a position closer to the center of the lower stage 31 than each first ball extraction portion 28 b provided in the upper stage 28. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the gaming balls reaching the lower stage 31 from the first ball attracting portions 28b from being immediately discharged out of the lower stage 31.

  In this case, the stage upper surface of the lower stage 31 has inclined surfaces 31e and 31e that descend from the left and right end sides toward the ball discharge portions 31d and 31d, respectively, and the central third ball guide from the left and right ball discharge portions 31d and 31d. It has a gentle substantially W shape having inclined surfaces 31f and 31f that rise toward the protruding portion 31c.

  The third ball guiding portion 31c of the lower stage 31 has a downward inclined surface 31g that is recessed in a substantially arc shape toward the rear side, and the ball discharge portions 31d and 31d of the lower stage are directed toward the front side. It has the downward inclined surfaces 31h and 31h recessed in the substantially circular arc shape. Further, a fall prevention wall 31 i is provided at a portion other than the ball discharge portions 31 d and 31 d at the front end of the lower stage 31 so that the game ball does not fall from the lower stage 31. In this case, the fall prevention wall 31i is between the left end of the lower stage 31 and the left end of the left sphere discharge 31d and between the right end of the left sphere discharge 31d and the left end of the right sphere discharge 31d. And between the right end of the right ball discharge portion 31d and the right end of the lower stage 31 respectively.

  In the respective gaps between the left sphere guide rod 30a and the right sphere guide rod 30b of the upper stage 28 and the middle stage 30 described above, ball guide plates 37, 37 are provided, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the game ball drawn to the near side from the first ball drawing portion 28b provided on the left side of the upper stage 28 is moved to the lower stage 31 by the ball guide plate 37 also provided on the left side. It is made to fall toward the left end side. Further, the game ball drawn to the near side from the first ball drawing portion 28b provided on the right side of the upper stage 28 is directed toward the right end side of the lower stage 31 by the ball guide plate 37 also provided on the right side. Can be dropped.

  Therefore, the game balls drawn to the near side from the first ball drawing portions 28b and 28b of the upper stage 28 are dropped to the left and right end sides of the lower stage 31 by the ball guide plates 37 and 37, respectively. Each dropped game ball can start rolling from the left and right ends of the lower stage 31. Therefore, when such ball guide plates 37 and 37 are not provided, that is, the game ball falls directly from the first ball guide portions 28b and 28b of the upper stage 28 directly onto the lower stage 31, and thus the lower stage 31. Compared to rolling, the momentum of the rolling speed of the game ball can be increased. Thereby, it is possible to make the rolling mode of the game ball drawn from the first ball drawing portions 28b and 28b of the upper stage 28 and reaching the lower stage 31 difficult to be monotonous.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the ball guide plates 37 and 37 are inserted into the respective gaps between the left ball guide rod 30a and the right ball guide rod 30b of the upper stage 28 and the middle stage 30. It has a function to prevent this.

The upper stage 28, the middle stage 30, and the lower stage 31 constituting the above-described ball rolling means 26 are formed of a transparent or translucent member. Further, the wall surface 28a of the upper stage 28 and the back side ball guide rod 33 provided on the back side thereof are also formed of a transparent or translucent member. Therefore, it is possible to embodiments gaming balls which have entered the special end ball inlet 32 provided in the right end wall 28a of the upper stage 28 is gradually rolling back ball induction gutter 33 is viewed from the player, You can enjoy the rolling mode.

  Various rolling modes of the game ball in the ball rolling means 26 including the upper stage 28, the middle stage 30, and the lower stage 31 will be described.

  First, the game ball that has entered from the ball receiving port 25 starts rolling the upper stage 28 from the ball outlet 29 to the right. For example, a game ball drawn to the near side from the first ball drawing portion 28 b on the left side of the upper stage 28 is dropped to the left end portion of the lower stage 31 by the left ball guide plate 37. In this case, the game ball that has dropped to the left end of the lower stage 31, that is, the inclined surface 31a or the vicinity of the inclined surface 31a, starts rolling in the right direction without going up the inclined surface 31a. For example, the game ball discharged to the front side from the left ball discharge portion 31d of the lower stage 31 does not enter the start winning opening 18 and falls in the vicinity of the left side. Similarly, the game ball discharged to the near side from the right ball discharge portion 31d of the lower stage 31 does not enter the start winning opening 18 and falls in the vicinity of the right side. Furthermore, the game ball drawn to the rear side from the center third ball guide portion 31 c of the lower stage 31 and entering the center ball inlet 35 is connected to the ball outlet through the terminal portion 33 a of the back side ball guide rod 33. 34 is discharged. The game ball discharged from the ball discharge port 34 enters the start winning port 18, and a game privilege is given to the player. As described above, the game balls that start rolling in the right direction from the left end portion of the lower stage 31 reach the right end portion of the lower stage 31 and roll over the upward inclined surface 36a. There is a case where the ball enters the end ball entrance 32 over the motion prevention wall 36. The game balls that have entered the end ball inlet 32 are discharged from the ball discharge port 34 via the back side ball guide rod 33. Also in this case, the game ball discharged from the ball discharge port 34 enters the start winning port 18, and a game privilege is given to the player.

  There are also the following rolling modes of game balls. A game ball that has entered from the ball receiving port 25 starts rolling from the ball exit 29 to the right through the upper stage 28. For example, a game ball drawn to the near side from the first ball drawing portion 28 b on the right side of the upper stage 28 is dropped to the right end portion of the lower stage 31 by the right ball guide plate 37. The game ball that has dropped to the right end of the lower stage 31, that is, in the vicinity of the upward inclined surface 36a of the rolling prevention wall 36, starts rolling to the left without going up the upward inclined surface 36a. Then, for example, the game ball discharged to the near side from the right ball discharge portion 31d of the lower stage 31 does not enter the start winning opening 18 and falls in the vicinity of the right side. Similarly, the game ball discharged to the near side by the left ball discharge portion 31d of the lower stage 31 does not substantially enter the start winning opening 18 and falls in the vicinity of the left side. Further, the game ball that has been drawn to the rear side from the third ball drawing portion 31 c of the lower stage 31 and entered the central ball entrance 35 is from the ball discharge port 34 via the terminal portion 33 a of the back side ball guide rod 33. Discharged. The game ball discharged from the ball discharge port 34 enters the start winning port 18, and a game privilege is given to the player.

  Furthermore, there are also the following modes of rolling the game ball. A game ball that has entered from the ball receiving port 25 starts rolling from the ball exit 29 to the right through the upper stage 28. For example, a game ball drawn to the near side from the center second ball drawing portion 28c of the upper stage 28 is distributed to either the left ball guide rod 30a or the right ball guide rod 30b of the middle stage 30 and rolled. Move. And, for example, a game ball that has been distributed to the left sphere guide rod 30a of the middle stage 30 and started rolling passes through the ball direction changing portion 30c and the inclined surface 31a from the terminal portion of the left sphere guide rod 30a. Guided to the left end. The game ball guided to the left end portion of the lower stage 31 starts rolling in the right direction of the lower stage 31. The game ball discharged to the near side from the left ball discharge portion 31d of the lower stage 31 does not substantially enter the start winning opening 18 and falls in the vicinity of the left side thereof. Similarly, the game ball discharged to the near side from the right ball discharge portion 31d of the lower stage 31 does not enter the start winning opening 18 and falls in the vicinity of the right side. Further, the game ball that has been drawn to the rear side from the third ball drawing portion 31 c of the lower stage 31 and entered the central ball entrance 35 is from the ball discharge port 34 via the terminal portion 33 a of the back side ball guide rod 33. Discharged. The game ball discharged from the ball discharge port 34 enters the start winning port 18, and a game privilege is given to the player. As described above, the game balls that start rolling in the right direction from the left end portion of the lower stage 31 reach the right end portion of the lower stage 31 and roll over the upward inclined surface 36a. There is a case where the ball enters the end ball entrance 32 over the motion prevention wall 36. The game balls that have entered the end ball inlet 32 are discharged from the ball discharge port 34 via the back side ball guide rod 33. Also in this case, the game ball discharged from the ball discharge port 34 enters the start winning port 18, and a game privilege is given to the player.

  In addition, the game balls that have been distributed to the right side ball guide rod 30b of the middle stage 30 and started rolling are guided from the terminal portion of the right side ball guide rod 30b to the end ball inlet 32, and the end ball inlet 32 thereof. Enter the ball. The game balls that have entered the end ball inlet 32 are discharged from the ball discharge port 34 via the back side ball guide rod 33. Also in this case, the game ball discharged from the ball discharge port 34 enters the start winning port 18, and a game privilege is given to the player.

  Thus, the ball rolling means 26 included in the gaming machine 1 is positioned below the upper stage 28 on which the received game ball rolls and the wall surface 28a on the near side of the upper stage 28, and the game ball rolls. The lower stage 31 is provided in a staircase shape, and a middle stage 30 is provided between the steps of the upper stage 28 and the lower stage 31 so that the game ball rolls overhanging from a predetermined portion of the upper stage 28 to the near side. The game ball rolling on the upper stage 28 is guided to the lower stage 31 via the middle stage 30 or guided to the lower stage 31 without passing through the middle stage 30.

  Therefore, the game ball rolling on the upper stage 28 is guided to the lower stage 31 via the middle stage 30 or is guided to the lower stage 31 without passing through the middle stage 30. , 31 does not become monotonous when the game ball rolls, and the player is prevented from getting bored with respect to the game ball rolling mode at each stage 28, 30, 31.

  In this case, left and right sides of the upper stage 28 are respectively provided with first ball attraction portions 28b and 28b for inducing the game balls toward the lower stage 31, and at the center of the upper stage 28, the game balls are placed in the middle stage. A second ball inducing portion 28 c for inducing toward 30 is provided. Further, the upper stage surface of the upper stage 28 has inclined surfaces 28d and 28d descending from the left and right end sides toward the first ball pulling portions 28b and 28b, respectively, and from the left and right first ball pulling portions 28b and 28b. It has a gentle, substantially W shape having inclined surfaces 28e and 28e that rise toward the center second ball guiding portion 28c. Therefore, the rolling mode when the game ball rolls on the upper stage 28 does not become monotonous, and the player is bored because it is difficult for the player to predict the rolling mode of the game ball on the upper stage 28. It is prevented.

  Moreover, the 1st ball | bowl extraction part 28b, 28b and the 2nd ball | bowl extraction part 28c of the upper stage 28 have the downward inclined surfaces 28f, 28f, and 28g each recessed in the substantially circular arc shape toward the near side, respectively. Therefore, since the game ball swings at these ball guiding portions 28b, 28b, 28c, the rolling mode of the game ball is unlikely to be monotonous.

  Further, a fall prevention wall 28 h that prevents the game ball from dropping on the lower stage 31 is provided at the front end portions other than the left and right first ball guiding portions 28 b and 28 b and the central second ball guiding portion 28 c of the upper stage 28. Therefore, it is possible to draw the game ball to the near side only from a predetermined portion of the upper stage 28, that is, only from the first ball drawing portion 28b, 28b and the second ball drawing portion 28c.

  The middle stage 30 is composed of a left sphere guide rod 30a and a right sphere guide rod 30b that are branched leftward and rightward from the central second ball guiding portion 28c of the upper stage 28. In this case, the terminal portion of the left sphere guide rod 30a is connected to the left end portion of the lower stage 31 via the ball direction changing portion 30c and the inclined surface 31a, and the game ball rolling on the left sphere guide rod 30a is the lower tier. Guided to stage 31. Further, the terminal portion of the right sphere guide rod 30b is connected to an end sphere inlet 32 provided at the right end portion of the wall surface 28a of the upper stage 28, and the game ball rolling on the right sphere guide rod 30b is an end portion. The ball enters the ball entrance 32 and is guided to the back side of the upper stage wall surface 28a through the back side ball guide rod 33. Therefore, since such a difference can be provided in the rolling mode of the game ball in each of the left sphere guide rod 30a and the right sphere guide rod 30b of the middle stage 30, it is possible to prevent the player from getting bored.

  In this case, the right sphere guide rod 30a and the left sphere guide rod 30b of the middle stage 30 each have a substantially concave shape whose center is recessed along the rolling direction of the game ball. It is easy for the game ball to roll along the left ball guide rod 30b and the rolling mode of the game ball that rolls in a certain direction along each of the right ball guide rod 30a and the left ball guide rod 30b. Can enjoy.

  Further, the game ball guided from the end ball entrance 32 of the wall surface 28 a of the upper stage 28 to the back side of the wall surface 28 a by the back-side ball guide rod 33 is discharged from a ball discharge port 34 provided on the wall surface 31 b of the lower stage 31. Therefore, it is possible to further change the rolling mode of the game ball and prevent the player from getting bored.

  Further, a central ball entrance 35 into which a game ball rolling on the lower stage 31 enters is provided at the lower center of the wall surface 28a of the upper stage 28, and the game ball that has entered the central ball entrance 35 is Since the ball is discharged from the ball discharge port 34 of the wall surface 31b of the lower stage 31, it is possible to further change the rolling mode of the game ball and prevent the player from getting bored.

  The game area 16 below the ball outlet 34 on the wall surface 31b of the lower stage 31 is provided with a start winning opening 18 for giving a game privilege to the player when the game ball enters. The player can enjoy the rolling mode of the game ball with a sense of expectation whether or not the game ball will enter the start winning opening 18.

  In this case, in the vicinity of the end sphere inlet 32 of the wall surface 28 a of the upper stage 28, rolling is performed so that the game ball before entering the end sphere inlet 32 does not roll to the lower stage 31. Since the prevention wall 36 is provided, it is ensured that the game ball that has rolled to the end ball entrance 32 through the right side ball guide rod 30b of the middle stage 30 surely enters the end ball entrance 32. Can enjoy with expectation.

  In addition, a game ball rolling on the lower stage 31 can get over the anti-roll wall 36 on the anti-roll wall 36 provided near the end ball entrance 32 of the wall surface 28a of the upper stage 28. In this way, the uphill inclined surface 36a connected to the lower stage 31 is formed, so that the lower stage 31 is not limited to the game ball that has rolled to the end ball inlet 32 through the right side ball guide rod 30b of the middle stage 30. With the expectation that the rolling game ball may enter the end ball entrance 32, the player can enjoy the rolling mode of the game ball rolling on the lower stage 31.

  Further, in the center of the lower stage 31, there is provided a third ball attracting portion 31c for attracting the game ball to the rear side at the central ball entrance 35. The game ball is placed on the front side on the left and right sides of the lower stage 31. Ball discharge portions 31 d and 31 d that are led out and discharged to the game area 16 are provided. The stage upper surface of the lower stage 31 has inclined surfaces 31e and 31e descending from the left and right end sides toward the ball discharge portions 31d and 31d, respectively, and from the left and right ball discharge portions 31d and 31d to the third third ball extraction portion 31c at the center. Therefore, the rolling mode when the game ball rolls on the lower stage 31 does not become monotonous, and the lower stage 31 has an inclined surface 31f, 31f that rises toward the center. Since it is difficult for the player to predict the rolling mode of the game ball at, the player is prevented from getting bored.

  And the 3rd ball extraction part 31c of the lower stage 31 has the downward inclined surface 31g dented in the substantially circular arc shape toward the back side, and the ball discharge parts 31d and 31d of the lower stage 31 are the near side. If it has the structure which has the downward inclined surfaces 31h and 31h dented in the substantially circular arc shape toward this, a game ball will rock | fluctuate by these 3rd ball | bowl extraction parts 31c and ball | bowl discharge | emission parts 31d and 31d Therefore, the rolling mode when the game ball rolls is unlikely to be monotonous.

  In this case, if a structure is provided with a fall prevention wall 31i at the front end of the lower stage 31 other than the ball discharge portions 31d, 31d so that the game balls do not fall from the lower stage 31, A game ball can be discharged only from the ball discharge portions 31d and 31d.

  In addition, ball guide plates 37 and 37 are provided in the gaps between the left and right sphere guide rods 30a and 30b of the upper stage 28 and the middle stage 30, respectively, and provided on the left and right sides of the upper stage 28, respectively. Since the ball guiding plates 37 and 37 drop the game balls drawn from the first ball drawing portions 28b and 28b to the left and right ends of the lower stage 31, the lower stage is directly passed from the upper stage 28 without the intermediate stage 30. The game balls reaching 31 can be rolled from the left and right end sides of the lower stage 31, respectively, and the game balls when rolling vertically from the upper stage 28 to the lower stage 31 roll the lower stage 31. It is possible to increase the rolling speed of the game ball rather than the case, and the rolling mode of the game ball in the lower stage 31 is less likely to be monotonous.

  Further, the ball guide plates 37 and 37 have a function of preventing the game ball from being fitted into the respective gaps between the left ball guide rod 30a and the right ball guide rod 30b of the upper stage 28 and the middle stage 30. Therefore, the game ball can be smoothly dropped from the upper stage 28 to the lower stage 31.

  As described above, in the gaming machine of the present invention, the game ball rolls on the middle stage 30 more than the case where the game ball reaches the lower stage 31 directly from the upper stage 28 without going through the middle stage 30. Since it is easy to enter the start winning opening 18, it is possible to make a player who wants to obtain a gaming privilege pay attention to whether or not the game ball reaches the middle stage 30. The player can be made to pay attention to which of the left and right ball guide rods 30a and 30b is distributed. In addition, the game ball that has entered the ball receiving port 25 in the above-described embodiment, regardless of which of the first ball discharge unit 28b and the second ball extraction unit 28c provided on the upper stage 28 rolls, There is a possibility that the ball will be discharged from the discharge port 34, and this possibility changes depending on whether the game ball reaches the first ball extraction unit 28b or the second ball extraction unit 28c. It will be possible to attract the player's attention for a long time.

  Next, electric control of the gaming machine 1 described above will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the main control board 42 includes a microcomputer 42 having a CPU 42a, ROM 42b, RAM 42c, and a plurality of counters, and input / output circuits 42d and 42e connected to the microcomputer 54. The display device 14, the lamp control board 44, and the audio control board 43 are connected to the input / output circuit 42d, and the payout control board 45, the photo distribution board 55, and the relay board 56 are connected to the input / output circuit 42e. The main control board 42 controls these boards related to the game.

  The CPU 42a of the main control board 42 includes a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and performs calculation control, and also generates a big hit random number and the like, and can output a control command to each board Has been. The RAM 42c has a storage area such as the number of held balls detected by the start winning mouth sensor 70, a storage area for various random values generated by the CPU 42a, a storage area and flags for temporarily storing various data, and a CPU 42a A work area and the like are provided. The ROM 42b stores game control programs and control data, as well as jackpot values.

  The display control board 41 is a microcomputer 57 having a CPU 41a, ROM 41b, and RAM 41c, an input circuit 41d connected to the microcomputer 57, an output circuit 41e connecting the microcomputer 57 to a special symbol display device 58, and a normal symbol display device 59. Consists of The display control board 41 performs variable control of the display units of the special symbol display device 58 and the normal symbol display device 59 based on a control signal output from the main control board 42.

  The CPU 41a of the display control board 41 includes a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, and the like, and performs calculation control. The RAM 41c of the display control board 41 has a storage area for various data, a work area for the CPU 41a, and the like. The ROM 41b of the display control board 41 stores invariant information for display control, that is, various programs, image data, constants, and the like.

  The lamp control board 44 controls light emission of the decoration lamp 22 and the like of the gaming machine 1. The other solenoids 60 are connected to the input / output circuit 42d of the main control board 42, and the operation of the other solenoids 60 is controlled based on a control signal output from the input / output circuit 42a.

  The audio control board 43 is connected to the input / output circuit 42d of the main control board 42, and controls the sound emitted from the speaker 10 based on the control signal output from the input / output circuit 42d.

  The payout control board 45 is connected to the input / output circuit 42e of the main control board 42, receives a control command output from the input / output circuit 42e, and receives a payout device 52 including a ball rental motor 61 and a ball rental sensor 62, and a card. A prize ball payout device 69 comprising a unit 63, a launch control board 46 connected to a launch device 53 comprising a launch motor 64 and a touch switch 65, a prize ball motor 66, a prize ball sensor 67 and a prize ball sensor 68 is controlled.

  The relay board 56 transmits a detection signal received from the start winning opening sensor 70, other sensors, switches 71, a large winning opening sensor 72, and a large winning opening opening / closing door solenoid 73 to the main control board 42, or the main control board. The relay is performed when receiving the control signal of the big winning opening / closing door solenoid 73 from 42.

  Next, the operation of the gaming machine executed by the CPU 42a of the main control board 42 provided in the gaming machine 1 will be described using the flowcharts shown in FIGS. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the CPU 42a of the main control board 42.

  As shown in the figure, the CPU 42a of the main control board 42 performs main processing (S10 to S40) for executing a main program in which initial setting and the like are performed when the power is turned on. The loop process is repeated in the final process of the main process. While this loop processing is being performed, a timer interrupt occurs and interrupt processing (S50) is executed every 4 ms. In the initial setting (S10), stack setting, constant setting, CPU setting, SIO, PIO, CTC setting and the like are executed. It should be noted that the processing required only when the power is turned on is executed in the first round and not executed in the second and subsequent rounds, but the processing executed only in the first round is a well-known process, and details thereof Is omitted

  The interrupt inhibition (S20) prevents the interrupt processing from being performed until the interruption is permitted (S40) even if a timer interruption occurs every 4 ms. The normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S30) updates various random numbers. In the interrupt permission (S40), a timer interrupt is permitted every 4 ms.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the interrupt process (S50). As shown in the figure, the interrupt process (S50) includes the processes of S100 to S170. First, an output process (S100) for outputting an output command (control signal) set in each process to various control boards is performed. The command (control signal) output here includes jackpot symbol data, jackpot determination data, lost symbol data, and the like. Next, an input process (S110) is performed when various sensors (such as detection switches for each prize opening) provided in the gaming machine 1 are detected.

  Next, the remaining time of the main process, that is, the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S120) similar to the process performed in the loop process is performed. Then, a start winning opening switch detection process (S130) is performed. Specifically, in the input process (S110), when a winning signal is detected at the start winning port 18 and a winning signal is detected, the addition is performed when the number of held balls is less than four, and further, a random number value for the winning is obtained. Is stored in the corresponding RAM 42c.

  In the next normal operation process (S140), the normal symbol determination counter value in the RAM 42c is updated when the normal symbol start sensor provided in the normal symbol variation starting entrance 14 detects the passing of the game ball. The counter value (random number) is acquired from and stored in the acquisition area provided in the RAM 42c in correspondence with the normal symbol variation starting entrance 14.

  Next, the special action process (S150) is performed after performing the special lose symbol creation process, and from the value of the special action status, any one of the special symbol standby process, the changing process, the special symbol confirmation process, and the special electric accessory process Process. In addition, the detailed description about these special symbol waiting processes, the process during fluctuation | variation, a special symbol confirmation process, and a special electrically-powered object process is abbreviate | omitted. The reserved ball number process (S160) reads the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM 42c, and sets the read reserved ball number data in the output buffer of the RAM 42c. In the other process (S170), various other processes necessary for the game are performed, but a detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Although the embodiments of the gaming machine according to the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the left sphere guide rod 30a of the middle stage 30 disposed on the left side of the ball rolling means 26, the ball direction changing portion 30c, the inclined surface 31a, and the right side of the middle stage 30 disposed on the right side of the ball rolling means 26. The ball guide rod 30b, the end bulb entrance 32, the back side ball guide rod 33, the rolling prevention wall 36, and the uphill inclined surface 36a may be replaced with each other, and are not limited to the above-described embodiment.

  Further, the configuration in which the ball guide plates 37 and 37 are integrally provided on the front wall surface 28a of the upper stage 28 has been described. However, the ball guide plates 37 and 37 are provided on the left side ball guide rod 30a and the right side ball guide of the middle stage 30. The structure provided integrally in the back side of the collar 30b may be sufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 16 Game area | region 17 Display apparatus 18 Start winning opening 21 Decoration member 23 Front side decoration member 24 Back side decoration member 25 Ball receiving port 26 Ball rolling means 28 Upper stage 28a Wall surface 28b 1st ball extraction part 28c 2nd ball Inducting portion 28d Inclined surface 28e Inclined surface 28f Downward inclined surface 28g Downward inclined surface 28h Fall prevention wall 29 Sphere outlet 30 Middle stage 30a Left sphere guide rod 30b Right sphere guide rod 30c Sphere direction changing portion 31 Lower stage 31a Inclined surface 31b Wall surface 31c 3rd sphere extraction part 31d Sphere discharge part 31e Inclined surface 31f Inclined surface 31g Downward inclined surface 31h Downward inclined surface 31i Fall prevention wall 32 End sphere inlet 33 Back side sphere guide rod 33a Terminal part 34 Sphere outlet 35 Central sphere inlet 36 Roll prevention wall 36a Ascending inclined surface 37 Sphere guide plate

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An upper stage on which the game ball flowing down the game area rolls, and a lower stage on which the game ball rolls positioned below the wall surface on the near side of the upper stage are provided in a staircase shape, and the upper stage A middle stage is provided between the steps of the lower stage so that the game ball rolls forward from a predetermined position of the upper stage, and the game ball rolling on the upper stage passes through the middle stage. And is configured to be guided to the lower stage without being guided to the lower stage or via the middle stage ,
On the left and right sides of the upper stage, there are respectively provided first ball attracting portions for attracting game balls toward the lower stage, and at the center of the upper stage, the game balls are attracted toward the middle stage. A second ball guiding portion is provided, and the upper surface of the upper stage has inclined surfaces descending from the left and right end sides toward the first ball guiding portion, and from the left and right first ball guiding portions. A gentle substantially W shape with inclined surfaces that rise toward the second sphere attraction center in the center,
The middle stage is composed of a left sphere guide rod and a right sphere guide rod branching left and right from the second ball guide portion of the upper stage, and the end of one of the ball guide rods is connected to the lower stage. The game ball that rolls on the ball guide rod is guided to the lower stage, and the other ball guide rod is connected to an end ball entrance provided at an end of the upper stage wall surface to connect the ball guide rod. The rolling game ball is configured to enter the end ball entrance and be guided to the back side of the upper stage wall surface,
Ball guide plates are respectively provided in the gaps between the left and right sphere guide rods of the upper stage and the middle stage, and from the first sphere leading portions provided on the left and right sides of the upper stage, respectively. A gaming machine, wherein the ball guide plate drops the drawn game ball to the left and right ends of the lower stage . The ball guide plate has a function of preventing a game ball from being fitted into a gap between each of the left ball guide rod and the right ball guide rod of the upper stage and the middle stage. The gaming machine according to claim 1 .

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