JP4959150B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of notifying that there has been a power interruption during operation.

Conventional gaming machines having this type of power-off notification function have been as follows.
That is, the power-off indicator control means for controlling the turning-on / off of the power-off indicator light so as to differ depending on whether the power is off while the amusement hall is operating, and the power-off indicator control with respect to the power-off indicator light by turning on the operation. There has been a gaming machine that is provided with a power-off confirmation switch that is supplied with power and that is turned on to turn off a power-off indicator lamp to notify power-off (for example, see Patent Document 1).
According to this, it is possible to find a gaming machine that has been turned off by comparing and turning on / off cycles of the power-off indicator lamps of its own and other gaming machines, and therefore it is possible to find a gaming machine that has been fraudulently accompanied by turning off the power. There was an advantage.

JP 2005-66272 A

  However, in the above prior art, even if any of the gaming machines is turned off (temporary power off), the power-off indicator lamp on / off operation is not started unless the power-off confirmation switch is turned on. For this reason, it was impossible to notify at that time that the power was cut off, and it was not possible to immediately discover an illegal act involving a temporary power cut.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in a game arcade where a large number of gaming machines are installed, a gaming machine that has been turned off during operation, that is, a gaming machine that has been cheating is played. In addition to being able to know immediately and reliably on the site manager side, when a predetermined event is generated during the game, it can be known on the game site manager side, and as a game effect It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel gaming machine that can provide the above effects and that can obtain a remarkable effect even when an event is not generated or during a normal time when no cheating is performed.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the claims comprises a game board, a control means for controlling the game, and a power supply circuit for supplying power to the control means. Te becomes, in a game arcade in many stand installed the gaming machine, each setting vignetting on the front of the frame of the front door to cover the play area and the board of board of the game board, the power supply to the control means A lamp that can be turned on after being turned on, a first timer that starts operation when the power to the control means is turned on, and ends operation when the power is turned off, and from when the power is turned on to the control means A second timer corresponding to an event that starts the operation triggered by the generation of a predetermined event in the control means and ends the operation when the event ends, and a lamp that turns off the lamp Erasure Control means, wherein the first timer manages a first lamp turn-off time repeated in a predetermined cycle according to a predetermined basic pattern table during its operation, and the second timer During operation, the second lamp lighting / extinguishing time that is repeated in a predetermined cycle according to a predetermined event correspondence pattern table is managed, and the lamp lighting / extinguishing control means is managed by the first timer when no event is generated. Power is supplied to the lamp according to the first lamp turn-off time, and the lamp is turned on / off according to a basic pattern. When an event is generated, the lamp is turned on according to the second lamp turn-off time managed by the second timer. The lamp is turned on / off in an event-corresponding pattern, and when the first timer is repeated at a predetermined cycle at the end of the event Returning to the management, the lamp is turned on and off in the basic pattern, and the temporary power supply during operation of the game hall including the case where there is a fraudulent action among the multiple gaming machines that are turned on all at once For the gaming machine that has been turned off, during the operation of the game hall after the temporary power interruption, the game area and the frame are turned off the lamp different from the gaming machine that has not been temporarily turned off. It is characterized by being performed in front of the body .
Further, the invention according to claim 2 of the claims is an amusement hall comprising a game board, a control means for controlling the game, and a power supply circuit for supplying power to the control means. in many stand installed as gaming machines, each set vignetting on the front of the frame of the front door to cover the play area and the board of board of the game board, the lighting state after turning the power to the control means A first timer that starts operation when the power supply to the control means is turned on and ends the operation when the power supply is shut off, and starts operation when the power supply to the control means is turned on. A second timer corresponding to an event that terminates the operation when the lamp is shut off, and a lamp on / off control means for turning on / off the lamp, and the first timer follows a predetermined basic pattern table during the operation. A given lap The second lamp is in accordance with a predetermined event correspondence pattern table from the generation time to the end time of the predetermined event in the control means. The second lamp turn-off time, which is repeated at a predetermined cycle, is managed, and the lamp turn-off control means supplies power to the lamp according to the first lamp turn-off time managed by the first timer when no event is generated. The lamp is turned on and off in a basic pattern, and when an event is generated, power is supplied to the lamp according to a second lamp on and off time managed by the second timer, and the lamp is turned on and off in an event corresponding pattern. When the event ends, the lamp returns to the basic pattern by returning to the time management by the first timer repeated at a predetermined cycle. Among the many gaming machines that are configured to be turned on and off at the same time, the gaming machine that has been temporarily powered off while the amusement hall is operating, including cases where there is an illegal act, During the operation of the game hall after a general power interruption, the lamp area is turned off and off from the gaming area and the front surface of the frame body, which is different from the gaming machine without the temporary power interruption. To do.

According to the invention described in claim 1 of the scope of claims, in a game arcade where a large number of gaming machines are installed, when all the gaming machines are turned on all at once, unless power is cut off during the subsequent operation It will be repeatedly turned on and off with all the gaming machine lamps completely aligned. Therefore, the gaming machine manager side can immediately and surely know the gaming machine that has been cheated with temporary power interruption. In addition, when a predetermined event is generated during the game, it can be known by the game hall manager and can have an effect as a game effect. Furthermore, a remarkable effect can be obtained even when an event is not generated or during a normal time when no illegal act is performed.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation control of the second timer is the same as the operation control of the first timer, and the control of both timers becomes extremely simple.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol shows the same or an equivalent part between each figure.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an outline of an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, here a pachinko machine, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing the gaming board in FIG.
In these figures, a guide rail 3 is provided in a substantially circular spiral shape on a board surface 2 of a game board 1 of a pachinko machine, and a game area 4 is formed inside thereof. The guide rail 3 is configured to send a game ball fired by an operation of a handle described later from the upper left side of the board surface 2 to the game area 4.
The board surface 2 is also provided with an appropriate number, for example, twelve lamps L1 to L12 made of R (red), G (green) or B (blue) single color LEDs, RGB full color LEDs, or the like. Each of the lamps L1 to L12 is provided in a position where light is emitted toward the front side of the gaming machine (player) when it is lit, that is, in the gaming area 4 and is used for decoration of the board surface 2 or for producing a game.

  A special electric accessory 6 having a big prize opening 5 is arranged in the center of the board surface 2. Below the special electric accessory 6, a middle start winning port 7, a left starting winning port 8, and a right starting winning port 9 are provided. When a game ball wins in these start winning ports 7 to 9, the big winning port 5 opens as follows. That is, when a game ball wins the middle start winning opening 7, the big winning opening 5 opens, for example, 0.5 seconds in 3.4 seconds three times, and the game balls win in the left and right starting winning openings 8 and 9. Then, the special winning opening 5 is opened once for 0.4 seconds, for example.

An image display 10 is provided on the upper portion of the special electric accessory 6, and a winning prize opening 11 is provided on the upper side thereof. On the lower left side of the special electric accessory 6, there are one upper and lower winning holes (the upper one is referred to as the left middle winning port 12, and the lower one is referred to as the lower left winning port 13). In addition, on the lower right side of the special electric accessory 6, one upper and lower winning holes are provided (the upper one is called the right middle winning port 14, and the lower one is called the lower right winning port 15).
An out port 16 is provided below the middle start winning port 7 (the lowermost portion of the game area 4).
In addition, the game area 4 is provided with several, here, four windmills 17, a large number of game nails 18 (only a part is shown), and the like.

The board surface 2 is covered with the transparent glass plate 101 of the front opening / closing door (glass door) 103, which is mainly composed of the transparent glass plate 101 and the frame body 102 that holds the transparent glass plate 101, thereby preventing the game ball from being detached from the game area 4. Is done. The front opening / closing door 103 is supported by the hinge portion 104 so that the panel surface 2 can be opened and closed.
The frame 102 is provided with an appropriate number of R (red), G (green) or B (blue) single color LEDs, RGB full color LEDs, or the like, here eight lamps L13 to L20. . Each of the lamps L13 to L20 is provided at a position that emits light toward the front side of the gaming machine (player) when it is lit, that is, the front surface of the frame body 102, and is used for decoration of the front opening / closing door 103 or for the production of a game. The upper left speaker SP1 and the upper right speaker SP2 are also provided in the frame body 102.

The integrated dish set plate 105 below the board surface 2 is provided with a game ball receiving tray 106 and a handle 107 for firing the game ball. The handle 107 can be driven by a player to start and play a game ball launching device (not shown) to drive a game ball (not shown) in the tray 106 into the game area 4. It is.
The lower left speaker SP3 and the lower right speaker SP4 are provided on the outer frame front plate 108 below the integrated dish set plate 105.

A game ball (not shown) guided by the guide rail 3 and driven into the upper portion of the game area 4 is changed in the flow direction by the game nails 18, the windmill 17, etc. provided on the board surface 2. Each winning opening 11, 5, 12-15, 7-9 wins (wins) or is collected at the out opening 16 without winning.
The special electric accessory 6 has a pair of left and right blades 21 and 21 that are opened and closed by being driven by a large winning port operating solenoid described later, and the large winning port 5 is opened and closed by opening and closing the pair of blades 21 and 21. It has become. When the pair of wings 21 and 21 are opened, the game ball (not shown) comes to win the grand prize opening 5, and when the wings 21 and 21 are closed, the winning of the game sphere to the big prize opening 5 is Deterred.

A specific area (V zone) 24 is set in the special winning opening 5. The special winning opening 5 leads to a specific area 24 or a normal area (not shown) other than the specific area 24 via the ball path changing members 22, 23, etc. It is configured to pass through either the specific area 24 or the normal area.
The ball path changing members 22, 23, etc. are actuated (rotated or moved) by a driving means (not shown), and are individually or combined with each other in the activated state or inactivated state (stopped state). The game ball is guided and blocked with respect to the game.

  When a game ball is won in the top prize winning port 11, the left middle winning port 12, the lower left winning port 13, the right middle winning port 14, or the lower right winning port 15, for example, seven game balls are awarded as winning balls. To be paid out. In addition, when a game ball wins the big winning opening 5, for example, 10 game balls are paid out as a winning ball for each winning ball. When a game ball wins the middle start winning port 7, the left start winning port 8, or the right start winning port 9, for example, 5 game balls are paid out for each winning ball.

  When the winning ball 5 is opened by the winning of the game ball at the starting winning port 7, 8, or 9, and the winning game ball passes the specific area 24 within a predetermined time, the special winning port 5 is opened after the opening operation. In order to display the number of times that the electric accessory 6 can be operated continuously, that is, the number of consecutive big hits in which the big hit state (round) can be repeated, the display design of the image display 10 starts to change. There are a plurality of types of symbols displayed on the image display 10, here, four types of numeric symbols of “15”, “8”, “5”, and “2”.

The number of continuous actuations of the special electric accessory 6 corresponding to the stop pattern of the image display 10, that is, the number of consecutive big hits (number of rounds) is set, for example, as described in the following (1) to (4).
(1) When the symbol “15” is stopped and displayed, the number of consecutive big hits is the maximum number of 15 times.
(2) When the symbol “8” is stopped and displayed, the number of consecutive big hits is eight.
(3) When the symbol “5” is stopped and displayed, the number of consecutive big hits is five.
(4) When the symbol “2” is stopped and displayed, the number of consecutive big hits is two.
Which setting is selected from among the settings (1) to (4) depends on lottery for the number of consecutive big hits (big hit consecutive number lottery) in the control device described later.
In addition to the continuous opening, the opening operation of the special winning opening 5 includes an intermittent opening that repeats the opening / closing operation at an appropriate time interval, and any of them may be applied.

  When the game ball passes through the specific area 24 as described above, a big hit state is started in which the big winning opening 5 is opened until a predetermined closing condition is satisfied. Here, after the symbol on the image display 10 that has been variably displayed stops and displays the number of consecutive big hits, the winning prize opening 5 performs an opening / closing operation in which the opening for 0.8 seconds is performed 18 times for 28.0 seconds. Started (transition to jackpot state). Even within the opening / closing time (28.0 seconds) of the big prize opening 5, the above opening / closing operation ends when ten game balls win the big prize opening 5. That is, it returns from the big hit state to the normal gaming state.

If the game ball that has won the big prize opening 5 passes the specific area 24 while the big hit state continues, the big prize opening 5 repeats the above 18 times of opening and closing operations. This operation is repeated up to the number of times set by the above (1) to (4).
The large winning opening 5 is specifically formed so that the winning opening is wide or large so that it is easier to win than the other winning openings 7-9, 11, 12-15 when opened. . Therefore, when such a big hit state (round) in which the large winning opening 5 is opened as described above is repeated as described above, many winnings, in other words, a large number of winning balls can be obtained.

  Each of the winning openings 5, 7 to 9, 11, 12 to 15 and the specific area 24 is provided with a switch for detecting the winning or passing of the game ball to those places.

As shown in FIG. 3, these switches, that is, the big prize opening switch 31, the middle starting prize opening switch 32, the left starting prize opening switch 33, the right starting prize opening switch 34, the top winning prize opening switch 35, and the left middle prize opening switch. 36, the lower left prize port switch 37, the right middle prize port switch 38, the lower right prize port switch 39, the specific area switch 40, and the like are connected to the input side of the control device 30.
On the output side of the control device 30, a special winning opening operating solenoid 41, a special electric accessory driving device (excluding the special winning opening operating solenoid 41. The same applies hereinafter) 42, a winning ball payout device 43, the image display 10 and the like. Lamps L1 to L20 and the like are connected.
The special prize opening operation solenoid 41 is a solenoid for executing a big hit state by the special prize opening 5 (opening operation of the special prize opening 5), and the prize ball payout device 43 is a device for paying out the prize balls to the tray 106. .

The control device 30 determines a change symbol and a stop symbol displayed by the image display 10, and controls a main winning opening actuating solenoid 41, a special electric accessory driving device 42 and the like, and other parts of the pachinko machine ( The image display 10 and output devices for sound effects generated from the speakers SP1 to SP4 and lamps L1 to L20, etc.) and a plurality of sub-control units that share the control.
In FIG. 3, the CPU 30a, ROM 30b, and RAM 30c included in the main control unit, the sub-control unit for lighting on / off control of the lamps L1 to L20, that is, the lamp lighting on / off control circuit 30d, and the first lighting on / off control circuit 30d. The illustration is omitted except for the timer 30e, the second timer 30f, the basic pattern table TB1, and the event correspondence pattern table TB2.
The power supply circuit 51 is a circuit that supplies power to the control device (main control unit, sub-control unit) 30. The image display 10, the lamps L1 to L20, the special winning opening operating solenoid 41, the special electric accessory driving device 42, the winning ball payout device 43 and the like are supplied from the power supply circuit 51 via the control device 30 or another power source (not shown). Power is supplied from the circuit. The lamps L <b> 1 to L <b> 20 are ready to light after the power supply to the control device 30 is turned on.

The first timer 30e is turned on when the power to the control device 30 is turned on. Specifically, the power is turned on to the control device 30, and an operation start command from the main control unit of the control device 30 is sent to the lamp turn-off control circuit 30d. It is a timer that starts the operation upon receiving and ends the operation when the power supply is cut off. The first timer 30e manages the first lamp turn-off time according to a predetermined basic pattern table TB1 during the operation. This first lamp turn-off time (basic pattern) is repeated at a predetermined cycle, here, a 10-second cycle.
The operation start command is a command sent from the main control unit to the lamp lighting / extinguishing control circuit 30d (usually sent first) when the power to the control device 30 is turned on. Any command can be used. For example, when the power is turned on, a command for initialization of the control state held in the RAM of each sub-control unit sent from the main control unit to each sub-control unit (including the lamp turn-off control circuit 30d) Used as a start command.

The second timer 30f is from the time when the power to the control device 30 (main control unit) is turned on until the time when the control device 30 is turned off. This is an event-corresponding timer that starts its operation when the lamp turn-off / control circuit 30d receives an event start command from 30 main control units and ends its operation when the event ends. When an event is generated a plurality of times during the game, the second timer 30f starts and ends each time. A plurality of second timers 30f may be provided according to the type of event, but here, one second timer 30f that is also used for a plurality of types of events is provided.
The second timer 30f manages the second lamp turn-off time according to a predetermined event correspondence pattern table TB2 during the operation. This second lamp turn-off time (event correspondence pattern) is repeated at a predetermined cycle, here a 6-second cycle.

Here, the event refers to a game event generated when a predetermined condition is satisfied during the game. In the present embodiment, the starting state due to the winning of a game ball in at least one of the starting ports 7, 8 or 9, that is, the large winning port opening operation state (including during the change of the display pattern of the image display 10). In this case, it means a big hit state when a game ball won in the big winning opening 5 passes through the specific area 24.
In any case, the event is an arbitrary gaming state (event) determined in advance, and its start condition and end condition are also determined in advance. The start and end of the event are notified to the lamp lighting / extinguishing control circuit 30d by a command from the main control unit of the control device 30.
In the following description, a gaming state other than a gaming state determined as an event, that is, a gaming state when no event is generated is referred to as a normal state.

The lamp on / off control circuit 30d is a control circuit for turning on / off the lamps L1 to L20 as follows.
That is, when the event is not generated (normal state), the power from the power supply circuit 51 is supplied to the lamps L1 to L20 according to the first lamp turn-off time managed by the first timer 30e, and the lamps L1 to L20 are turned on. Turn off the light with the basic pattern. On the other hand, when an event is generated, that is, when a start state or a big hit state is reached, the power is supplied to the lamps L1 to L20 in accordance with the second lamp turn-off time managed by the second timer 30f, and the lamps L1 to L20 are started. / Turn off the light with a big hit pattern. At the end of the event, that is, when the start state or the big hit state ends, the control circuit returns to the time management by the first timer 30e repeated every 10 seconds and turns off the lamps L1 to L20 with the basic pattern. is there.
Note that “turning on and off with a pattern” means turning on and off according to the pattern table (TB1, TB2).

  The main control unit of the control device 30 performs various calculations and processes by the CPU 30a reading the control program and data stored in the ROM 30b and executing them while using the RAM 30c as a work area. Specifically, it receives signals from the switches 31 to 40, etc., and controls the special winning opening operating solenoid 41, the special electric accessory driving device 42, the prize ball payout device 43, etc., and the lamp turn-off control circuit 30d, etc. Each part of the pachinko machine, such as the image display 10 and the lamps L1 to L20, is controlled via the sub-control unit, and the above-described gaming operation related to the start state, the big hit state, or the normal state is performed.

  The control device 30 controls the general gaming operation as described above as a pachinko machine. In the present embodiment, the control device 30 uses the first timer 30e and the second timer 30f, and the lamp turn-off control circuit 30d performs the following. The lamp turn-off control is also performed.

Hereinafter, a specific example of the on / off control of the lamps L1 to L20 by the lamp on / off control circuit 30d will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 4 illustrates the contents of the basic pattern table TB1.
As shown in the figure, in the basic pattern table TB1, the first lamp turn-off times T11 to T18 managed by the first timer 30e are 1.5 seconds → 1.0 seconds → 1.5 seconds → 1 in order from T11 to T18. 0 seconds → 1.0 seconds → 1.5 seconds → 1.0 seconds → 1.5 seconds (10 seconds in total). The management of the first lamp turn-off times T11 to T18 is repeated at a cycle of 10 seconds as long as the operation of the first timer 30e continues, that is, until the power from the power supply circuit 51 is cut off.

The basic pattern table TB1 indicates which lamp L is lit during the lamps L1 to L20 at each time T11 to T18. Here, the lamp L in which “1” is recorded in the row in which the times T11 to T18 are recorded corresponds to the lamp L to be turned on, and the lamp L in which “0” is recorded is not lit (turned off). Represents that.
Specifically, at the first time T11 (1.5 seconds), the lamps L1, L3,... L18, L20 are turned on, and the lamps L2, L4, L17, L19 are turned off, and the next time T12 (1 .0 seconds), the lamps L2, L4,... L17, L19 are turned on and the lamps L1, L3,. In the last time T18 (1.5 seconds), the lamps L2, L4,... L17, L19 are turned on and the lamps L1, L3,.

The lamp lighting / extinguishing control circuit 30d refers to such a basic pattern table TB1, and the first lamp lighting / extinguishing times T11 to T18 are managed by the first timer 30e, that is, according to the basic pattern as described above. The lamps L1 to L20 are turned on / off.
The lamps L1 to L20 are turned on and off at a cycle of 10 seconds as long as the operation of the first timer 30e continues, and therefore until the power supply from the power supply circuit 51 is cut off and the operation of the second timer 30f is not started. Repeated. That is, after the lamp start / stop control circuit 30d receives an operation start command from the main control unit of the control device 30 until the power supply to the control device 30 is shut off, neither the start state nor the big hit state is reached. In a normal state (when no event is generated), the process is repeated at a cycle of 10 seconds.

FIG. 5 illustrates the contents of the event correspondence pattern table TB2.
As shown in the figure, in the event correspondence pattern table TB2, the second lamp turn-off times T21 to T28 managed by the second timer 30f are in order from T21 to T28 in order of 1.0 second → 0.5 second → 1.0 second → 0.5 seconds → 0.5 seconds → 1.0 seconds → 0.5 seconds → 1.0 seconds (6 seconds in total). The management of the second lamp lighting time T21 to T28 is repeated at a cycle of 6 seconds as long as the operation of the second timer 30f continues.

The event correspondence pattern table TB2 indicates which lamp L is lit during the lamps L1 to L20 at each time T21 to T28. Here, the lamp L in which “1” is recorded in the row in which the times T21 to T28 are recorded corresponds to the lamp L to be turned on, and the lamp L in which “0” is recorded is not lit (turned off). Represents that.
Specifically, at the first time T21 (1.0 second), the lamps L2, L4... L17, L19 are turned on, and the lamps L1, L3... L18, L20 are turned off, and the next time T22 (0 .5 seconds), the lamps L1, L3,... L18, L20 are turned on and the lamps L2, L4,. In the last time T28 (1.0 second), the lamps L1, L3,... L18, L20 are turned on and the lamps L2, L4, L17, L19 are turned off.

The lamp turn-on / off control circuit 30d refers to such an event correspondence pattern table TB2, and the second lamp turn-off times T21 to T28 are managed by the second timer 30f, that is, according to the event correspondence pattern as described above. The lamps L1 to L20 are turned on and off.
The lamps L1 to L20 are turned on and off repeatedly at a cycle of 6 seconds as long as the operation of the second timer 30f continues. That is, after the lamp lighting / extinguishing control circuit 30d receives the event start command from the main control unit of the control device 30 until it receives the event end command, here, in the start state or the big hit state, in a cycle of 6 seconds. Repeated.
When the lamp turn-off control circuit 30d receives the event end command, that is, when the starting state or the big hit state is finished, the lamp turning-off control circuit 30d returns to the time management by the first timer 30e repeated every 10 seconds, and basically uses the lamps L1 to L20. Turn off the light with a pattern. Since the first timer 30e continues the time management that is repeated at a cycle of 10 seconds even during the operation of the second timer 30f, the lamp L that is initially turned on when returning to the time management by the first timer 30e is 2 Even during the time when the lights are turned off under the control of the timer 30f, the lamp L is turned on when it is assumed that the lights are turned off under the control of the first timer 30e.

  4 and 5, the recorded contents “1” and “0” for which lamp L is turned on (or turned off) are not shown for the lamps L5 to L16. Of course, “1” or “0” is also recorded in advance for L16.

The above operation will be described for a case where the present invention is applied to each pachinko machine in a game hall where a large number of pachinko machines are installed.
Now, assume that when amusement hall is opened, all the pachinko machines in the store or all pachinko machines in a certain section called an island are turned on all at once (the power circuit 51 of each pachinko machine is turned on all at once).
Then, the control devices 30 of the respective pachinko machines are simultaneously supplied with power, and an operation start command from the main control unit of the control device 30 is simultaneously sent to the lamp turn-off control circuit 30d. When the lamp turn-off control circuit 30d receives the operation start command, the first timer 30e starts the operation.
When power is turned on at the time of opening the game hall, all pachinko machines are in an event non-generated state, that is, in a normal state that is not in a starting state or a big hit state. The power from the power supply circuit 51 is supplied to the lamps L1 to L20 in accordance with the first lamp turn-on time managed in step S1, and the lamps L1 to L20 are turned on and off with the basic pattern.

According to this, for the pachinko machines (all pachinko machines) that are turned on all at once, the lamps L1 to L20 are turned on and off with the same basic pattern. That is, the lamps L1 to L20 of each pachinko machine are repeatedly turned on and off in synchronization with the 10-second cycle.
As described above, the lamps L1 to L20 are provided at positions that emit light toward the front side of the gaming machine when lit, and the lamps L1 to L20 of all the pachinko machines to which the present invention is applied are also temporally. Since the lights are turned on in a state where they are aligned, the entire amusement hall flickers with uniformity, and the effects are remarkable.

Normally, after the store is closed and before the power is turned off, an operation start command (such as an initialization command for the RAM built in the circuit 30d) is sent to the lamp lighting / extinguishing control circuit 30d for reasons other than the power-on operation when the game hall is opened. ) Is never sent.
That is, after all the pachinko machines are powered on all at once, the operation start command is not sent to the lamp turn-off control circuit 30d only for some of the pachinko machines. Therefore, the lamps L1 to L20 of each pachinko machine are repeatedly turned on and off in synchronism with a period of 10 seconds from the start of the lighting operation (when all the pachinko machines are turned on simultaneously).

Note that the pachinko machine can store a game state, such as the above-mentioned start state, big hit state, and so on, even if the power is cut off due to an unexpected power failure, etc., so that the so-called high-accuracy state can be restored. RAM 30a etc.). This is in order not to harm the player's gaming interests due to power outages, etc., but when the power is shut off without harming the gaming interests, for example, when the game hall shuts off at the closing time However, the RAM stores the game state at the time of power-off so that it can be recovered.
If the contents of this game state are not cleared (initialized) by the opening time of the next day, even if all the pachinko machines are turned on all at once, the operation can be performed from the start state, the big hit state, or the high probability state. It doesn't have to be a pachinko machine to start. In any case, all pachinko machines must start operation from the same game state (game start state) when the game hall is opened. For this reason, the stored contents have been cleared before all the pachinko machines are powered on at the same time, and the lamps L1 to L20 of each pachinko machine after the power is turned on are turned on from the start of the lighting operation. The lighting and extinguishing with the same period and so on, here, the lighting and extinguishing synchronized with the cycle of 10 seconds are repeated.

  Therefore, compare the lighting (lighting sequence, cycle, etc.) of the lamps L1 to L20 of the pachinko machines of a large number of machines to which the present invention is applied (2 or more because 3 cannot be compared later). If you go, you can know at a glance the pachinko machine that has been turned off during operation, here the pachinko machine that has been fraudulent. If only one pachinko machine, or only a limited number of pachinko machines, is turned off, the pachinko machine can be determined to be a pachinko machine that has been cheating. It is.

This will be described in detail below.
The main control unit of the control device 30 is a circuit that generates control for a game, that is, a big hit state, and performs control related to the amount of award medium, in this case, the number of award balls paid out, which is likely to be a target of fraud. . For example, a fraudulent act that makes it easy to draw a big hit and pays out many prize balls by replacing all or part of the circuit board of the main control unit with another circuit board (modified board) that has been altered is performed. Cheap.
When switching to the modified substrate as described above is made, the power supply to the main control unit is temporarily shut off. After switching to the altered substrate, power supply is resumed. In this case, when the power supply is resumed, an operation start command from the main control unit is sent to the lamp turn-off control circuit 30d, and the first timer 30e is activated. The operation is started, and turning on / off by the basic pattern of the lamps L1 to L20 is started.
For this reason, the lamps L1 to L20 of the pachinko machine in which this fraud has occurred are turned on and off, and the lamps L1 to L20 of the pachinko machine that have not been cut off in the middle after being turned on all at once are Even if the turn-on / off sequence (basic pattern) of L1 to L20 is the same, it is no longer a repeated operation that is synchronized, and the pachinko machine that has been cheating can be known very easily and clearly.
In addition, it cannot be said that the lamps L1 to L20 are turned on and off by chance, but this is a rare case.

Moreover, according to the above-mentioned embodiment, since the lamps L13 to L20 are provided on the front side of the frame body 102 constituting the front opening / closing door 103, the lamps L1 to L1 that can know whether or not power has been cut off for a large number of pachinko machines. The turn-on / off sequence (light-on / off pattern) of L20 can be overlooked at a time for each pachinko machine arrangement, and fraudulent acts can be easily and efficiently discovered.
That is, in the pachinko amusement hall, as described above, it is common that a large number of pachinko machines are arranged in the left-right direction of the area called the island, and after closing the store, before turning off the power, nailing adjustment etc. Therefore, the front opening / closing doors 102 are often opened for all pachinko machines. In such a case, according to the present embodiment, when the front opening / closing door 103 of the pachinko machine is opened, that is, without performing any special operation, and for a large number of pachinko machines arranged, The on / off pattern of the lamps L1 to L20, which can know whether or not there has been, can be looked at once for each pachinko machine arrangement, and fraudulent acts can be found easily and efficiently.

Also, the lamp lighting / extinguishing control circuit 30d receives the event starting command from the main control unit of the control device 30 when the event is generated, that is, when the starting state or the big hit state is reached. When the circuit 30d receives, the lamps L1 to L20 are turned on / off in the start / hit pattern.
This lighting / lighting by the start / hit pattern is repeated at a cycle of 6 seconds until the lamp lighting control circuit 30d receives the event end command from the main control unit, and is different from the basic pattern. Therefore, the player or the game hall manager knows that the pachinko machine is in the starting state or the big hit state, and can exert an advertising effect for the player. For the game hall manager, the game hall Services such as grasping the overall starting state and big hit state, and preparing a dollar box (prize ball storage box) for the player of the pachinko machine are possible.

  At the end of the event, that is, when the lamp lighting / extinguishing control circuit 30d receives an event termination command from the main control unit of the control device 30, the lamp lighting / extinguishing control circuit 30d is repeated at a cycle of 10 seconds. The lamps L1 to L20 are turned on and off with the basic pattern by returning to the time management by the above.

As described above, since the first timer 30e continues the time management that repeats at a cycle of 10 seconds even during the operation of the second timer 30f, the lamp that is lit first when returning to the time management by the first timer 30e. L is a lamp L which is turned on when it is assumed that the lamp is turned off under the control of the first timer 30e even during the time when the lamp is turned off under the control of the second timer 30f.
Accordingly, when the lamp turn-off control circuit 30d receives the event end command, the lamps L1 to L20 are switched to the lamps L1 to L20 of other pachinko machines (pachinko machines that have been cheated and currently in a start state or a big hit state). Except for the lamps L1 to L20 of a certain pachinko machine), the same lamp L is turned on and off with respect to the same lamp L. That is, similar to the lamps L1 to L20 of the other pachinko machines, the operation returns to the operation of repeatedly turning on and off in synchronization with the cycle of 10 seconds, and exhibits the above-described effects together with the lamps L1 to L20 of the other pachinko machines. .

FIG. 6 shows an example of the relationship between the operating state of the first timer 30e and the second timer 30f and the gaming state in the above embodiment.
In this figure, ON indicates that the timers 30e and 30f are operating and OFF indicates that the timers 30 are not operating. In the gaming state, when the start state is followed by the big hit state, the event end command for the start state and the event start command for the big hit state may be omitted.

In the above-described embodiment, the second timer 30f is operated from the time when the power to the control device 30 is turned on until the time when the control device 30 is turned off, and triggered by the generation of a predetermined event in the control device 30, It was configured to end the operation when the event ended. However, like the first timer 30e, the second timer 30f may be configured to continue the operation from when the power to the control device 30 is turned on until it is shut off.
In this case, the second timer 30f manages the second lamp turn-off time that is repeated at a predetermined cycle according to a predetermined event correspondence pattern table TB2 from the time when the event is generated to the time when the event is ended. Composed. In addition, the lamp lighting / extinguishing control circuit 30d supplies power to the lamps L1 to L20 according to the second lamp lighting / extinguishing time managed by the second timer 30d at the time of event generation, and turns on / off the lamps L1 to L20 with the event corresponding pattern. Configured as follows.
As described above, if the second timer 30f is configured to continue the operation from when the power to the control device 30 is turned on until it is shut off, the ON / OFF operation control of the second timer 30f is also performed by the first timer 30e. This is the same as the ON / OFF operation control, and there is an advantage that the control of both timers 30e and 30f becomes extremely simple.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the start state and the big hit state are exemplified as events, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be arbitrarily set. The condition for returning from the lighting operation of the lamps L1 to L20 by the time management of the second timer 30f to the lighting operation of the lamps L1 to L20 by the time management of the first timer 30e is not limited to the end of the event. When the lamp lighting / extinguishing control circuit 30d receives a command from the main control unit, for example, a command for waiting for a visitor, the lamp L1 / L20 is configured to return to the lighting / extinguishing operation by the time management of the first timer 30e. Also good.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the sub-control unit (including the lamp lighting / extinguishing control circuit 30d) that shares and takes charge of the control of each part of the pachinko machine is divided into a plurality of functions. The lamp lighting / extinguishing control circuit 30d may be built in as a control part and a circuit part constituting a part thereof.
Further, the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine other than a pachinko machine, for example, a revolving type gaming machine (so-called pachislot machine). In this case, not a game ball but a game medal is used as the award medium.

It is a front view showing an outline of one embodiment of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied. It is a front view which takes out and expands and shows the game board in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part of the pachinko machine shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2. It is a figure which illustrates the content of the basic pattern table referred in the lamp lighting-off control by the lamp lighting-off control circuit in FIG. It is a figure which similarly illustrates the content of the event corresponding | compatible pattern table. It is a time chart which shows an example of the relationship between the operation state of the 1st timer and 2nd timer in this embodiment, and a game state.

Explanation of symbols

30: control device (control means), 30d: lamp turn-off control circuit (lamp turn-off control means), 30e: first timer, 30f: second timer, 51: power supply circuit, L1 to L20: lamp, TB1: basic Pattern table, TB2: Event correspondence pattern table.

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine installed in a game hall, each comprising a game board, a control means for controlling the game, and a power supply circuit for supplying power to the control means,
Each set vignetting on the front of the frame of the front door to cover the play area and the board of board of the game board, a lamp become lighted state after turning the power to the control means,
A first timer that starts operation when the power is turned on to the control means and ends operation when the power is shut off;
An operation corresponding to an event corresponding to the start of the operation triggered by the generation of a predetermined event in the control means between the time when the power supply to the control means is turned on and the time when the control means is shut down, and the operation is ended when the event ends. 2 timers,
Lamp lighting / extinguishing control means for turning on / off the lamp,
The first timer manages a first lamp turn-off time repeated at a predetermined cycle according to a predetermined basic pattern table during the operation,
The second timer manages a second lamp turn-off time that is repeated at a predetermined cycle according to a predetermined event correspondence pattern table during the operation,
The lamp turn-off control means supplies power to the lamp according to a first lamp turn-off time managed by the first timer when no event is generated, turns the lamp on and off with a basic pattern, and turns off the lamp when an event is generated. Power is supplied to the lamp in accordance with a second lamp turn-off time managed by a second timer, the lamp is turned on / off in an event corresponding pattern, and the first timer is repeated at a predetermined cycle when the event ends. Returning to time management, the lamp is turned on and off with the basic pattern,
Among the many gaming machines that have been turned on all at once, the gaming machine that has been temporarily powered off while the amusement hall is running, including cases of fraudulent activity, A game machine characterized in that, during operation of the game hall, the lamp is turned off and off on the game area and the front side of the frame body, which is different from the game machine that has not been temporarily powered off. In a gaming machine installed in a game hall, each comprising a game board, a control means for controlling the game, and a power supply circuit for supplying power to the control means,
Each set vignetting on the front of the frame of the front door to cover the play area and the board of board of the game board, a lamp become lighted state after turning the power to the control means,
A first timer that starts operation when the power is turned on to the control means and ends operation when the power is shut off;
An event-corresponding second timer that starts operation when the power source is turned on to the control means and ends operation when the power source is shut off;
Lamp lighting / extinguishing control means for turning on / off the lamp,
The first timer manages a first lamp turn-off time repeated at a predetermined cycle according to a predetermined basic pattern table during the operation,
The second timer has a second lamp turn-off time that is repeated at a predetermined cycle in accordance with a predetermined event correspondence pattern table from the generation time to the end time of the predetermined event in the control means. Manage,
The lamp turn-off control means supplies power to the lamp according to a first lamp turn-off time managed by the first timer when no event is generated, turns the lamp on and off with a basic pattern, and turns off the lamp when an event is generated. Power is supplied to the lamp in accordance with a second lamp turn-off time managed by a second timer, the lamp is turned on / off in an event corresponding pattern, and the first timer is repeated at a predetermined cycle when the event ends. The lamp is turned on and off in the basic pattern by returning to the time management by
Among the many gaming machines that have been turned on all at once, the gaming machine that has been temporarily powered off while the amusement hall is running, including cases of fraudulent activity, A game machine characterized in that, during operation of the game hall, the lamp is turned off and off on the game area and the front side of the frame body, which is different from the game machine that has not been temporarily powered off.

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