JP5282212B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention belongs to the technical field of ball game machines.

  A variable display control means is provided that includes two display units, a variable display device and a variable decoration display device, and performs variable display of the variable display device and variable decoration display device, and then performs control to derive and display the respective display results. An invention is disclosed in which the display control means performs control corresponding to the display result of the identification information on the variable display device, with respect to the display result of the identification information on the variable decoration display device (Claim 1 of the same document). Based on paragraphs 0060 to 0063 of Patent Document 1 and the description of FIG. 7, the change time of special symbols and decorative symbols, stop symbols, etc. are determined by the game control board.

JP-A-9-122309

  In the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the special symbol is directly controlled by the main control board that controls the progress of the game, a large burden is placed on the main control board when trying to produce various special symbols. It is an invention that enables a high degree of freedom of production by pseudo symbol display controlled by the symbol control board, but the pseudo symbol is the same according to the variation time of the special symbol, the type of symbol to be determined, etc. Special design and pseudo, such as performing with varying time, having to have a symbol as a pseudo symbol in the pseudo display unit according to the special symbol, or confirming with a combination of the definite symbol type that informs the same content Unless there is a minimum coincidence representing the relationship between the displayed symbols, the player may be confused with a plurality of symbols.

The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines whether or not a hit is made due to the game ball entering the start port,
Special game execution means for performing a special game that is advantageous to the player if the success / failure determination by the appropriateness determination means is successful;
Special symbol control means for performing control to confirm and display after changing the special symbol indicating the result of the determination of success / failure by the success / failure determination means;
A special symbol control means for performing a control to confirm and display after changing the special game indicating the result of the success / failure determination means and the result of the probability variation game;
Fluctuation variation time determining means for determining the variation time of the special symbol based on the result of the determination of success / failure means;
In response to the special symbol indicating the result of the success / failure determination means and the result of the probability variation game, control is performed to confirm and display the first pseudo symbol indicating the result of the success / failure determination and the result of the probability variation game. First pseudo symbol control means;
A second pseudo symbol control means for performing control to confirm and display a second pseudo symbol indicating the result of success or failure corresponding to the first pseudo symbol;
The first pseudo symbol control means determines a first pseudo symbol variation pattern based on the variation time determined by the variation variation time determination means,
The second pseudo symbol control means is configured to determine a second pseudo symbol variation pattern based on the first pseudo symbol variation pattern and the result of the determination.
The special symbol, the first pseudo symbol, and the second pseudo symbol are simultaneously displayed to start the variation display,
If the result of the determination of success / failure is a win, before the special symbol and the first pseudo symbol are confirmed and displayed, the second pseudo symbol is temporarily displayed in a display that can be recognized as a hit,
If the result of the determination is wrong, the second symbol is temporarily confirmed and displayed before the special symbol and the first pseudo symbol are confirmed and displayed.
The second pseudo symbol is fixedly displayed at the same time as the special symbol and the first pseudo symbol are fixedly displayed.

  In the present invention, the main control board performs a hit / decision determination (whether or not) on the main control board due to the game ball entering the start port, and the result of the determination is confirmed and displayed after the variable display. It is configured to perform control for displaying with special symbols (special symbol display means). If the main control board determines whether or not the game is successful (waiting for the special symbol indicating the winning to be confirmed and displayed), a special game advantageous to the player is performed (special game execution means).

  After performing a special game advantageous to the player for the hit, a probability variation pattern indicating a probability variation per unit for a probability variation game which is a bonus game, and a probability variation after performing a special game advantageous to the player There is a normal symbol indicating a normal winning without playing a game, and the winning combinations indicated by the special symbol include a combination of a symbol indicating the probability variation and a symbol indicating a normal winning hit. When either is determined, either per probability fluctuation or normal per unit is determined.

  When the symbol control board receives the information on the determination result of the success / failure transmitted from the main control board and the information on the display of the special symbol, the symbol control board is controlled in synchronization with the display of the special symbol by the special symbol display means. Control to display a symbol (first pseudo symbol display means) is performed. Here, “synchronized” means that the start and end (determined display) of the variation display of the special symbol and the first pseudo symbol are performed almost simultaneously, and the definite display (defeat display) is notified. Match the results (hit or miss). However, it is not the case that both display the same symbol (for example, both display “777”), but if the special symbol indicates a display intended to win, the first pseudo symbol also indicates a winning display ( For example, one may be “777” and the other may be “AAA”).

  If it is a win, the hit contents are matched. In this case as well, both of them do not display the exact same symbol, but when the special symbol is a jackpot display with a probability variation symbol indicating per probability variation, the first pseudo symbol is also a probability variation symbol indicating per probability variation. If the jackpot is displayed and it is determined that it is a normal hit, it means that both are confirmed and displayed with the normal symbol indicating the normal win. In addition, since there is no question on the way, for example, even if one reaches reach display, the other does not necessarily reach reach.

  In addition, when the symbol control board receives the determination result and the special symbol display information transmitted from the main control board, the first pseudo symbol is controlled by the first pseudo symbol display means as described above. In association with the display of the first pseudo symbol, the second pseudo symbol is displayed (second pseudo symbol display means).

  However, the reciprocity regarding the display of the first pseudo symbol and the second pseudo symbol does not need to be synchronized as much as the relationship between the special symbol and the first pseudo symbol.

  In this way, by giving a minimum difference between the special symbol and the first pseudo symbol (such as a difference in the shape of the symbol to be determined), the first pseudo symbol is a symbol in which the special symbol is pseudo-displayed. In addition to notifying the player of the fact that it is easy to understand, a second pseudo symbol is provided as a symbol for displaying the first pseudo symbol in a pseudo manner, and the first pseudo symbol and the second pseudo symbol are relatively free. Compared to the special symbol display mode with minimal possibility of causing confusion for the player by giving the stepwise difference of giving a high degree of difference. Display with a high degree of freedom.

The front view of the pachinko machine of an Example. The enlarged view of the indicator of an Example. The block diagram of the pachinko machine of an Example. The flowchart of the fluctuation pattern determination process which a main control apparatus performs in an Example. The flowchart of the fluctuation pattern determination process which an integrated substrate performs in an Example. The flowchart of the determination process of the fluctuation pattern which an integrated board | substrate performs. Explanatory drawing of the time-dependent display of the fluctuation | variation display by the process of FIGS. Explanatory drawing by the illustration of the display form corresponding to FIG. The illustration figure of the display form at the time of jackpot game. The illustration figure of the display form at the time of jackpot game. FIG. 10 is an exemplary diagram of a display form of a first modification. FIG. 10 is an exemplary diagram of a display form of a second modification.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the following examples and the like, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention.
[Example]

As shown in FIG. 1, a composite display device 3 is attached to a game board 2 of a pachinko machine 1 which is a kind of ball game machine.
As shown in FIG. 2 in an enlarged manner, the display device 3 is a 7-segment LED special symbol display 11 (special symbol display means), a second special symbol hold display 12 consisting of four LEDs, and a liquid crystal display device. The first pseudo symbol display 23 (first pseudo symbol display means) and the second pseudo symbol display 13 (second pseudo symbol display means) are configured.

As shown in FIG. 1, an electric tulip starting port 14 is installed below the display device 3. Further, a gate 15 serving as a normal symbol starting port is installed beside the display device 3, and when a normal symbol lottery by the game ball passing through the gate 15 is hit, the electric tulip below the display unit 10 is opened. Is done.
Further, at the lower part of the game board 2, a large winning device 32 having a central large winning port 30 and left and right normal winning ports 31 is installed.

Since the other configuration shown in FIG. 1 is the same as that of a known pachinko machine, the description thereof is omitted.
As shown in FIG. 3, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 is configured with a main controller 40 as the center. Although not shown in detail, the main control device 40, the prize ball control device 42, the launch control device 44, and the integrated board 46 are all provided with a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input port, an output port, and the like.
The main control unit 40 includes a full tank switch for the lower plate, a replenishment switch for the ball tank, a touch switch for the launch handle, a start port switch 14a for detecting a winning ball at the start port 14, and a game ball that has passed through the gate 15. The normal symbol start switch 15a, the count switch 30b for detecting the winning ball of the grand prize opening 30, the V switch 30a for detecting the game ball passing through the special area of the big winning hole 30, and the prize for detecting the winning ball of the normal prize opening 31 Detection signals from the ball payout switch 29a and the like are input.

The main control device 40 operates in accordance with the installed program, generates various commands related to the progress of the game based on the above-described detection signals, etc., to the prize ball control device 42, the launch control device 44, and the integrated board 46. Output.
The main controller 40 controls the opening / closing operation of the first starting port 14 by the starting port solenoid, the opening / closing operation of the large winning port 30 by the large winning port solenoid, the display of the special symbol display 11 and the like.

  The prize ball control device 42 operates a ball cutting motor in accordance with a command sent from the main control device 40 and pays out a prize ball. In addition, when a prepaid card unit (see FIG. 1) is attached to the pachinko machine, the prize ball control device 42 communicates with the CR unit and the CR settlement display device to pay out the rented balls.

  The launch control device 44 controls the launch motor based on the command sent from the main control device 40, the touch switch touch signal, the launch handle rotation amount signal, and the launch stop switch signal to launch the game ball. Control.

  The integrated board 46 receives data and commands transmitted from the main control device 40, distributes them to design control data, sound control data and lamp control data, and controls each control part (symbol control device, sound control). Function unit as a device and a lamp control device). The functional unit as the symbol control device controls the display of the first pseudo symbol display 13 and the second pseudo symbol display 23 based on the data for symbol control, and the functional unit as the sound control device is: The sound output from the speaker is controlled by operating the sound LSI based on the data for sound control, and the function unit as the lamp control device holds the special symbol by operating the lamp driver based on the data for lamp control. Various LEDs and various lamps of the display 12 are controlled. By configuring in this way, it is possible to synchronize the production timing of the sound, the lamp, the first pseudo symbol display 13 and the second pseudo symbol display 23 in the symbol variation, for example.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described according to a control process executed by the main controller 40 and the integrated board 46.
First, the variation pattern determination process will be described with reference to FIG. In this process, the main control device 40 performs a success / failure lottery / determination process (S12). The success / failure lottery / determination process (S12) is performed due to winning at the start port 14.

  The process is the same as the jackpot lottery process in a known pachinko machine. When a winning at the start port 14 is detected, if the reservation is not full at that time, the jackpot lottery random number (variable time determining random number) Read (S11), and temporarily store in the RAM as a hold storage. Then, the oldest data in the pending storage is read out (the data is deleted from the RAM), and this is collated with the hit value recorded in the hit determination table. If the random number for the jackpot lottery matches any of the winning values, it is a hit, otherwise it is out of place.

Next, if the winning lottery / judgment process performed due to winning at the start opening 14 is a win (S12: YES), the fluctuation time fluctuation is obtained by referring to the random time value obtained at the start opening 14 winning. Time is determined (S13), and the symbol to be confirmed and stopped is determined (S14).
Also, if the winning / losing lottery / determination process performed due to winning at the start port 14 is out of order (S12: NO), the variation time fluctuation is referred to by referring to the random time value obtained at the time of starting port 14 winning. The time is determined (S15), and the symbol to be confirmed and stopped is determined (S16).
Then, on the integrated board 46 (the board on which the control boards such as the symbol control device, the sound control device, the lamp control device and the like are integrated), the variation time, the lottery result (data indicating the win / fail, the data of the special symbol to be confirmed) If it is a win, the type of hit content (first jackpot or second jackpot) is transmitted (S17). If the symbol control device, sound control device, lamp control device, etc. are not integrated, the information is transmitted to each control device.

  Subsequent to this processing, the main control device 40 starts displaying special symbols on the special symbol display in order to display the lottery result in S12. Then, after the lapse of the variation time determined in S13 or S15, the variation display of the special symbol is terminated and the symbol determined in S14 or S16 is fixedly displayed.

On the other hand, the integrated substrate 46 (functional unit as the symbol control device) performs the variation pattern determination process shown in FIG. That is, the control unit 40 receives the variation time transmitted at S17 (S21), determines the variation pattern to be displayed on the first pseudo symbol display unit based on the variation time (S22), and determines the confirmed symbol (S23). Next, based on the lottery result sent from the main controller 40 and the variation pattern of the first pseudo symbol determined in S23, the variation pattern to be displayed on the second pseudo symbol display is determined (S24), and the confirmed symbol is determined. Is determined (S25).
Then, the pseudo symbol variation display is started, and each pseudo symbol variation display is controlled in accordance with the variation pattern determined in S22 and S24.

  However, a configuration is also conceivable in which, if the variation pattern of the first pseudo symbol is one pattern, and the determined symbol is the same as that determined by the special symbol display device, the program is programmed to make S22 and S23 unnecessary steps.

  The data transmitted from the main controller board to the peripheral board is not necessarily a configuration in which the display mode for final display of the special symbol and the types of symbols for the first pseudo symbol and the second pseudo symbol to be determined and displayed are not necessarily matched. However, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which only the variation time and the lottery result are transmitted, and the data of the special symbol to be confirmed is not transmitted. In the case of such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 6, the peripheral board independently creates a symbol that is confirmed and displayed by the first pseudo symbol and the second pseudo symbol.

  The main control device 40 receives the variation time and the lottery result transmitted in S13 (S31), determines the variation pattern to be displayed on the first pseudo symbol display unit based on the variation time (S32), and sends it from the main control device 40. Based on the lottery result thus obtained and the variation pattern of the first pseudo symbol determined in S32, the variation pattern to be displayed on the second pseudo symbol display is determined (S33). Then, based on the variation pattern determined in S32 and the lottery result received in S31, a type of symbol that is fixedly displayed with the first pseudo symbol is created (S34). When the data of the lottery result sent is lost (S34, NO), a combination of symbols that can be confirmed and displayed is created by a combination of symbols that the player does not recognize as winning (S35). If any of the received winning content is transmitted (S34, YES), a combination of symbols that can be displayed by a combination of symbols that allows the player to recognize the type of winning and winning is created (S36). ). Then, based on the variation pattern determined in S33, the determined display symbol of the first pseudo symbol determined in S35 and S36, and the lottery result received in S31, the type of symbol that is determined and displayed in the second pseudo symbol is created. (S37). If the data of the lottery result sent is lost, a symbol combination or a story unachieved image that can be confirmed and displayed is created by a symbol combination that the player does not recognize as winning (S38), and the lottery result is a hit. And when any of the transmitted winning content is transmitted, a symbol combination or story achievement image that can be displayed by a combination of symbols that allows the player to recognize the type of winning and winning is created (S39). And display on each display device.

The main controller 40 and the integrated board 46 perform the variation pattern determination process shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, respectively, so that the variation display as shown in FIG. 7 is performed.
First, the configuration in which a special symbol and a pseudo symbol are displayed in a variable manner to be a definite display (end of variation) is the same as in the prior art. The timing at which the variation display of the special symbol (c), the first pseudo symbol (b), and the second pseudo symbol (a) is started (variation start) and the final display timing (variation end) are related to the previous variation and the next variation. However, in the variable display effect, the timing at which the player recognizes the lottery result (the symbol temporary confirmation display) does not necessarily have to be the same.

  It is desirable that the timing at which the player recognizes the lottery result in the variable display effect when they are not the same (the symbol temporary confirmation display) is configured so that the second pseudo symbol (a) having a high degree of freedom in the effect is the earliest. That is, the display unit from which the player can first obtain the result of the lottery is the second pseudo symbol (c) that is the target of the greatest interest in the game progress.

A specific display example of FIG. 7 is shown in FIG.
A game ball enters the start port 14, the special symbol (c) of the special symbol display device 11, the first pseudo symbol (b) of the first pseudo symbol display 13, and the second pseudo symbol display 23 second pseudo symbol. (A) starts to fluctuate almost simultaneously. In this example, the lottery is a win.

The special symbol display device 11, the first pseudo symbol display device 13, and the second pseudo symbol display device 23 undergo variable display, and the second pseudo symbol display device 23 reaches reach display.
Eventually, the second pseudo-sign display 23 displays that the player can recognize that it is a big hit (here, 333) (temporary confirmation display) (at this point in time, it is not yet confirmed that the change has ended). The symbol display device 11 and the first pseudo symbol indicator 13 display that the symbols are still fluctuating. In addition, when displaying a pseudo-symbol in a temporarily stopped state, it is only necessary that the player can recognize that the change is a hit, and there is no condition for particularly defining the display position and size.

Since the winning / losing lottery was a big win, the special symbol display device 11 and the first pseudo symbol display 13 are also confirmed and displayed with an image showing a big win at the same time as the second pseudo symbol display 23 shows a final indication showing the big win. Is done.
When the confirmation display is made, the jackpot game is started thereafter. As shown in FIG. 9, the second pseudo-symbol display 23 displays information related to the jackpot game (such as the jackpot symbol display 333 (40), the number of rounds (41), the number of counts (42), etc.). The special symbol display device 11 and the first pseudo symbol display device 13 perform display for the big hit game indicating that it is not changing.

As shown in FIG. 10, information on the jackpot game during the jackpot game (various displays such as the jackpot symbol display 3 (40) and the number of rounds (41) etc. are performed other than the second pseudo symbol display 23) For example, the display of 3 which is the display of the winning symbol may be displayed on the special symbol display 11, and the number of rounds may be displayed on the first pseudo symbol display 13. Such a configuration may be adopted. Thus, as shown in FIG. 10, the second pseudo-design display 23 can make full use of the entire screen to display an animation display 43 or a movie movie.
[Modification 1 of display device and display mode]

  In the display device 3 of the embodiment, the screen of the special symbol display device 11, the first pseudo symbol display device 13, and the screen of the second pseudo symbol display device 23 are divided by different display devices, but the display device of FIG. 4, a 7-segment LED special symbol display unit 11 (special symbol display means), a display unit 50 including a special symbol hold display unit 12 including four LEDs, and a first pseudo symbol display unit which is a liquid crystal display device 13 (first pseudo symbol display means) and a second pseudo symbol display unit 23 (second pseudo symbol display means) may be used.

The display unit 50 includes a special symbol display unit 11 (special symbol display means) directly controlled by the main controller board 30 and a special symbol hold display unit 12 composed of four LEDs, and the display unit 51 is sub-integrated. Wiring of the connector is simplified because it is composed of the first pseudo symbol display 13 (first pseudo symbol display means) and the second pseudo symbol display 23 (second pseudo symbol display means) controlled by the board symbol control board. it can.
[Modification 2 of display device and display mode]

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 12, all the symbol display parts can be made into a large series of large display screens 53 (a structure in which one display screen or three display screens are connected).
By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to greatly reduce the cost of the display device because the wiring is greatly simplified and only one display device is used despite displaying a plurality of symbols. The effect can be expected to be even higher.

1 ... Pachinko machine,
2 ... game board,
3 ... display device,
11 ... Special symbol display,
13 ... 1st pseudo-design indicator,
14 ... Starter,
23 ... 2nd pseudo-design indicator,
30 ... Grand prize opening,
40... Main control device (first win / fail judgment means, first special game execution means, special symbol variation control means, hold display device control means),
46... Integrated board (pseudo symbol variation control means, lamp control means, sound control means, special game fluctuation regulation means, special image control means)

Claims (1)

A pass / fail determination means for determining whether or not a game ball is hit due to a game ball entering the start port;
Special game execution means for performing a special game that is advantageous to the player if the success / failure determination by the appropriateness determination means is successful;
Special symbol control means for performing control to confirm and display after changing the special symbol indicating the result of the determination of success / failure by the success / failure determination means;
A special symbol control means for performing a control to confirm and display after changing the special game indicating the result of the success / failure determination means and the result of the probability variation game;
Fluctuation variation time determining means for determining the variation time of the special symbol based on the result of the determination of success / failure means;
In response to the special symbol indicating the result of the success / failure determination means and the result of the probability variation game, control is performed to confirm and display the first pseudo symbol indicating the result of the success / failure determination and the result of the probability variation game. First pseudo symbol control means;
A second pseudo symbol control means for performing control to confirm and display a second pseudo symbol indicating the result of success or failure corresponding to the first pseudo symbol;
The first pseudo symbol control means determines a first pseudo symbol variation pattern based on the variation time determined by the variation variation time determination means,
The second pseudo symbol control means is configured to determine a second pseudo symbol variation pattern based on the first pseudo symbol variation pattern and the result of the determination.
The special symbol, the first pseudo symbol, and the second pseudo symbol are simultaneously displayed to start the variation display,
If the result of the determination of success / failure is a win, before the special symbol and the first pseudo symbol are confirmed and displayed, the second pseudo symbol is temporarily displayed in a display that can be recognized as a hit,
If the result of the determination is wrong, the second symbol is temporarily confirmed and displayed before the special symbol and the first pseudo symbol are confirmed and displayed.
A bullet ball game machine, wherein the special symbol and the first pseudo symbol are confirmed and displayed simultaneously with the second pseudo symbol.

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