JP6856082B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

Conventionally, as a kind of gaming machine, for example, a pachinko machine or the like is known. The pachinko machine is configured such that a game is played using a game ball, the game ball is provided with a movable game area, and the game ball launched by the launching device is guided to the game area.

Further, in general, a pachinko machine has a variable ball entry state in which a game ball moving in a game area changes between an open state in which the ball can enter or is easy to enter and a closed state in which the ball cannot enter or is difficult to enter. Means are provided (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In recent years, in order to improve game playability, a plurality of routes through which a game ball can pass are provided in the game area, and game members such as winning devices having different roles are arranged in each route, and depending on the situation, the game area is moved to the game area. Some have game characteristics such as changing the route for launching a game ball.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-154110

By the way, even if the game machine unilaterally instructs the route to launch the game ball, if it is advantageous for the player to actually launch the ball, everyone will follow the instruction. If there is a possibility that it will not work in an advantageous manner only by improving the playability, there is a concern that some players may not follow the instructions. In this case, there is a concern that unfairness may occur between the player who follows the instruction and the player who does not follow the instruction.

In addition, it is conceivable that the roles of the game members arranged for each route are significantly different so that the launch route instructed by the game machine is surely more advantageous for the player, but in that case, the configuration There is a concern that it may lead to complicated control.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-exemplified problems and the like, and an object of the present invention is to enter a ball only by changing the time during which the game ball is in a state where the ball can be entered or is easily entered. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine equipped with a variable ball entry means capable of not only changing the ease but also changing the launch route of the game ball.

The gaming machine of the present invention
A launching means for launching a game ball,
In a game machine provided on the front side of the game board and provided with a game area in which a game ball launched by the launching means is guided.
A first specific ball entry means provided so that a game ball moving in the game area can enter the ball,
A second state, which is arranged on the downstream side of the first specific ball entry means in the game area and can change into an open state in which a game ball moving in the game area can enter and a closed state in which the ball cannot enter. Specific ball entry means and
A first guiding means capable of changing a state between a guiding state in which a game ball moving in the game area is guided to the first specific entry means side and a non-guidance state in which the game ball is not guided.
A second guiding means capable of changing a state between a guiding state for guiding a game ball moving in the game area to the first specific entry means side and a non-guidance state for not guiding the ball.
The first specific ball entry detection means for detecting a game ball that has entered the first specific ball entry means, and the first specific ball entry detection means.
A granting means capable of imparting a state in which the second specific ball entry means is opened based on the detection by the first specific ball entry detecting means is provided.
When the first guiding means changes its state from the guided state to the non-guided state, the game machine uses the first guiding means to guide the game ball to the first specific entering means side. means for not is guided to the first specific ball entrance means side, when said first guide means has the status change to unfamiliar state from the guide state, the in the first guiding means first specific ball entrance the game ball that has been guided to the means side and a means for guiding the second specific ball entrance means side,
When the second guiding means changes its state from the guided state to the non-guided state, the game machine uses the second guiding means to guide the game ball to the first specific entering means side. The second guide means is provided with a means for preventing the first specific ball entry means from being guided, and when the second guide means changes state from the guided state to the non-guided state, the second guide means is compared with the first guide means. It is configured so that the game ball guided to the first specific entry means in the guiding means is less likely to reach the second specific entry means.
The first guide means is on the side of the first specific ball entry means as compared with the second guide means.
The first specific ball entry means is configured so that the game ball cannot enter the first specific ball entry means unless the game ball is guided by the first guide means in the guided state.
The game machine
The game ball guided to the first specific ball entry means side in the first guide means can enter the first specific ball entry means, and the second guide means can enter the first specific ball entry means side. The first state that allows the guided game ball to enter the first specific ball entry means, and
The game ball guided to the first specific ball entry means side in the first guide means can enter the first specific ball entry means, and the second guide means can enter the first specific ball entry means side. It is characterized in that a second state is provided, which makes it impossible or difficult for the guided game ball to enter the first specific ball entry means.

The gaming machine may be a pachinko machine.

According to the present invention, not only the ease of entering a ball but also the launch route of the game ball is changed only by changing the time during which the game ball is in a state where the ball can be entered or is easily entered. A variable ball entry means capable of being provided can be provided.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in one Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the inner frame and the front frame set. It is a front view which shows the structure of the inner frame, the game board and the like. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the inner frame, the back pack unit and the like. It is a perspective view of a central winning unit. It is a perspective view of the rotating body unit. It is a front view of the rotating body unit. It is an exploded perspective view of a rotating body unit. It is a front view which shows the 2nd start winning prize unit, the guide device and the like. It is a perspective view which includes a partial cross section which shows the guide device (right guide plate). It is a block diagram which shows the main electrical composition of a pachinko machine.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter, simply referred to as a “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 as a fixed frame constituting the outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and an inner frame 11 as a game board mounting frame is provided on one side of the outer frame 11. The frame 12 is supported so as to be openable and closable. As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the outer frame 11 is composed of an upper side frame constituent portion 11a, a lower side frame constituent portion 11b, a left side frame constituent portion 11c, and a right side frame constituent portion 11d, and is assembled in a rectangular frame shape as a whole. There is. An upper hinge 81 and a lower hinge 82 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the left side frame constituent portion 11c, respectively (see FIG. 1). The upper and lower hinges 81 and the lower hinge 82 rotatably support the upper and lower parts of the inner frame 12, whereby the inner frame 12 can be opened and closed. Then, the inner frame 12 and the like are housed in the space formed inside the outer frame 11.

Further, the right side frame constituent portion 11d is formed with an extending wall portion 83 projecting from the vicinity of the rear end portion in the width direction toward the inside of the outer frame 11. The extending wall portion 83 covers the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 (see FIG. 6) provided on the back side of the right side portion of the inner frame 12 from the back side of the inner frame 12 (see FIG. 5). In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a pair of upper and lower receiving portions 84, 85 for locking the locking member of the locking device 600 are provided on the front surface side of the extending wall portion 83. Further, a pressing portion 86 that abuts on the inner frame opening detection switch 92, which will be described later, is projected from the lower receiving portion 85 toward the inside of the outer frame 11. Further, a resin curtain plate decoration 87 is attached to the lower side frame constituent portion 11b. A rib 88 projecting upward is integrally formed at the inner part of the upper surface of the curtain plate decoration 87. This makes it difficult for a gap to be formed between the inner frame 12 and the inner frame 12.

As shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing axis of the inner frame 12 is set along the upper and lower sides on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, so that the inner frame 12 can be opened to the front side with this opening / closing axis as the axis. It has become. The inner frame 12 is mainly composed of a resin base 38 having a rectangular outer shape, and a substantially elliptical window hole 39 is formed in the central portion of the resin base 38.

Further, a front frame set 14 as a front frame is attached to the front side of the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Similar to the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 can be opened to the front side with the opening / closing axis set along the upper and lower sides on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 as an axis. The front frame set 14 has a rectangular outer shape like the inner frame 12, and covers almost the entire front side of the inner frame 12 in the closed state. A substantially elliptical window portion 101 is formed in the central portion of the front frame set 14. As a result, the game board 30 (game area) mounted on the rear surface of the inner frame 12 can be visually recognized from the outside through the window portion 101 of the front frame set 14 and the window hole 39 of the inner frame 12. The detailed configuration of the game board 30 will be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lower plate 15 as a ball tray is provided on the front side of the front frame set 14 at the center of the lower portion thereof, and the game balls discharged from the discharge port 16 are the lower plate 15. It can be stored inside. Further, on the front side of the lower plate 15, a ball pulling lever 25 for discharging the game ball from the lower plate 15 is provided. In addition, an effect button 125 with a built-in LED is provided on the left side of the lower plate 15, and by pressing the effect button 125, a corresponding effect can be performed on the decorative pattern display device 42 or the like, which will be described later. It may be damaged or the content of the production may be changed.

On the right side of the lower plate 15, a game ball launch handle (hereinafter, simply referred to as a handle) 18 projecting toward the front side is provided. The handle 18 is provided with a touch sensor (not shown) and an operation amount detecting means (variable resistor) (variable resistor) for detecting the operation amount of the operation unit of the handle 18. Then, when the handle 18 is rotated clockwise, the game ball is launched by the launching device 60 as a launching means, which will be described later, with a strength corresponding to the amount of the rotating operation. Further, the handle 18 is provided with a firing prohibition button 18a that can be pressed and operated by the thumb of the right hand holding the handle 18. In the state where the launch prohibition button 18a is pressed, the launching of the game ball by the launching device 60 is prohibited even if the handle 18 is held. Therefore, it is possible to rotate the handle 18 while prohibiting the firing of the game ball, or to temporarily stop the firing of the game ball while holding the handle 18.

An upper plate 19 is provided above the lower plate 15. The upper plate 19 is a ball tray that temporarily stores the game balls and guides them toward the launching device 60, which will be described later, while arranging them in a row. When the upper plate 19 is full of game balls, the game balls to be discharged are guided to the lower plate 15 via the lower plate connecting passage 71 and the discharge port 16 which will be described later.

The upper plate 19 is provided with a ball lending button 121 and a return button 122. As a result, when the ball lending button 121 is operated with bills, cards, etc. inserted into the card unit (ball lending unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10 in the game hall or the like, the ball lending button 121 is operated in response to the operation. Rental balls are supplied to the upper plate 19. On the other hand, the return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of the card or the like inserted in the card unit. However, the ball lending button 121 and the return button 122 are not required for pachinko machines, so-called cash machines, in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without going through a card unit.

Further, the upper plate 19 is provided with a ball removal button 123. By pressing the ball removal button 123, a communication hole (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the ball guide path of the upper plate 19 and communicating with the lower plate 15 was opened and stored in the upper plate 19. The game ball is guided (falls) to the lower plate 15. That is, the player can move the game ball on the upper plate 19 to the lower plate 15 at any time by operating the ball removal button 123.

Further, various lamps and other light emitting means are provided around the front surface of the front frame set 14. These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect of the effect during the game by controlling the change of the light emitting mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the gaming state at the time of a big hit or a predetermined reach. For example, an annular illumination portion 102 having a light emitting means such as an LED is provided on the peripheral edge of the window portion 101. Further, error indicator lamps 104 that light up when a predetermined error occurs are provided on both sides of the annular illumination portion 102. A large number of fine through holes corresponding to the speaker SP (see FIG. 3) provided on the back surface of the front frame set 14 are formed in the upper portion of each error indicator lamp 104 in the annular illumination portion 102. ..

A glass unit 137 is attached to the back side of the front frame set 14. The glass unit 137 is not a conventional pair of front and rear rectangular plate glasses that are attached to each other in a front and rear pair, but is attached after being assembled into a round shape as a whole.

Next, the inner frame 12 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the game board 30 is mounted on the inner frame 12 (resin base 38) on the rear side of the window hole 39. The game board 30 is attached with its peripheral edge in contact with the back side of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38). Therefore, the substantially central portion of the front surface portion of the game board 30 is exposed to the front surface side of the inner frame 12 through the window hole 39 of the resin base 38.

Further, at the lower part of the front surface of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38), that is, at a position below the window hole 39 (game board 30), a launching device 60 and a launch rail for guiding the game ball immediately after being launched from the launching device 60. 61 is attached. In this embodiment, a solenoid type launcher is adopted as the launcher 60. Further, above the launching device 60, a ball feeding device that guides the game balls guided from the upper plate 19 to the launching position of the launching device 60 one by one by driving a built-in driving means (for example, a solenoid). 63 is provided.

Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 30 includes a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32 as a variable winning means, a first starting winning unit 33a as a primary starting winning means, a second starting winning unit 33b as a specific starting winning means, and a through. A gate 34, a central winning unit 37 as an opening / closing ball entry means, a first special display device 43L, a second special display device 43R, etc. are arranged in through holes formed by router processing, and wood screws are provided from the front side of the game board 30. It is attached by such as. As is well known, when a game ball enters (wins) various winning openings such as the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the first and second starting winning units 33a and 33b, it is detected by various detection switches and the upper plate 19 Alternatively, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the lower plate 15. For example, if there is a ball in the starting winning units 33a and 33b, one ball is entered, if there is a ball in the general winning opening 31, five balls are entered, and if there is a ball in the variable winning device 32. 10 game balls are paid out. In addition, the game board 30 is provided with an out opening 36, and a game ball that has not won a prize in various winning openings such as the general winning opening 31 is discharged to the outside of the game area through the out opening 36. .. Further, in the game board 30, a large number of nails are planted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (accessories) such as a windmill are arranged.

Here, the central winning unit 37 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4, 7 to 10. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the central winning unit 37 is provided in the central portion of the game area (game board 30), and forms a specific area 401 in which a game ball moving (flowing down) in the game area can enter. A housing 402 is provided. On both the left and right sides of the housing 402, a pair of left and right entry ball openings 403 are formed, which serve as entrances for the game balls moving in the game area to enter the specific area 401. Further, the central winning unit 37 includes a pair of left and right blade members 404 that open and close each ball entry opening 403, and a blade solenoid 405 that opens and closes the blade members 404 (see the block diagram of FIG. 13). .. When the blade member 404 is closed, the central winning unit 37 is closed (the ball entry opening 403 is closed), and it is impossible to enter the specific area 401. On the other hand, when the blade member 404 is opened, the central winning unit 37 is opened (the ball entry opening 403 is opened), and the ball is allowed to enter the specific area 401.

As will be described in detail later, the blade member 404 has entered the first starting winning unit 33a or the second starting winning unit 33b, and has been won by a winning / failing lottery based on the winning (small hit). ) In that case, it is opened for a predetermined time. Further, the central winning unit 37 in FIG. 4 shows a state in which the blade member 404 is closed, and the central winning unit 37 in FIG. 7 shows a state in which the blade member 404 is open.

The specific region 401 of the present embodiment is divided into an upper region 406 in which the game ball entered from the entry opening 403 is first guided, and a lower region 407 located below the upper region 406. Further, in the upper region 406, a rotating body unit 411 that randomly guides (distributes) the game ball that has entered the upper region 406 to either the lower region 407 or the outside of the game region on the back side of the game board 30. It is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the rotating body unit 411 has a main body portion 412 having a substantially circular accommodating recess 413 and a substantially disk-shaped rotating body 414 rotatably provided inside the accommodating recess 413. And a rotating body motor 415 that rotates the rotating body 414 in a certain direction. In the present embodiment, the rotating body 414 is configured to constantly rotate in the counterclockwise direction of FIG. 8 at regular intervals.

As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the rotating body 414 has pocket portions 416 capable of receiving one game ball at each of three locations along the outer peripheral edge thereof. The three pocket portions 416 are divided into one specific pocket portion 416a and the other (two) non-specific pocket portions 416b. The non-specific pocket portion 416b opens on the outer peripheral side and the upper side of the rotating body 414 and has a bottom wall portion 417, and the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 417 is inclined downward toward the outer peripheral side of the rotating body 414. There is. On the other hand, the specific pocket portion 416a opens on the outer peripheral side, the upper side, and the lower side of the rotating body 414, and the bottom wall portion 417 like the non-specific pocket portion 416b does not exist. In addition, the peripheral portion of the specific pocket portion 416a is made of a colored resin material different from that of the other portions, which makes it easy to distinguish between the specific pocket portion 416a and the non-specific pocket portion 416b. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the main body 412 includes a unit base 421 fixed to the game board 30 and a substantially annular unit cover 422 attached to the unit base 421 so as to cover the upper surface side of the unit base 421. It has. On the upper surface side of the unit base 421, a motor installation portion 423 on which the rotating body motor 415 is installed and a rotating body installing portion 424 on which the rotating body 414 is installed are formed. A rotating body 414 is attached. Further, although not shown, a link mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the rotating body motor 415 to the rotating body 414 is provided on the lower surface side of the unit base 421.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the unit cover 422 is installed so as to surround the rotating body installation portion 424 of the unit base 421, and the cylindrical tubular wall portion 431 forming the accommodating recess 413 together with the rotating body installation portion 424. And an upper wall portion 432 extending from the upper edge of the cylinder wall portion 431 to the outer peripheral side, and an annular game ball rolling path 433 on which the game ball can roll is provided on the upper surface of the upper wall portion 432. It is formed. The game ball rolling path 433 is inclined forward and downward toward the inner peripheral side of the game ball rolling path 433 with respect to a portion located behind the vicinity of the front edge portion of the accommodating recess 413, and is in front of the accommodating recess 413. The portion located in front of the vicinity of the edge portion is inclined backward and downward toward the inner peripheral side (central portion side in the left-right direction) of the game ball rolling path 433.

Further, the unit cover 422 is provided with an enclosure wall 434 extending upward from the upper edge portion of the tubular wall portion 431 (the edge portion of the opening on the inner circumference of the upper wall portion 432). The enclosure wall 434 is provided with a first gate 435 that communicates the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side of the enclosure wall 434 by forming an opening in a range of about 90 degrees on the front edge side of the accommodating recess 413. By providing the enclosure wall 434, the game ball rolling on the game ball rolling path 433 is prevented from falling into the accommodation recess 413 (rotating body 414) from the left and right sides or the rear of the accommodation recess 413. At the same time, it is configured to enter the pocket portion 416 of the rotating body 414 via the first gate 435 in front of the rotating body 414.

The unit base 421 is also tilted forward in response to the tilt of the unit cover 422, and the rotating body 414 is also tilted forward, that is, the rotation axis of the rotating body 414 is directed upward. It is installed in a posture that tilts slightly forward (a posture that makes it easier for the player in front to see).

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, in the upper region 406, the game balls entered from the pair of left and right entrance ball openings 403 are placed on the inner side of the upper region 406, and by extension, the uppermost stream of the game ball rolling path 433. A pair of left and right upper guide passages 436 that guide the side portions are provided. Therefore, when the blade member 404 is opened, the game ball that has entered the specific area 401 from the ball entry opening 403 is guided to the upstream portion of the game ball rolling path 433 via the upper guide passage 436. , The game ball rolling path 433 is displaced toward the front side, and is swung left and right multiple times in front of the first gate 435, and then the specific pocket portion 416a of the rotating body 414 is passed through the first gate 435. Alternatively, when the relative positions with the non-specific pocket portion 416b match, the pocket portions 416a and 416b are entered.

In addition, a ball entry count switch 437 for detecting the passage of a game ball is provided at an intermediate position of each upper guide passage 436. In the present embodiment, there is only a pair of upper guide passages 436 for the game ball that has entered the specific area 401 through the ball entry opening 403 to reach the rotating body 414, and the game ball that has entered the specific area 401 is It is always detected by either the left or right ball entry count switch 437.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the unit base 421 has a safe passage 427 communicating with the lower area 407 and an out communicating with the outside of the specific area 401 (in the main body, the back side of the game board 30 outside the game area). A passage 428 is formed. The entrances of the safe passage 427 and the out passage 428 are formed at a position (inner peripheral side of the cylinder wall portion 431) through which the rotating body 414 can pass above the rotating body installation portion 424.

Then, in the game ball that has entered the specific pocket portion 416a of the rotating body 414 via the first gate 435, the positions of the specific pocket portion 416a and the entrance of the safe passage 427 match as the rotating body 414 rotates. At that time, the ball falls downward from the specific pocket portion 416a and enters the safe passage 427.

Further, when the game ball enters the non-specific pocket portion 416b of the rotating body 414 via the first gate 435, the non-specific pocket portion 416b and the entrance of the safe passage 427 are brought into contact with each other as the rotating body 414 rotates. Even if the positions match, the bottom wall portion 417 provided in the non-specific pocket portion 416b prevents the game ball housed in the non-specific pocket portion 416b from falling (entering) into the safe passage 427 (there is a gap that can be dropped). It is not formed).

On the other hand, the out passage 428 is formed larger than the safe passage 427 (up to the outer peripheral side of the rotating body 414), and the tubular wall portion 431 is omitted above the out passage 428 (FIG. 8). , See FIG. 10). Therefore, when the rotating body 414 further rotates and the positions of the non-specific pocket portion 416b in which the game ball is housed and the out passage 428 match, the game ball housed in the non-specific pocket portion 416b is moved to the out passage. It will enter 428.

In the present embodiment, the only path for the game ball from the upper region 406 to the lower region 407 is the safe passage 427, and the game ball transitioning to the lower region 407 always enters the specific pocket portion 416a. In the present embodiment, since the specific pocket portion 416a is one and the non-specific pocket portion 416b is two, the game ball that has entered the upper region 406 basically has a 1/3 probability of being in the lower region 407. You can proceed. In addition, when a game ball enters the out passage 428, which means that the game ball is discharged out of the game area, an early out to detect a game ball passing through (specific area 401, and thus discharged from the game area). A ball detection switch 439 is provided.

Further, in the portion of the enclosure wall 434 corresponding to the upper part of the entrance of the safe passage 427 and the out passage 428, an overhanging portion 440 extending from the upper edge portion of the enclosure wall 434 to the inner peripheral side of the enclosure wall 434 is provided. Has been done. The overhanging portion 440 is configured to cover about half of the area on the outer peripheral side of the rotating body 414 of each pocket portion 416 (specific pocket portion 416a, non-specific pocket portion 416b) located below the overhanging portion 440 from above. .. Therefore, the game ball bounces in the upper region 406, and the game ball jumps over the enclosure wall 434 and directly enters the pocket portion 416 at a position corresponding to the safe passage 427 and the out passage 428. Can be avoided. Therefore, it is easy to confirm whether the game ball has entered the specific pocket portion 416a or the non-specific pocket portion 416b.

In the present embodiment, the entrance of the safe passage 427 is provided at the lower right position when the rotating body installation portion 424 is viewed in a plane, and the entrance of the out passage 428 is a case where the rotating body installation portion 424 is viewed in a plane. It is located in the upper right position of. However, the entrance of the safe passage 427 is slightly deviated from the position of the first gate 435 of the unit cover 422 (the entire formation range of the entrance of the safe passage 427 in the rotation direction of the rotating body 414 is within the formation range of the first gate 435. The game ball that has entered the specific pocket portion 416a via the first gate 435 is immediately discharged from the specific pocket portion 416a and enters the safe passage 427. It is configured not to. As a result, it is possible to prevent a plurality of game balls from entering the specific pocket portion 416a in quick succession.

As shown in FIG. 7, the lower area 407 includes a lower guide passage 441 that guides the game ball that has passed through the safe passage 427 to the lower part of the lower area 407, and a specific prize that discharges the game ball to the outside of the game area. A distribution unit 445 that randomly distributes a game ball moving through the lower guide passage 441 to either the specific winning opening 442 or the non-specific winning opening 443 is provided.

The lower guide passage 441 is a warp passage 446 that guides the game ball that has passed through the safe passage 427 to the lower part of the lower region 407 along the left side (front view) of the lower region 407, and the warp passage 446. It is provided with a stage passage 447 that guides the discharged game ball forward and toward the central portion in the left-right direction of the lower region 407. As shown in FIG. 4, a decorative symbol display device 42 composed of a liquid crystal display device is installed behind the lower region 407, and the decorative symbol display device 42 is configured to be visible from the front through the lower region 407. ing. That is, by providing the warp passage 446, it is possible to prevent the game ball from passing through the front side of the decorative symbol display device 42 or the game ball from colliding with the decorative symbol display device 42.

In addition, the stage passage 447 extends from the lower left back of the lower region 407 to the center front through the left front. That is, since the lower guide passage 441 guides the game ball to the back side once in the warp passage 446 and then guides it forward in the stage passage 447, the game ball has come down to the lower region 407. It is easy for the player to recognize the above, and the behavior of the game ball can be enjoyed for a longer period of time.

Further, in the stage passage 447, the stage passage 447 is set to the right so that the game ball guided by the stage passage 447 and guided to the front of the center of the lower region 407 can smoothly swing in the left-right direction a plurality of times. In addition to being extended to, the central part in the left-right direction is configured to be the lowest. Further, the stage passage 447 is provided with a dropout prevention rib 448 that prevents the game ball from falling off. In addition, in the stage passage 447, the dropout prevention rib 448 is formed in the central portion in the left-right direction of the lower stage area 407 in which the distribution unit 445 is arranged, so that the stage passage 447 and the area in which the distribution unit 445 is installed are installed. A second gate 449 is provided to communicate with and. Further, in the portion of the stage passage 447 where the second gate 449 is provided, the portion is slightly inclined downward toward the rear second gate 449 side, and in particular, it is about the diameter of the game ball in the central portion in the left-right direction. In the range of the width, a guide groove 450 that is slightly larger than the surrounding area and is inclined downward toward the rear is formed.

The distribution unit 445 has a petal shape facing upward, and is outside the V area constituent portion 451 having a specific winning opening 442 that opens upward in the central portion and a part of the outer peripheral surface of the V area constituent portion 451. It is provided with a bridge girder portion 452 protruding in the direction and a distribution motor 454 (see the block diagram of FIG. 13) for rotating and displace the V area constituent portion 451. The upper surface of the V area constituent portion 451 is inclined downward toward the specific winning opening 442, and the game ball placed on the V area constituent portion 451 enters the specific winning opening 442.

Further, a gap is formed between the V area component 451 of the distribution unit 445 and the stage passage 447 of the lower guide passage 441 corresponding to a range of 180 degrees on the front side of the V area component 451. The gap communicates with the outside of the game area on the back side of the game board 30. In the present embodiment, the "non-specific winning opening 443" is configured by the gap.

Further, the bridge girder portion 452 of the distribution unit 445 is arranged in such a gap (non-specific winning opening 443). However, the bridge girder portion 452 has only a width that allows only one game ball to pass through. In addition, the distribution motor 454 rotates and displaces the V area constituent portion 451 so that the bridge girder portion 452 reciprocates left and right in the non-specific area 401. Therefore, if the position of the game ball passing through the second gate 449 of the stage passage 447 (while being guided by the guide groove 450) and the position of the bridge girder portion 452 that is rotationally displaced to the left and right match, the game ball Crosses the bridge girder portion 452 and reaches the V area constituent portion 451 but if they do not match, the game ball falls to the non-specific winning opening 443.

Although not shown, the specific entry detection switch 461 that detects the game ball that has entered the specific winning opening 442 and the non-specific entry detection switch 462 that detects the game ball that has entered the non-specific winning opening 443. Is provided (see the block diagram of FIG. 13). Then, when a game ball enters the specific winning opening 442 and the game ball is detected by the specific winning detection switch 461, for example, the variable winning device 32 is opened for 30 seconds, or the variable winning device is opened. A jackpot state (special game state) in which eight game balls win a prize in 32 is set as one round and this is repeated a predetermined number of times.

On the other hand, the game ball enters the non-specific winning opening 443 and is detected by the non-specific entry detection switch 462, or as described above, the game ball enters the out passage 428 from the upper region 406 and is early. Even if it is detected by the out-ball detection switch 439, the jackpot state does not occur.

In the present embodiment, the probability that the game ball that has entered the lower region 407 will be placed on the bridge girder portion 452, that is, the probability that it will reach the V area constituent portion 451 and enter the specific winning opening 442 is about 1/4. It has become. As described above, since the probability that the game ball that has entered the upper region 406 will enter the specific pocket portion 416a of the rotating body 414 and proceed to the lower region 407 is 1/3, the central winning unit 37 as a whole When the central winning unit 37 is opened, the probability that the game ball that has entered the specific area 401 will enter the specific winning opening 442 is about 1/12.

In the present embodiment, when the game ball enters the specific winning opening 442, the non-specific winning opening 443, and the out passage 428 (specific entry detection switch 461, non-specific entry detection switch 462, early out ball detection). When a detection by the switch 439 is made, a predetermined number (two in this example) of game balls are paid out. Further, in the present embodiment, the specific winning opening 442 provides the specific winning means. The non-specific winning opening 443 and the out passage 428 constitute the non-specific entry means.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first starting winning unit 33a is provided below the central winning unit 37. Further, the second start winning unit 33b is provided below the first starting winning unit 33a. In the present embodiment, at the upper right position of the first start winning unit 33a, the game ball that has passed through the right side area (hereinafter, referred to as “right side area”) of the central winning unit 37 in the game area is first started. A regulation nail 801 that regulates reaching the winning unit 33a is provided. Basically, the first starting winning unit 33a is located on the left side of the central winning unit 37 in the game area (hereinafter, "left side"). Only game balls that have passed through the "square area") can enter the ball. On the other hand, as will be described in detail later, the second starting winning unit 33b is configured so that a game ball can be entered from either the left side region or the right side region. In the present embodiment, the second start winning unit 33b corresponds to the specific start ball entry means. Further, in the present embodiment, the left side region corresponds to the first route, and the right side region corresponds to the second route.

As will be described in detail later, the first start winning unit 33a and the second start winning unit 33b have a first start winning switch 224a as a primary start winning ball detection means for detecting a game ball that has entered, and a specific start entering. A second start winning switch 224b is provided as a ball detecting means. Then, when a game ball is detected by the start winning switch 224a or 224b, a "small hit" that opens the blade member 404 to open the specific area 401, or a big hit that opens the variable winning device 32. A winning / failing lottery is performed to determine whether or not the "big hit" that generates the state is won, and the special display device 43 is configured to perform variable display for teaching the result of the winning / failing lottery. That is, the "hits" in the winning / failing lottery include "small hits" as the second type special game state and "big hits" as the first type special game state, and the start winning switch 224a and 224b are detected. Based on this, a lottery is conducted to determine whether either of these is a "hit" or a "miss" in which neither the blade member 404 nor the variable winning device 32 is opened. In the present embodiment, the function of performing the winning / failing lottery of the main control device 261 described later constitutes the special gaming state generating means.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 4, 11 and 12, in the present embodiment, between the guidance state in which the game ball moving in the game area is guided to the second start winning unit 33b and the non-guidance state in which the game ball is not guided. The guide device 802 as a guide means configured to be able to change the state is provided. The guide device 802 has a left guide plate 803 as a first guide member capable of guiding the game ball moving in the left side region to the second start winning unit 33b, and a second start winning prize for the game ball moving in the right side region. It is provided with a right guide plate 804 as a second guide member capable of guiding to the unit 33b.

The left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 project from the game board 30 to the game area and are between a protruding position where the game ball can be placed and an immersion position where the game board 30 is immersed and the game ball cannot be placed. The left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are in the protruding positions in the guide state of the guide device 802, and the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are in the non-guide state. Is the immersive position. Further, the distance between the front ends of the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 in the protruding position and the glass unit 137 is equal to or less than the radius of the game ball, and the left guide plate in which the game ball is in the protruding position. It is not possible to pass downward in front of the 803 and the right guide plate 804. On the other hand, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 in the immersion position are flush with or flush with the front surface of the base plate (not shown) for attaching the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 to the game board 30. The game ball is located behind the left guide plate 803 and can pass in front of the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 without contacting the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804.

Further, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are tilted toward the second start winning unit 33b. Further, in the present embodiment, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are connected so as to operate integrally (integral formation is also possible), and exactly the same appearance and appearance are performed by one drive device (motor, solenoid, etc.). It is designed to work. In addition, although not shown, reinforcing ribs are formed on the lower surface sides of the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 at the left and right side sides and their intermediate positions.

Further, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are provided with a guide passage 807 that guides the game ball moving at a position away from the second start winning unit 33b in the game area to the second start winning unit 33b. The guide passage 807 of the present embodiment is formed by forming the upper surfaces of the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 in a substantially arcuate cross section, and is formed in the left-right direction (longitudinal direction of the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804). It extends straight along.

Further, the guide passage 807 includes a starting portion 808 on which a game ball moving in the game area can land when the guide device 802 is in the guide state, and a second start winning unit 33b when the guide device 802 is in the guide state. Adjacent to the winning opening, a game ball moving on the guide passage 807 is discharged from the guide passage 807 and has a terminal portion 809 that falls toward the second starting winning unit 33b. The end of the guide passage 807 (recess) on the starting portion 808 side is closed (the cross section is substantially rectangular), whereas the end of the guide passage 807 on the end portion 809 side is not closed (cross section). The game ball falls relatively smoothly toward the second starting winning unit 33b (while remaining in a substantially arc shape). Further, the front-rear width of the starting portion 808 of the guide passage 807 is wider than the front-rear width of other parts.

Further, in the present embodiment, the left and right lengths of the right guide plate 804 are longer than the left and right lengths of the left guide plate 803, and the length of the guide passage 807 of the right guide plate 804 is the length of the left guide plate 803. It is configured to be longer than the length of the guide passage 807. However, the degree of inclination is almost the same (although it differs between the left and right directions), or the right guide plate 804 is slightly looser. That is, although the speeds of the game balls moving on the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are almost the same, one end (starting portion 808) to the other end (ending portion 809) of the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are almost the same. The right guide plate 804 is configured to be longer in terms of the time required to move to).

In addition, in the present embodiment, in order to regulate that the game ball moving in the game area directly reaches the second start winning unit 33b and enters the ball, the position above the second start winning unit 33b is set. A regulation wall 811 composed of a plurality of game nails is provided. More specifically, the regulation wall 811 extends downward to the left from the position directly below the first start winning unit 33a, and extends downward to the right from the position directly below the first start winning unit 33a. It is equipped with a right regulation unit 813.

The left regulating portion 812 extends to a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the left guide plate 803, and is in a range of length such that two game balls are placed on the left portion of the left guide plate 803, that is, the starting portion. The 808 is configured to be exposed upward without covering the left regulating portion 812. Further, regarding the right regulating portion 813, a range of length such that two game balls are placed on the right portion of the right guide plate 804, that is, the starting portion 808 is exposed upward without being covered by the right regulating portion 813. It is extended to the extent. As a result, the game ball moving in the game area is regulated so as not to land on the portion of the guide passage 807 on the terminal portion 809 side of the starting portion 808, and the game ball may land only on the starting portion 808. Has been done.

Further, in the vertical direction, a gap equal to or larger than the diameter of the game ball is secured between the lower ends of the left regulating portion 812 and the right regulating portion 813 and the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 at the protruding positions. ing. Therefore, when the game ball lands on the starting portion 808, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 pass between the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 and the left regulation portion 812 and the right regulation portion 813. The upper surface can be moved to the second start winning unit 33b side.

Further, few game nails are arranged below (at least in the vicinity) of the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804. That is, when the guide device 802 is in the non-guidance state and the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are in the immersive position, the game ball is moved to the second start winning unit 33b regardless of how the game ball moves. The layout of the game nails is such that it is impossible to reach.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the game ball is launched (left-handed) in the left side region which is the route passing through the left side of the central winning unit 37, the game ball is inserted into the second starting winning unit 33b. Places a game ball on the starting portion 808 on the left side of the left guide plate 803 in the protruding position, moves the left guide plate 803 to the right end portion 809, and discharges it onto the second starting winning unit 33b. There is a need to. On the other hand, in the case of launching a game ball into the right side region, which is a route passing through the right side of the central winning unit 37 (striking to the right), in order to allow the game ball to enter the second starting winning unit 33b, it protrudes. It is necessary to place the game ball on the starting portion 808 on the right side of the right guide plate 804 at the position, move the right guide plate 804 to the left end portion, and discharge it onto the second starting winning unit 33b. .. Further, while the game ball is placed on the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 in the protruding position and guided to the second start winning unit 33b, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 move to the immersion position. When it returns, the game ball resting on the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 loses its support, so that it falls downward as it is.

In the winning / failing lottery performed when a game ball enters the second starting winning unit 33b, a small hit is won with a probability of 298/300. When a small hit is won, an opening / closing pattern lottery for determining the opening / closing pattern of the blade member 404 is performed, and the blade member 404 is opened with an opening / closing pattern according to the result of the opening / closing pattern lottery. The opening / closing pattern of the blade member 404 will be described later.

The through gate 34 includes a left through gate 34a arranged on the left side of the central winning unit 37 and a right through gate 34b arranged on the right side of the central winning unit 37, and one game ball moving in the game area is provided. It is configured so that each ball can pass through. Further, each of the through gates 34a and 34b is provided with a left through gate switch 225a and a right through gate switch 225b for detecting a game ball passing through the through gates 34a and 34b. When a game ball is detected by the through gate switches 225a and 225b, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are in a protruding state to allow the game ball to enter the second starting winning unit 33b. A ball entry support lottery will be held. Then, when the ball is won in the ball entry support lottery, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are in a protruding state, and as a result, the entry of the game ball into the second start winning unit 33b is permitted. Be in a state.

The game ball moving in the left side region cannot reach the right through gate 34b, and the game ball moving in the right side region cannot reach the left through gate 34a. In the present embodiment, the left through gate 34a constitutes the first accessory and the first support entry means, and the right through gate 34b constitutes the second accessory and the second support entry means. Further, a function of performing a ball entry support lottery of the main control device 261, which will be described later, constitutes a ball entry support state generating means.

By the way, in this embodiment, four normal game modes, a normal mode, a fine time saving mode, a probability variation mode, and a time saving mode, are prepared as a normal game mode in which a variable display for teaching the result of the winning / losing lottery is performed. ing. More specifically, 1) a relatively low entry state or a relatively high high with respect to the winning probability of the entry support lottery performed when the game ball passes through the left through gate 34a or the right through gate 34b. Which is the ball entry state? 2) The time for the guide device 802 to be in the guide state (the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are in the protruding position) when the ball entry support lottery is won is relatively short. Whether it is a short guidance state or a relatively long long guidance state, 3) The probability of winning the jackpot state in the winning / losing lottery based on the entry of the game ball into the first starting winning unit 33a is relatively high. Whether it is a low low probability state or a relatively high high probability state, 4) a short open state or a comparison in which the opening time of the blade member 404, which is opened when a small hit is won, is relatively short. It is distinguished by whether it is in a long open state.

That is, the normal mode is a low ball entry state, a short guide state, a low probability state, and a short open state. The minute time reduction mode is set to a high ball entry state, a short guidance state, a low probability state, and a short open state. The probability variation mode is a low ball entry state, a short guidance state, a high probability state, and a short open state. The time saving mode is set to a high ball entry state, a long guidance state, a low probability state, and a long open state.

In the present embodiment, the probability of winning the ball entry support lottery in the low ball entry state is 1/50, and the probability of winning the ball entry support lottery in the high ball entry state is 1/2. When the ball entry support lottery is won in the short guidance state, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are set to the protruding positions for 0.5 seconds (second guidance time), and the ball entry support lottery is won in the long guidance state. In this case, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are set to the protruding positions for 1.2 seconds (first guide time). In the low probability state, the probability of winning the jackpot state based on the entry of the game ball into the first start winning unit 33a is 1/300, and in the high probability state, the entry of the game ball into the first start winning unit 33a. The probability of winning the jackpot state based on is 1/30. If a small hit is won in the short open state, the blade member 404 is opened only once for 0.4 seconds by the opening / closing pattern lottery, or the opening for 0.4 seconds is 0. . One of the "double open" patterns, which is repeated twice with an interval of 4 seconds in between, is selected and executed. On the other hand, when a small hit is won in the long open state, the blade member 404 is opened only once for 1.2 seconds by the opening / closing pattern lottery, or the opening for 0.8 seconds. Is selected and executed in either of the "open twice" patterns in which is repeated twice with an interval of 0.4 seconds in between. The probability of winning a big hit state or a small hit state based on the entry of a game ball into the second start winning unit 33b is unchanged (big hit probability 1/300, small hit probability 298/300, loss probability 1/300). Is. Further, the probability of winning the small hit state based on the entry of the game ball into the first starting winning unit 33a is unchanged (1/300). In the present embodiment, the function of determining the guide time in which the guide device 802 is in the guide state (the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are in the protruding positions) according to the game mode serves as a guide time determining means. Configure.

There is an upper limit to the time saving mode of this embodiment, and the winning / failing lottery (variation display based on) is performed 100 times. As described above, in the winning / failing lottery based on the entry into the second starting winning unit 33b, a small hit is almost won (298/300), and in the time saving mode, when the small hit is won, the blade member 404 ( Since the central winning unit 37) is open for a relatively long time, it is possible to expect a ball to enter the central winning unit 37 with a high probability every time a winning or losing lottery is held. Further, the probability that the game ball that has entered the central winning unit 37 (specific area 401) will enter the specific winning opening 442 is about 1/12. For this reason, it can be said that when the time saving mode is given, the opportunity to generate the big hit state is given 100 times in about 1/12, and the big hit state is given with a high probability by the end of the time saving mode. It can be generated. Even in the stage before the winning / failing lottery is performed 100 times, if the jackpot state is won, the time saving mode ends. Further, when the winning / failing lottery is performed 100 times in the time saving mode, the mode shifts to the normal mode.

Further, an upper limit is also set in the minute time reduction mode, and in the present embodiment, the winning / failing lottery is performed 10, 20, or 30 times. When the winning / failing lottery is performed the maximum number of times in the minute time reduction mode, the mode shifts to the normal mode. In addition, even in the minute time saving mode, the possibility that the game ball that has entered the central winning unit 37 will enter the specific winning opening 442 is the same as in the time saving mode, but in the minute time saving mode, when the small hit is won. The time that the blade member 404 is opened is relatively short, and even if a small hit is won, it cannot be expected that the game ball enters the central winning unit 37 every time the small hit is made.

Further, in the minute time reduction mode, it is easy to win in the ball entry support lottery as in the time reduction mode, but when the ball entry support lottery is won, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are set to the protruding positions. The time is 0.5 seconds, which is shorter than that in the time saving mode, and it is not in a state where the game ball frequently enters the second start winning unit 33b as in the time saving mode. That is, the minute time saving mode is not as advantageous to the player as the time saving mode, but is more advantageous than the normal mode.

As described above, if the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are provided on both the left and right sides of the second start winning unit 33b, and the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are in the protruding positions, the left side A game ball moving in either the square region or the right side region can be entered into the second start winning unit 33b via the guide passage 807 on the left guide plate 803 or the right guide plate 804. However, since the length of the guide passage 807 of the right guide plate 804 is longer than the length of the guide passage 807 of the left guide plate 803, the game ball is placed on the right guide plate 804 and reaches the second start winning unit 33b. The time required for the ball to be made is longer than the time required for the game ball to be placed on the left guide plate 803 and reached the second start winning unit 33b.

In the present embodiment, the time required from when the game ball is placed on the starting portion 808 of the left guide plate 803 to reaching the terminal portion 809 of the left guide plate 803 and being discharged to the second starting winning unit 33b is about 0. It is .5 seconds. Further, it takes about 0.8 seconds from the game ball being placed on the starting portion 808 of the right guide plate 804 to being discharged from the terminal portion 809 of the left guide plate 803 to the second starting winning unit 33b. ing. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the ball entry support lottery is won, the game ball is launched into the left side region in the short guide state in which the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are in the protruding position for only 0.5 seconds. If the left guide plate 803 is placed on the left guide plate 803 immediately after the left guide plate 803 is set to the protruding position (by hitting left), the game ball may enter the second starting winning unit 33b, but on the right side. Even if a game ball is launched into the area (striking to the right) and placed on the right guide plate 804 immediately after the right guide plate 804 is set to the protruding position, the game ball enters the second start winning unit 33b. There is no possibility of doing it.

On the other hand, in the long guide state in which the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are in the protruding position for 1.2 seconds, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide are guided regardless of whether the game ball is launched in the left side region or the right side region. It can be expected that the board 804 guides the game ball and enters the second start winning unit 33b. However, in the present embodiment, the case where the jackpot state is won in the winning / failing lottery performed based on the entry of the game ball into the first starting winning unit 33a and the second starting winning unit 33b, and the case where the central winning unit 37 is specified. It is configured so that the distribution ratio of the type of the jackpot state to be given differs depending on the case where the jackpot state is generated by the game ball entering the winning opening 442. In particular, in the present embodiment, the specific winning opening The jackpot distribution based on the entry into the 442 is configured to be more advantageous for the player.

More specifically, when the jackpot state is won in the winning / failing lottery based on the entry into the first starting winning unit 33a or the second starting winning unit 33b, the jackpot mode is given after the jackpot state ends (big hit with time saving). ) Is distributed with a probability of 45%, and the jackpot mode is given after the jackpot state ends. The jackpot (big hit with a minute time reduction) is sorted with a probability of 50%, and the jackpot mode is given after the jackpot state ends. The jackpot) will be distributed with a 5% probability. By the way, if you win a big hit with a slight time reduction, 75% will have an upper limit of 10 times, 20% will have an upper limit of 20 times, and 5% will have an upper limit of 30 times. ..

On the other hand, when a jackpot state based on a ball entering the specific winning opening 442 occurs, the jackpot with a time reduction is distributed with a probability of 80%, and the jackpot with a minute reduction is distributed with a probability of 20%. That is, the distribution to the time saving mode, which is the most advantageous game mode, is high. Therefore, in a state where a prize to the central winning unit 37 (ball winning to the specific area 401) can be expected, a game ball is inserted into the specific winning opening 442 of the central winning unit 37 rather than winning a big hit in the winning / failing lottery. Is a good idea. In particular, in the time saving mode, it is possible to almost generate a big hit state based on the ball entering the specific winning opening 442 before the time saving mode ends, so that the time saving mode loops with a probability of 80%. Become. By the way, even if you win a big hit with a short time reduction based on the ball entering the specific winning opening 442, 75% of the distribution will have an upper limit of 10 times, 20% will have an upper limit of 20 times, and an upper limit. The distribution with 30 times is 5%.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the game ball is hit to the right, the game nail is arranged so that the game ball does not enter the first starting winning unit 33a (at the upper right position of the first starting winning unit 33a). , A regulation nail 801 is provided to regulate the movement of the game ball moving in the right side region to the first start winning unit 33a side). Therefore, in the time saving mode, by hitting right, the ball enters the first start winning unit 33a (the small hit probability is 1/300, the blade member 404 cannot be expected to be opened, and the second start winning is won. As with unit 33b, there is a 1/300 chance of winning a big hit in the winning / losing lottery, and the period of the time saving mode will be consumed once), while avoiding the game ball in the second starting winning unit 33b. You can play a game such as aiming to win a prize in the central winning unit 37. That is, it is possible to efficiently aim to enter the specific winning opening 442 while avoiding winning a big hit in the winning / losing lottery as much as possible.

By hitting the game ball to the left in the time saving mode, it is possible to perform a game in which the game ball is entered into the second starting winning unit 33b and the central winning unit 37 is aimed at winning. 1 There is a possibility that a game ball may enter the starting winning unit 33a, and it is most advantageous for the player to continue the time saving mode (continuing to hit the jackpot with a time saving) while sandwiching the big hit state. , There is a high possibility that a jackpot state due to a winning or losing lottery will occur before a jackpot state due to a ball entering the specific winning opening 442. Therefore, in the time saving mode, it is practically advantageous to hit right. By the way, by hitting left in the time saving mode, there is a possibility that more game balls can be put into the second starting winning unit 33b than when hitting right. However, when a game ball is inserted into the first starting winning unit 33a and the second starting winning unit 33b, the number of prize balls is one, and the right side region of the present embodiment is from the left side region. Since many general winning openings 31 (five prize balls) are provided (at positions where it is easier to enter), no matter which of the left side area and the right side area is launched in the time saving mode, the game ball is launched. The number of game balls paid out as a whole is almost the same, or the number of right-handed balls is increased. For this reason, the advantage of hitting right is more certain.

Further, in the present embodiment, an upper limit is also set for the probability variation mode, and until the winning / failing lottery is performed 10 times (if the jackpot state is won even before the winning / failing lottery is performed 10 times, the process ends). There is. Further, the probability variation mode is a low ball entry state and a short guidance state, and it is almost impossible to expect the ball to enter the second start winning prize unit 33b by right-handed hitting, and the regulation nail 801 is used to move to the first start winning unit 33a. Since the entry of the ball is also restricted, it is a game that aims to enter the first starting winning unit 33a by hitting the left side. That is, in the probability variation mode, the winning / failing lottery based on the entry of the game ball into the first starting winning winning unit 33a is substantially performed 10 times.

Further, as described above, in the probability variation mode, the probability of winning the jackpot state based on the entry of the game ball into the first start winning unit 33a is increased to 1/30, so that the probability variation mode is given. It can be expected that the jackpot will be won by the winning / losing lottery during the probability change mode about once every three times. However, if a jackpot is won in the winning / failing lottery, 45% of the jackpot types will be selected as a jackpot with a short time. When the winning / failing lottery is performed 10 times in the probability change mode, the mode shifts to the normal mode.

On the other hand, in the minute time reduction mode, it is a game property that aims to put a game ball into the specific winning opening 442 of the central winning unit 37 while hitting left, and if the game ball can be put into the specific winning opening 442. , 80% chance of getting a jackpot with a short time. That is, if the game ball can be put into the specific winning opening 442, which is good in the fine time saving mode, a big hit with a time saving can be generated with a relatively high probability.

In the present embodiment, at the timing of switching between right-handed and left-handed, the decorative symbol display device 42 and the like make an announcement prompting the switching of the embossed position. That is, an announcement is made in which a right-handed strike is urged in the time-saving mode, and a left-handed strike is made in the normal mode, the slight time-saving mode, and the probability variation mode. Further, it is desirable that the announcement for guiding the launch position is made not only when the launch position is switched but also when the game ball is launched at the wrong launch position. Regarding the fact that the game ball is launched at the wrong launch position, the amount of rotation of the handle 18, the left through gate 34a, the right through gate 34b, the first starting winning unit 33a, the general winning opening 31, etc. It can be grasped based on the information (a game ball detection sensor for grasping right-handed or left-handed hits may be provided on the game board 30).

In addition, in the jackpot state of "big hit with time reduction", the variable winning device 32 is opened for 30 seconds, or eight game balls win the variable winning device 32 as one round, which is 10 times. Repeated. In the jackpot state of "big hit with a small time reduction", the variable winning device 32 is opened for 30 seconds, or eight game balls win the variable winning device 32 as one round, and this is repeated 10 times. .. In the jackpot state of "probability variation jackpot", the blade member 404 is opened for 0.4 seconds as one round, and this is repeated twice. That is, the operation mode of the blade member 404 of the "probability variation jackpot" is the same as the case where the small hit "open twice" is won in the normal mode, the minute time reduction mode, or the probability variation mode. It is not possible to distinguish between the "probability variation big hit" and the "small hit" just by visually recognizing the member 404. In the present embodiment, there may be a case where the decorative symbol display device 42 or the like is taught that the probability variation jackpot has been won, or a case where it is not (a case where it is taught that either a small hit or a probability variation jackpot has been won, or a probability variation mode is in progress. (Including cases where you make a suggestion, etc.).

Further, in the present embodiment, basically, when the game ball launched by the launching device 60 and enters the game area exceeds the top nail 821, which is the game nail arranged at the uppermost position among the game nails. The game ball enters the right side area, and if it does not cross, it enters the left side area. More specifically, a heaven nail 821 is provided at a position slightly to the left with a distance of less than twice the diameter of the game ball from the top of the game area (the top of the inner peripheral surface of the outer rail 52). A plurality of game nails (continuous nails 822) are provided so as to line up from the nails 821 to the lower right and arranged at intervals to prevent the game balls from passing through. The game ball launched by the launching device 60 and entering the game area is guided to the left side area by not reaching the top nail 821 and the continuous nail 822, or being repelled by the top nail 821 and the continuous nail 822. It will be.

Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of game nails (return nails 823) as remand means for guiding the game ball that comes into contact with the top nail 821 and crosses the top nail 821 toward the right side region side to the left side region side. It has. The return nails 823 are arranged at positions below the right side of the top nail 821 and the continuous nail 822 so as to be lined up diagonally upward to the right at intervals to prevent the passage of the game ball. The return nail 823 is launched by the launching device 60 and is arranged so as not to come into contact with the game ball beyond the top nail 821 to the right side region side without touching the top nail 821. Will be guided to the right area.

On the other hand, with respect to the game ball launched by the launching device 60, which comes into contact with the heaven nail 821 and crosses the heaven nail 821 to the right side region side, the momentum is weakened and it falls relatively to the front side, and the return nail 823 It will come into contact with the upper left surface side of the (return nail 823). A gap larger than the diameter of the game ball is formed between the return nail 823 and the continuous nail 822, and the return nail 823 ensures that the game ball is guided to the left side region of the game ball. It is extended to guide the game ball to a certain position. Therefore, the game ball that is launched by the launching device 60, comes into contact with the top nail 821, and crosses the top nail 821 toward the right side region is returned to the left side region by the return nail 823. As a result, the game ball can be placed in both the left side region and the right side region by simply holding the handle 18 in a rotating position where the game ball is launched with a strength such that it hits the top nail 821. Entering (the game ball is naturally distributed to the left and right regions at a ratio of 8: 2 to 2: 8) is suppressed.

A special display device 43 and a normal symbol display device 41 are provided in the upper right portion of the game board 30. The special display device 43 is composed of a 7-segment display device and a plurality of lamps, and the ordinary symbol display device 41 is composed of a 7-segment display device.

Further, regarding the special display device 43, when a game ball enters the first and second starting winning units 33a and 33b, a switching display (variable display) for teaching the lottery result of the winning / losing lottery is started, and a predetermined time is set. Later, when the variable display is stopped, the mode corresponding to the result of the winning / failing lottery is displayed. Further, the display content of the special display device 43 is directly controlled by the main control device 261 described later, and the result of the winning / failing lottery is definitively displayed.

In addition, with respect to the normal symbol display device 41, when the game ball passes through the through gate 34, a switching display (variation display) for displaying the lottery result of the ball entry support lottery is started, and after a predetermined time, the variation display is started. When stopping, the mode corresponding to the result of the ball entry support lottery is displayed. Further, the display content of the normal symbol display device 41 is directly controlled by the main control device 261 described later, and the result of the ball entry support lottery is definitively displayed.

Further, the decorative symbol display device 42 is configured to incidentally variablely display a decorative symbol in which a numerical pattern is added to a predetermined pattern for production in accordance with the variable display of the special display device 43. There is. Further, the decorative symbol display device 42 is configured to be able to display a normal symbol composed of small number patterns in the lower right area of the display unit, and the variable display of the normal symbol display device 41 is performed. It is designed to be displayed in a variable manner. The display content of the decorative symbol display device 42 is controlled by the sub control device 262 and the display control device 45, which will be described later. That is, in the decorative symbol display device 42, the auxiliary display content is determined by the sub control device 262 based on the command from the main control device 261 so as to correspond to the result displayed by the special display device 43. The display is performed by the display control device 45 described later.

Further, when the game ball newly passes through the through gate 34 during the variation display of the normal symbol display device 41, the variation display for that amount is performed after the variation display performed at that time is completed. It has become. That is, the variable display is put on standby (held). The maximum number of times the variable display is held is determined for each model of the pachinko machine, but in the present embodiment, it is held up to four times, and the number of times of holding is provided on both the left and right sides of the normal symbol display device 41. The normal fluctuation hold lamp 44 is lit and displayed.

The variable winning device 32 (large winning opening) is arranged in the lower center of the game area (game board 30). Further, the variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which the game ball cannot be won, and is in an open state in which the game ball can be won in the big hit state.

Further, the game board 30 includes an inner rail component 51 and an outer rail component 52, and is attached with a rail 50 that guides the game ball launched from the launching device 60 to the upper part of the game board 30. As a result, the game ball launched by the rotation operation of the handle 18 is guided through the launch rail 61 and the rail 50 into the game area formed between the game board 30 and the glass unit 137.

A return ball prevention member 53 is attached to the tip end portion (upper left portion in FIG. 4) of the inner rail constituent portion 51. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the game ball once guided from the rail 50 to the game area returns to the inside of the rail 50. Further, a return rubber 54 is attached to a substantially tip portion (upper right portion in FIG. 4) of the outer rail constituent portion 52. The game ball launched with a momentum equal to or higher than a predetermined value hits the return rubber 54 and is returned to, for example, the substantially central portion side of the game board 30.

Further, in the present embodiment, the outer rail constituent portion 52 is interrupted at the upper right portion of the game board 30, and the inner rail constituent portion 51 is interrupted at the lower right portion of the game board 30. Therefore, the game area is defined by the inner peripheral surfaces of the rail 50 and the window hole 39 of the resin base 38. However, since the rail 50 may flow backward until the game ball launched by the launching device 60 passes through the return ball prevention member 53, the parallel portions of the inner and outer rail constituents 51 and 52 are excluded from the game area. Be taken.

As shown in FIG. 3, a ball passage unit 70 is provided below the window portion 101 on the back side of the front frame set 14. The ball passage unit 70 includes a lower plate continuous passage 71 that connects the payout mechanism unit 352 to the discharge port 16 of the lower plate 15, and an upper plate continuous passage 73 that connects the payout mechanism unit 352 to the upper plate 19. Further, there is a gap at a predetermined interval between the launch rail 61 provided on the inner frame 12 and the rail unit 50 (outer rail component 52), and the ball passage unit 70 receives a game ball that has fallen from the gap. A foul ball passage 72 that guides the lower plate 15 is formed. As a result, if the game ball launched from the launching device 60 does not reach the return ball prevention member 53 and returns to the rail 50 as a foul ball, the foul ball returns to the lower plate 15 via the foul ball passage 72. It is discharged.

Further, reference numeral 67 in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a payout passage for guiding the game ball paid out by the payout mechanism unit 352, which will be described later, to the front of the inner frame 12, and the upper plate continuous passage 73 (upper plate 19). It is divided into a passage leading to the lower plate and a passage leading to the lower plate continuous passage 71 (lower plate 15). A shutter 68 is provided below the payout passage 67, and when the front frame set 14 is open, the shutter 68 protrudes forward due to the urging force of a spring or the like to almost close the outlet of the payout passage 67. ing. Further, in the state where the front frame set 14 is closed, the shutter 68 is pushed open by the rear end portion on the entrance side of the lower plate connecting passage 71. It should be noted that the entrances (ball inflow portions) of the lower plate connecting passage 71 and the upper plate connecting passage 73 are adjacent to each other, and the respective entrances and the payout passage 67 are separated by a predetermined distance in the closed state of the front frame set 14. The game ball can pass through the gap between the two. Therefore, when the upper plate 19 and the upper plate connecting passage 73 are filled with the game balls, the game balls to be paid out flow to the lower plate connecting passage 71 side (overflow to the entrance side of the lower plate connecting passage 71), and the lower plate connecting passage 71 overflows. It will be paid out to the lower plate 15 through the passage 71.

In addition, the ball passage unit 70 is provided with a full detection switch (not shown) for detecting a game ball located in the lower plate continuous passage 71. By the presence of the fullness detection switch, it is grasped that the lower plate 15 is full of game balls (the lower plate 15 is full of game balls and the game balls are staying in the lower plate continuous passage 71). be able to. In the present embodiment, based on the fact that the game ball is continuously detected for a predetermined time by the full detection switch, control such as prohibiting the launch of the launching device 60 is performed. When the stagnation of the game ball in the lower plate continuous passage 71 is eliminated and the game ball is not detected by the full detection switch (when the game ball is not continuously detected for a predetermined time), the launching device 60 is allowed to be launched.

Next, the rear surface configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6 and the like. On the back surface of the pachinko machine 10, various control boards are arranged so as to be arranged vertically and horizontally so as to be partially overlapped in the front-rear direction, and further, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism) for supplying the game balls. And a protective cover made of resin are attached. The payout mechanism and the protective cover are integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally referred to as a back pack. Therefore, the unit is referred to as a "back pack unit 203" here.

First, the back configuration of the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, a resin frame cover 213 that covers the central winning unit 37 and the like from behind is provided on the back surface of the game board 30 so as to project rearward. Further, on the back side of the frame cover 213, a decorative symbol display device 42, a display control device 45, and a sub control device 262, which are liquid crystal display devices facing forward from the opening of the frame cover 213, are detachably attached.

The decorative symbol display device 42 is housed in a storage box 42a having an opening for exposing the display unit (liquid crystal screen) of the decorative symbol display device 42 to the front side of the pachinko machine 10, and is housed in the back surface of the frame cover 213. It is fixed to the side. The display control device 45 is housed in the substrate box 45a and fixed to the back side of the decorative symbol display device 42 (storage box 42a). The sub control device 262 is housed in the board box 262a and fixed to the back side of the display control device 45 (board box 45a). Further, the storage box 42a and the substrate boxes 45a and 262a are made of a transparent resin material or the like so that the inside can be visually recognized.

Below the frame cover 213, a back frame set 215 is attached to the game board 30 so as to cover the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the starting winning units 33a, 33b, etc. from behind. The back frame set 215 is provided with a ball collection mechanism for collecting game balls that have won prizes in various winning openings (not shown). The game ball collected by the ball collection mechanism is guided to the discharge passage portion 217, which will be described later, and is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 from the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217.

Further, in the present embodiment, the back frame set 215 functions as a mounting base for the main control device 261. More specifically, the board box 263 on which the main control device 261 is mounted is rotatably supported by the back frame set 215 and can be opened rearward.

The main control device 261 is housed in a substrate box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a box base and a box cover that covers an opening of the box base, and the box base and the box cover are connected by a sealing member. The substrate box 263 connected by the sealing member has a structure that cannot be opened unless a predetermined trace is left. As a result, it is possible to easily detect that the substrate box 263 has been illegally opened.

Further, on the game board 30, a ball entry detection switch (ball entry detection means) for detecting a game ball that has entered the various winning openings corresponding to various winning openings such as a general winning opening 31 as a ball entry means. Is provided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a winning opening switch 221 is provided at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 31, and a count switch 223 is provided in the variable winning device 32. Further, the first start winning unit 33a and the second starting winning unit 33b are provided with a first starting winning switch 224a and a second starting winning switch 224b as starting ball detection means, respectively. Further, a through gate switch 225 is provided at a position corresponding to the through gate 34.

Although not shown, the back frame set 215 is provided with a first board surface relay board that is electrically connected to the winning opening switch 221 and the count switch 223 and the through gate switch 225 via a cable connector. .. The first board surface relay board relays the winning port switch 221 and the like and the main control device 261 as the main control means, and is electrically connected to the main control device 261 via a cable connector.

On the other hand, the start winning switch 224a, 224b for detecting the entry into the starting winning units 33a and 33b, the entry count switch 437 provided in the central winning unit 37, the early out ball detection switch 439, and the specific entry detection switch. The 461 and the non-specific ball entry detection switch 462 are directly connected to the main control device 261 via a connector cable without passing through a relay board.

The detection results detected by the various ball entry detection switches are taken into the main control device 261. Then, a payout command (number of game balls to be paid out) according to the winning situation is transmitted from the main control device 261 to the payout control device 311, and a predetermined number of game balls are transmitted based on the output signal from the payout control device 311. (Except when detected by the through gate switch 225, the early out ball detection switch 439, the specific entry detection switch 461, and the non-specific entry detection switch 462).

In addition, although not shown, a solenoid for a large winning opening is provided on the back surface of the game board 30 to open the large winning opening with the variable winning device 32, and a pair of opening / closing members 33c are provided by the starting winning unit 33. A solenoid for winning openings that opens and closes is provided. Further, the back frame set 215 is also provided with a second board surface relay board (not shown) that relays these solenoids and the main control device 261.

Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the back pack unit 203 is a combination of a resin-molded back pack 351 and a game ball payout mechanism portion 352. Further, the back pack unit 203 is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the left side portion (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame 12, and can be opened rearward with the open / close axis extending in the vertical direction as the axis. ing. In addition, an external terminal plate 240 is provided on the upper left portion (upper right portion in FIG. 5) of the back pack unit 203.

The external terminal plate 240 is for relaying various information transmissions to a hall computer or the like in a game hall, and is provided with a plurality of external connection terminals. For convenience, no reference numerals are given, but for example, a terminal for outputting information on the current gaming state (big hit state, high probability state, etc.), a front frame set 14 or the inside detected by the open detection switches 91 and 92 described later. It is paid out from the terminal for outputting information on the opening of the frame 12, the terminal for outputting information on various error states such as the ball entry error, the lower plate full tank error, the tank ball no error, and the payout error, and the payout control device 311. A terminal for outputting information on the number of prize balls is provided.

The back pack 351 is integrally molded with, for example, ABS resin, and includes a protective cover portion 354 that protrudes rearward of the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 354 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is open, and has a size sufficient to cover at least the frame cover 213. However, in the present embodiment, the protective cover portion 354 also covers the upper portion and the right portion (the portion on the left side in FIG. 5) of the substrate box 263. As a result, in the closed state of the back pack unit 203, the sealing member provided on the right side of the board box 263 and the terminal part (board side connector) provided along the upper edge of the main control device 261 are covered. It will be.

The payout mechanism portion 352 is arranged so as to bypass the protective cover portion 354. That is, a tank 355 opened on the upper side is provided above the protective cover portion 354, and the game balls supplied from the island equipment of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, for example, a tank rail 356 having two rows of ball passages in the horizontal direction and gently inclining toward the downstream side is connected, and further, a case rail 357 is vertically connected to the downstream side of the tank rail 356. It is connected. The payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of game balls are appropriately paid out according to a predetermined electrical configuration of a payout motor or the like. Then, the game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 19 and the like.

Further, the payout mechanism unit 352 is provided with a payout relay board 381 that relays a signal of a payout command from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358, and a power switch board 382 that takes in the main power supply from the outside. There is. For example, an AC 24V main power supply is supplied to the power switch board 382 via a voltage converter, and the power is turned on or off by the switching operation of the power switch 382a.

Below the back pack unit 203 (board box 263), a lower frame set 251 that is pivotally supported by the left side portion (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame 12 and can be opened rearward is provided. As shown in FIG. 6, the lower frame set 251 is formed with a discharge passage portion 217 into which the game balls collected by the ball recovery mechanism described above flow in, and the game balls are placed in the most downstream portion of the discharge passage portion 217. A discharge chute (not shown) for discharging to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 is formed. That is, the game balls that have won each winning opening such as the general winning opening 31 are collected via the ball collection mechanism of the back frame set 215, and are further discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217. The out port 36 is also connected to the discharge passage portion 217, and the game ball that has not won a prize in any of the winning ports is also discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 via the discharge chute. In the present embodiment, the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are configured as separate bodies and can be opened and closed independently, but the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are integrally formed. You may do it.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the payout control device 311, the launch control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection board 314 are detachably attached to the back side of the lower frame set 251 in a state of being stacked in the front-rear direction. Has been done.

The launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are housed in the board box 313a and fixed to the back side of the lower frame set 251. Although the launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 will be described as independent control devices for convenience, they are actually composed of one substrate (printed circuit board).

Further, the payout control device 311 is housed in the board box 311a and fixed to the back side of the board box 313a (launch control device 312 and power supply device 313). The board box 311a in which the payout control device 311 is housed is provided with a sealing member in the same manner as the board box 263 in which the main control device 261 is housed, so that a trace of the opening of the board box 311a remains. It has become.

In addition, the card unit connection board 314 is housed in the board box 314a and fixed to the back side of the board box 313a (launch control device 312 and power supply device 313).

The substrate boxes 311a, 313a, and 314a are made of a transparent resin material or the like, and the inside can be visually recognized.

Further, the payout control device 311 is provided with a state return switch 321 protruding outward from the board box 311a. For example, when the state return switch 321 is pressed when a payout error occurs such as a ball clogging in the payout motor unit, the payout motor is rotated in the forward and reverse directions to eliminate the ball clogging (return to the normal state).

Further, the power supply device 313 is provided with a RAM erasing switch 323 protruding outward from the board box 313a. This pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, and can maintain the state at the time of power failure even in the unlikely event of a power failure, and can be restored to the state at the time of power failure when recovering from the power failure (recovery of power). it can. Therefore, if the power is turned off in the normal procedure (for example, when the game hall is closed), the state before the power is turned off is stored in memory. Therefore, if you want to return to the initial state when the power is turned on, hold down the RAM erase switch 323 while turning on the power. Is thrown in.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a locking device 600 is provided on the back side of the right side portion of the inner frame 12. The locking device 600 includes a cylinder lock 700 (see FIG. 1 and the like) exposed on the front side of the front frame set 14, and the key is inserted into the keyhole of the cylinder lock 700 and rotated in one direction. The frame 12 can be unlocked, and the front frame set 14 can be unlocked by rotating the frame 12 to the other side. In the present embodiment, the inner frame 12 is locked to the outer frame 11, and the front frame set 14 is locked to the inner frame 12.

As described above, the right side frame component 11d of the outer frame 11 is formed with an extending wall portion 83 that covers the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 from the back side of the inner frame 12 (FIG. 5). reference). This makes it difficult to allow the wire rod or the like to enter from the back side of the outer frame 11 and operate the locking device 600 with the wire rod or the like. As a result, the defense performance can be improved. Further, the extension wall portion 83 is configured to cover the right end portion (the left end portion in FIG. 5) of the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 from the back side, and when the inner frame 12 is closed, the extension wall portion 83 is configured to cover the right end portion (the left end portion in FIG. 5). The back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 cannot be opened.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a front frame opening detection switch 91 for detecting the opening of the front frame set 14 is provided on the lower right front side of the inner frame 12 (on the right side of the launching device 60), and FIG. As shown in the above, an inner frame opening detection switch 92 for detecting the opening of the inner frame 12 is provided in the lower right lower part of the inner frame 12 on the back side (lower left in FIG. 5). The front frame opening detection switch 91 and the inner frame opening detection switch 92 each have a detection unit that can appear and disappear with respect to the switch main body, and the front frame opening detection switch 91 is provided so that the detection unit faces forward. The inner frame opening detection switch 92 is provided so that the detection unit faces rearward. Then, when the detection unit is in a state of protruding from the switch body, an on signal is output to the main control device 261 and the detection unit is pressed toward the switch body, and when the detection unit is immersed in the switch body, an off signal is output. It is configured to output to the main control device 261. That is, the front frame opening detection switch 91 is turned off by pressing the detection unit on the back surface of the front frame set 14 when the front frame set 14 is closed, and the detection unit returns to the protruding state when the front frame set 14 is opened. Turns on. Similarly, when the inner frame 12 is closed, the inner frame opening detection switch 92 is turned off by being pressed by the pressing portion 86 integrally formed with the receiving portion 85 of the outer frame 11, and is detected when the inner frame 12 is opened. The part returns to the protruding state and turns on.

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. The main control device 261 (main board) as the special game state control means and the open / close control means is equipped with the CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer which is an arithmetic unit. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 501, and a RAM 503 that is a memory that temporarily stores various data and the like when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. And various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are built-in. However, the CPU, ROM, and RAM may not be integrated into a single chip, but may be integrated into a chip for each function.

The RAM 503 has a stack area in which the contents of the internal registers of the CPU 501 and the return address of the control program executed by the CPU 501 are stored, and a work area (work area) in which various flags, counters, I / O values, etc. are stored. ) And a backup area 503a.

Further, the RAM 503 has a configuration in which a backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 313 to hold (back up) data even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and the data is stored in the stack area, the work area, and the backup area 503a. All data is backed up.

When the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like, the backup area 503a is used when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs) in order to restore the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power was turned off when the power is turned on again. This is an area for storing the stack pointer, each register, the value of I / O, etc. (same as above). Writing to the backup area 503a is executed when the power is turned off by the main process, and conversely, restoration of each value written in the backup area 503a is the main process when the power is turned on (including power on due to power failure elimination. The same applies hereinafter). Is executed in. The NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 is configured to input a power failure signal SK1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, when the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like. Upon occurrence, power failure processing (NMI interrupt processing) is immediately executed.

If at least the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 503a are backed up, it is not always necessary to back up the data stored in all the areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 503a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 containing the ROM 502 and the RAM 503 via a bus line 504 composed of an address bus, a data bus, and the like. A RAM erase switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, a sub control device 262, a special display device 43, a normal symbol display device 41, and the like, which will be described later, are connected to the input / output port 505. With this configuration, the above-mentioned special display device 43 and the ordinary symbol display device 41 are directly controlled by the main control device 261. On the other hand, the decorative symbol display device 42 is controlled via the sub control device 262.

In addition, for convenience, various relay boards and the like are not shown, but the input / output port 505 has a winning port switch 221 and a count switch 223, a starting winning unit switch 224a and 224b, a through gate switch 225, and a ball entering count switch 437. Various detection switches such as early out ball detection switch 439, specific ball entry detection switch 461, non-specific ball entry detection switch 462, various switches on the handle 18, various substrates, wing solenoid 405 for opening and closing the blade member 404, and a rotating body. Various electric parts such as a rotating body motor 415 for rotating the rotary body motor 415 and a sorting motor 454 for reciprocating the sorting unit 445 are connected. That is, the main control device 261 is provided with a plurality of terminal portions (board-side connectors) for connecting the connectors of various cable connectors, and the input / output ports 505 are configured by these terminal portions and the like.

The sub control device 262 (sub control board) as the sub control means includes a CPU 551 that is an arithmetic device, a ROM 552 that stores various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 551, and a control program that is stored in the ROM 552. RAM 553, input / output port 554, bus line 555, which is a memory for temporarily storing various data, etc., are provided, and other various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit (not shown) are provided. It has. The RAM 553 is a memory that temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 551 executes various programs.

The CPU 551, ROM 552, and RAM 553 are connected to the input / output port 554 via the bus line 555, and the display control device 45 is connected to the input / output port 554. Further, a speaker SP, an effect button 125, various illumination units, and lamps 102 to 104 are connected to the input / output port 554.

The CPU 551 of the sub control device 262 causes the display control device 45 to execute display control based on, for example, a command signal (for example, a fluctuation pattern command) transmitted from the main control device 261 and causes the decorative symbol display device 42 to display the display. As described above, in the present embodiment, the special display device 43 controlled by the main control device 261 displays whether or not it is a big hit, and the decorative symbol display device 42 controlled by the sub control device 262. Then, the display is performed according to the display of the special display device 43.

Further, the payout control device 311 controls the payout of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 358. The CPU 511, which is an arithmetic unit, includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program and fixed value data executed by the CPU 511, and a RAM 513 that is used as a work memory or the like.

Like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261, the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 has a stack area in which the contents of the internal registers of the CPU 511 and the return destination address of the control program executed by the CPU 511 are stored, and various flags and counters. It has a work area (work area) in which values such as I / O are stored, and a backup area 513a.

The RAM 513 has a configuration in which a backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 313 to hold (back up) data even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and all stored in the stack area, work area, and backup area 513a. Data is backed up. If the data stored in at least the stack area and the backup area 513a is backed up, it is not always necessary to back up the data stored in all the areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 513a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

In the backup area 513a, when the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like, the stack pointer at the time of power off, each register, and the like, in order to restore the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power off when the power is turned on again. This is an area for storing values such as I / O. The writing to the backup area 513a is executed when the power is turned off by the main process, and the restoration of each value written in the backup area 513a is executed in the main process when the power is turned on. Similar to the CPU 501 of the main control device 261, the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 is also configured so that the power failure signal SK1 is input from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. When input to the CPU 511, NMI interrupt processing as power failure processing is immediately executed.

In the work area, a payout permission flag in which the payout permission of the prize ball by the payout control device 311 is set, a command reception flag set when a command transmitted from the main control device 261 is received, and a main control device 261 There is a command buffer that stores the commands sent from.

The payout permission flag is a flag for setting the payout permission of the prize ball, and is turned on when a specific command for permitting the payout of the prize ball is transmitted from the main control device 261 and the specific command is received, and is set as the initial setting. It is turned off when the process is restored or the power is restored before the power is cut off. In the present embodiment, the specific commands include a payout initialization command for instructing the initial processing of the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311, a prize ball command for instructing the payout of the prize ball, and the main control device 261 to recover power. These are the three payout return commands that are sent in the case.

The command reception flag is a flag for confirming whether or not the payout control device 311 has received a command. It is turned on when any command is received, and like the payout permission flag, initial setting processing or power cutoff. It is turned off when the command is returned to the previous position, and is turned off when the command received by the command judgment process is judged.

The command buffer is composed of a ring buffer that temporarily stores commands transmitted from the main control device 261. The ring buffer has a predetermined storage area, commands are stored with regularity from the start to the end of the storage area, and when commands are stored in all the storage areas, the start of the storage area is used. The return command is configured to be updated. Therefore, when the command is stored and when the command is read, the storage pointer and the read pointer in the command buffer are updated, and the command is stored and read based on the respective pointers.

An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 containing the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 via a bus line 514 composed of an address bus and a data bus. The RAM erase switch circuit 543, the main control device 261 and the launch control device 312, the payout device 358, and the like are connected to the input / output port 515, respectively.

The card unit connection board 314 is a ball lending operation unit (ball lending button 121 and return button 122) on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 and a card unit (ball lending unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10 in a game hall or the like. They are electrically connected to each other, take in the command of the ball lending operation by the player, and output it to the card unit. In a cash machine in which a game ball is directly lent to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without going through a card unit, the card unit connection board 314 can be omitted.

The launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the game ball by the launch device 60, and the launch device 60 is permitted to drive when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, the launch permission signal is output from the payout control device 311, the detection that the player is touching the handle 18 by the sensor signal, and the launch prohibition button 18a for stopping the launch ( The launching device 60 is driven on condition that the launching device 60 is not operated (see FIG. 1), and the game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the amount of operation of the handle 18.

The display control device 45 executes the variable display of the decorative symbol on the decorative symbol display device 42 in accordance with the instruction from the sub control device 262. The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a program ROM 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, a video display processor (VDP) 526, an input port 527, an output port 259, and a bus line 530, 531. And have. The input / output port 554 of the sub control device 262 is connected to the input port 527. Further, the CPU 521, the program ROM 522, the work RAM 523, and the VDP 526 are connected to the input port 527 via the bus line 530. An output port 529 is connected to the VDP 526 via a bus line 531 and a decorative symbol display device 42, which is a liquid crystal display device, is connected to the output port 529.

The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 receives the display command transmitted from the sub control device 262 via the input port 527, analyzes the received command, or performs a predetermined arithmetic process based on the received command to control the VDP 526. (Specifically, generation of an internal command for VDP526) is executed. As a result, the display control in the decorative symbol display device 42 is performed.

The program ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 521, and the work RAM 523 is a memory for temporarily storing work data and flags used when executing various programs by the CPU 521. Is.

The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42, and by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524, the display contents of the decorative symbol display device 42 are changed. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as a symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42.

The VDP 526 is a kind of drawing circuit that directly operates the LCD driver (liquid crystal drive circuit) incorporated in the decorative symbol display device 42. Since the VDP526 is an IC chip, it is also called a "drawing chip", and its substance can be said to be a microcomputer chip with a built-in firmware dedicated to drawing processing. The VDP 526 adjusts the timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, and the like to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads out the display data stored in the video RAM 524 at a predetermined timing and displays it on the decorative symbol display device 42.

Further, the power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 that supplies power to each part of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 542 that monitors power interruption due to a power failure, and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 that is connected to the RAM erase switch 323. And have.

The power supply unit 541 supplies the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like with the necessary operating power supply through a power supply path (not shown). As an outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in an AC 24-volt power supply supplied from the outside and generates a + 12V power supply for driving various switches and motors, a + 5V power supply for logic, a backup power supply for RAM backup, and the like. These + 12V power supply, + 5V power supply, and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like. An operating power source (+ 12V power source, + 5V power source, etc.) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the payout control device 311. Similarly, various switches, motors, and the like are supplied with operating power via a control device to which they are connected.

The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit that outputs a power failure signal SK1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the DC stable 24 volt voltage, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 541, and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when this voltage becomes less than 22 volt. The power failure signal SK1 is output to the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311. By the output of the power failure signal SK1, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of the power failure and execute the power failure processing (NMI interrupt processing).

Even after the DC stable 24 volt voltage becomes less than 22 volt, the power supply unit 541 normally outputs the control system drive voltage of 5 volt for a sufficient time to execute the power failure processing. It is configured to maintain a value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure processing.

The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit that takes in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clears the backup data of the RAM 503 of the main control device 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 according to the state of the switch 323. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs the RAM erase signal SK2 to the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on while the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed (including turning on the power by eliminating the power failure), the data of the respective RAMs 503 and 513 are cleared in the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311. To.

As described in detail above, according to the present embodiment, on the left and right sides of the second starting winning unit 33b, a protruding position where the game board 30 protrudes into the game area and a game ball can be placed, and the game board 30 It is equipped with a left guide plate 803 and a right guide plate 804 that are configured to be able to slide back and forth between the immersive position where the game ball cannot be placed and the left guide plate 803, and the left guide plate in the protruding position of the game ball. The game ball can be entered into the second starting winning unit 33b only by placing it on the 803 and the right guide plate 804 and rolling it. Further, while it takes 0.5 seconds from the placement of the game ball on the left guide plate 803 to the second start winning unit 33b, it takes 0.5 seconds after the game ball is placed on the right guide plate 804, and then the second start winning unit It is configured to take 0.8 seconds to reach 33b. Further, when the ball entry support lottery is won in the time saving mode in the long guidance state, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are set to the protruding positions for 1.2 seconds, whereas other short guidance states are used. When the ball entry support lottery is won in the game mode, the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are configured to be in the protruding position for 0.5 seconds.

That is, in the long guide state, the game ball may be launched in either the left side area where the game ball can be placed on the left guide plate 803 or the right side area where the game ball can be placed on the right guide plate 804. (The game ball can be entered into the second starting winning unit 33b by either left-handed or right-handed), but in the short guidance state, the game does not proceed smoothly unless left-handed (right-handed forcibly). In the gameplay aiming to enter the second start winning unit 33b, the launch position of the game ball is substantially changed between the long guide state and the short guide state. Can be done. Therefore, the second start winning unit 33b is arranged at a position where the game ball can enter from either the left side region or the right side region, and the left through gate 34a or the right through is placed in each of the left side region and the right side region. In the configuration in which the gate 34b is arranged, for example, it is recommended to launch the game ball to the left side region (for example, the decorative symbol display device 42 guides the left strike), for example, in the minute time reduction mode. By launching a game ball in the right side area, the player who adhered to the recommended route loses, as in the configuration that may work more favorably than when launching in the left side area. The situation can be avoided. Therefore, in order to improve the playability, it is more advantageous for the player to launch the game ball in the right side area than to launch the game ball in the left side area (in this example, the general prize is won). After performing (the number of mouths 31 is large and it is provided at a position where it is easy to enter the ball), right-handed is substantially restricted in a state other than the long-guided state, and right-handed in the long-guided state. It is possible to secure the playability.

Further, by making the guide passage 807 of the right guide plate 804 longer than the guide passage 807 of the left guide plate 803, the time required for the game ball to reach the second start winning unit 33b via the right guide plate 804. However, it is configured to take longer than the time required for the game ball to reach the second starting winning unit via the left guide plate 803. Therefore, for example, when the inclination of the right guide plate 804 is made looser than the inclination of the left guide plate 803 to make a difference in the required time, the inclination of the left guide plate 803 is too steep or the right guide plate is tilted. It is possible to prevent the inclination of the 804 from becoming too gentle, and the game ball can be suitably (at a preferable speed and at a preferable angle) into the second starting winning unit 33b.

Further, in the present embodiment, as the game mode, not only the normal mode and the time saving mode but also the minute time saving mode which is more advantageous than the normal mode but not more advantageous than the time saving mode is set, and the time saving when a big hit state occurs. If you miss the winning jackpot, you will be given a jackpot with a short time. As a result, if you miss the winning of the jackpot with a time saving, the time saving mode will be granted because the normal mode will suddenly be entered after the jackpot ends while you finally win the jackpot state. If you compare it with, you can avoid the situation where you are surprised at the disparity and cause a decline in your interest. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest when the worse distribution is selected, and it is possible to suppress an increase in gambling due to a large disparity in the game. Further, as compared with the game property in which there are only two game modes (for example, the time saving mode and the other), it is possible to improve the game property and the effectability associated therewith.

However, in the minute time reduction mode, the game ball is launched into the left side region instead of the right side region. Therefore, in a configuration in which it is more advantageous to launch the game ball into the right side region, the game ball is launched into the right side region. You cannot receive the benefits. Therefore, due to the fact that there are too many benefits in the time-saving mode (the difference from the time-saving mode is too small), it is desirable to have the ball output rate (payout rate) of the game ball when the game is viewed as a whole. When the value is set to, the ball ejection rate in the minute time reduction mode is improved, and the ball ejection rate in the normal mode is further lowered, so that the game playability is lowered (the game balls in the starting winning units 33a and 33b). It becomes difficult to enter the ball, the probability of winning the ball entry support lottery decreases, etc.), and it is possible to suppress a situation in which the feeling of exhilaration decreases due to a significant decrease in the ball output rate in the time saving mode.

Further, as described above, by providing the configuration of the left guide plate 803, the right guide plate 804, etc., the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are projected in the right side region in the time saving mode, and the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are projected as compared with the normal mode. In the micro time saving mode, which is easy to be positioned and has a game property closer to that of the time saving mode, the game property can be such that the player launches into the left side region. For this reason, for example, even in the minute time reduction mode, a player playing the minute time reduction mode may mistakenly think that the time reduction mode is used, as in the case of performing a game in which a game ball is launched into the right side region. It can be deterred. Therefore, when the player is playing the game, the performance that matches the game mode is not accompanied, so that it is possible to prevent the player from feeling distrust or dissatisfaction, and in some cases troubles. it can.

In addition, the left through gate 34a or the right through gate 34b are provided in the left side region and the right side region, respectively, but even if the game ball is passed through either the left through gate 34a or the right through gate 34b, the entry is low. In the ball state, a ball entry support lottery that wins at 1/50 is held, and in a high ball state, a ball entry support lottery that wins at 1/2 is held, and even if the ball entry support lottery is won, the left through gate Regardless of whether it corresponds to the right through gate 34a or the right through gate 34b, the time during which the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are in the protruding position is determined according to the long guide state and the short guide state. Therefore, control can be simplified as compared with a configuration in which it is determined which of the left through gate 34a and the right through gate 34b the game ball has entered and the corresponding processing is performed.

Further, even if the performance of the left through gate 34a and the right through gate 34b is the same, as described above, by providing the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804, a person who launches a game ball in the left side region. It is possible to reliably switch between a state in which is advantageous (short guidance state) and a state in which it is more advantageous to launch a game ball in the right side region (long guidance state).

Further, according to the present embodiment, a privilege that is more advantageous for the player is given when the jackpot is won based on the ball entering the specific winning opening 442 than when the jackpot is won by the winning or losing lottery. There is a high possibility that (for example, the time saving mode will be given after the jackpot state ends). For this reason, in a state where a ball can be expected to enter the specific winning opening 442, the aim is to enter the central winning unit 37 instead of winning in the winning / losing lottery, and the second starting winning unit 33b (small hit probability in the winning / failing lottery). Is 298/300 and the jackpot probability is 1/300), but also the first start winning unit 33a (the small hit probability in the winning / losing lottery is 1/300 and the jackpot probability is 1/300). It can be a sufficient reason to launch the game ball into the right side area, avoiding the possible left side area. In other words, in the time saving mode, it is possible to more reliably adhere to the playability such as hitting right.

In addition, in the present embodiment, a probability variation mode is set in which the probability of winning a big hit is increased in the winning / losing lottery performed based on the entry into the first starting winning unit 33a. For this reason, it is possible to add a game mode having a game property that is different from the game property aiming at entering the central winning unit 37, and it is possible to further improve the game property. In addition, the jackpot state by winning the winning / failing lottery is more difficult to select the jackpot type that is advantageous for the player than the jackpot state based on the ball entering the specific winning opening 442, so that the winning of the specific winning opening 442 can be expected. Increasing the probability of winning a big hit in the winning or losing lottery in the state is not very welcomed. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, in the probability variation mode, a low ball entry state and a short guidance state, that is, a state in which the ball can hardly be expected to enter the second start winning unit 33b as in the normal mode. Such concerns can be dispelled.

Further, in the probability variation mode, since it is almost impossible to expect the ball to enter the second start winning unit 33b, the game ball is launched not in the right side region but in the left side region even in the probability variation mode. Therefore, in the time saving mode, the game ball is launched in the right side area, and in the other game modes, the game ball is launched in the left side area. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the difference between the highest-ranked game mode and the other game modes from increasing or decreasing the winning probability of the jackpot in the winning / losing lottery, and the central winning unit 37 (specific area 401) provided with great care can be avoided. ) Etc. can be increased. In addition, in the probability variation mode, since it is almost impossible to expect the ball to enter the second starting winning unit 33b, the winning probability of the winning / losing lottery can be configured so as not to change with respect to the second starting winning unit 33b. Control can be simplified.

Further, in the present embodiment, among the game balls launched by the launching device 60, the heaven nail 821 provided at the uppermost position among the game nails erected on the game board 30 does not come into contact with the heaven nail. The return nail 823, which does not touch the game ball that crosses the 821 to the right, but touches the top nail 821 and guides the game ball that crosses the top nail 821 to the right to the left side region. It is provided. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the act of launching the game ball into the left side region while also launching it into the right side region. As a result, the game ball is passed through the right through gate 34b in the right side region, and the game ball is placed on the left guide plate 803, which is positioned to protrude from the left side region, even though it is in the short guide state (slight time reduction mode), and the second start is performed. It is possible to prevent an act of aiming to enter the winning unit 33b.

The content is not limited to the description of the above-described embodiment, and may be implemented as follows, for example.

(A) In the above embodiment, the winning probability of the winning / failing lottery, the winning probability of the ball entry support lottery, the types of big hits and small hits and their distribution, the variable display time for teaching the result of the winning / losing lottery, and the opening of the blade member 404. The mode, the appearance mode of the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804, the content of the privilege when winning in each lottery, the number of prize balls according to the winning balls to various winning openings, etc. are not particularly limited. It is set appropriately for each model. For example, in the above embodiment, the opening time of the blade member 404 at the time of small hit in the minute time saving mode is configured to be shorter than that in the time saving mode (in the short opening state), but for example, in the time saving mode. The same long open state may be set, and the upper limit of the minute time reduction mode may be reduced (for example, any of 2, 3, or 5 times may be selected). In this case, it is possible to change the playability in the minute time reduction mode while maintaining the position that the time reduction mode is more advantageous for the player than the minute time reduction mode.

Further, in the above embodiment, the probability variation mode is provided, but it can be omitted. In that case, if the jackpot state is won and the time saving mode is not given after the end of the jackpot state, the minute time saving mode may be given. In addition, in the above embodiment, the first starting winning unit 33a is provided above the second starting winning unit 33b, but the ball can be entered from the left side region and cannot be entered from the right side region. It may be provided at another position. It is also possible to omit the first start winning unit 33a.

(B) In the above embodiment, when a game ball newly enters the start winning winning units 33a and 33b during the variation display of the special display device 43, the variation display for that amount is performed at that time. The configuration may be performed after the end of the variable display. That is, the variable display of the special display device 43 may be put on standby (holding). The maximum number of times the variable display is held is determined for each model of the pachinko machine. For example, a total of up to four variable displays are held corresponding to the game balls that have entered the starting winning units 33a and 33b. ..

Further, the number of times the variable display of the special display device 43 is held may be displayed on the display unit of the decorative symbol display device 42 (displayed by imitating four lamps). Even if the game ball newly wins the start winning unit 33 during the big hit state or the small hit state (while the blade member 404 is open), the fluctuation display for that amount is also reserved, and the fluctuation display is in the big hit state. It may be executed after the end of the small hit state.

Further, when the configuration is adopted, for example, the variation display based on the ball entering the second starting winning unit 33b is preferentially digested over the variation display based on the ball entering the first starting winning unit 33a. The first starting winning unit 33a and the second starting winning unit 33b may be configured to execute the corresponding variable display in the order in which the balls are entered. In addition, the variable display based on the ball entering the first starting winning unit 33a may be suspended, and the variable display based on the ball entering the second starting winning unit 33b may not be reserved. The number of holdings of the variable display for teaching the result of the ball entry support lottery is not particularly limited, and a configuration in which less than 4 or 5 or more can be held may be used, or no holding may be made at all. May be.

(C) In the above embodiment, the occurrence of the jackpot state is promised by the game ball entering the specific winning opening 442 (there is the detection of the specific winning ball detection switch 461), and the type of the jackpot state is determined. The type lottery for the purpose is performed, and the type of the jackpot state is determined, but the structure is not particularly limited to such a structure. For example, there may be a plurality of specific winning openings 442, and a jackpot of a different type may be generated depending on which specific winning opening 442 the ball is entered. Further, for example, even if a ball is entered in the specific winning opening 442, a big hit state may not always occur (a lottery for whether or not to generate a big hit state is performed) may be configured. However, even though the game ball has entered the specific winning opening 442, there is a concern that the player may have an antipathy to the fact that the jackpot state does not occur, so the ball is entered into the specific winning opening 442. It is desirable that the occurrence of a big hit state is confirmed.

(D) The configuration of the central winning unit 37 is not particularly limited, and the design is appropriately changed for each model. That is, for each model, the probability that the game ball that has entered the central winning unit 37 will enter the specific winning opening 442 is changed, or if the game ball enters the central winning unit 37, some kind of big hit state will occur. It may be configured to do so. Further, in the above embodiment, the specific area 401 is divided into an upper area 406 and a lower area 407, but it may be configured so that there is only one room without being divided, or in the specific area 401, Three or more areas (rooms) through which the game ball can pass may be provided, and an appropriate distribution device for distributing the room through which the game ball passes may be appropriately provided.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the game ball that has entered the specific area 401 cannot reach the lower region 407 unless it passes through the rotating body unit 411 as the sorting means. However, the rotating body unit 411 is used. Provide another passage that can reach the lower region 407 without passing through (a bypass passage that communicates the upper region 406 and the lower region 407, or an opening that allows the ball to enter the lower region 407 directly from outside the specific region 401. May be provided). Further, in the above embodiment, the ball enters the central winning unit 37 via the left blade member 404 and the ball entry opening 403 opened from the left side region, and the right blade member released from the right side region. The possibility that the game ball enters the specific winning opening 442 is the same as when the ball enters the central winning unit 37 through the 404 and the entry opening 403, but the ball enters from the right side area. In this case, the game ball may be configured to be more likely to enter the specific winning opening 442. For example, a game ball entered through the entry opening 403 on the left side is guided (easily) to a normal route in which the possibility of entering the specific pocket portion 416a of the rotating body 414 is about 1/6, and entry on the right side. The game ball entered from the ball opening 403 may be configured to be guided (easily) to a special route in which the possibility of entering the specific pocket portion 416a of the rotating body 414 is about 1/3. .. In this case, it is possible to make the advantage of right-handed hitting and the time saving mode more certain.

In addition, when the game ball enters the specific winning opening 442, the non-specific winning opening 443, and the out passage 428 (detection by the specific entry detection switch 461, the non-specific entry detection switch 462, and the early out ball detection switch 439). Even if there is), it may be configured so that the game ball is not paid out. In the above embodiment, an approach detection switch for detecting a game ball (immediately after) entering the central winning unit 37 is provided in the upper region 406, and an approach detection switch, a specific entry detection switch 461, and a non-specific entry detection switch 462 are provided. , And, based on the detection information by the early out ball detection switch 439, it may be configured to grasp whether or not a game ball exists in the central winning unit 37 (specific area 401).

Further, in the above embodiment, a shutter that can open and close the first gate 435 and the second gate 449 may be provided. For example, the shutter may be configured to be slidable along an adjacent wall and displaced to a position where the first gate 435 and the second gate 449 are closed in the event of a power failure.

(E) In the above embodiment, the left and right lengths of the right guide plate 804 are made longer than the left and right lengths of the left guide plate 803 to make the distance of the guide passage 807 longer. The time required to be guided to the second starting winning unit 33b by the left guide plate 803 may be longer than the time required to be guided to the second starting winning unit 33b by the left guide plate 803. For example, the game ball guided by the right guide plate 804 may be configured to take time by moving in a meandering manner, or the required time may be different by changing the inclination (the inclination is sudden). If this happens, it is desirable to provide a configuration in which the game ball, such as slowing down near the terminal portion 809, smoothly enters the second starting winning unit 33b). It may be configured so as to make a difference in speed or the like by forming irregularities on the surface of the passage 807.

Further, the operation of the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 is not slid back and forth, but is rotated into a guide state extending substantially in parallel and a non-guidance state rotating downward to be a substantially hanging state. It may be configured to be dynamically displaced, or it may be displaced to the left or right so as to be close to the second start winning unit 33b (even if the game ball is guided by the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 as it moves away). It may be configured so as not to reach the second start winning unit 33b).

(F) In the above embodiment, the game ball enters the first starting winning unit 33a as a configuration in which launching the game ball in the right side region is more advantageous than launching the game ball in the left side region. Other than difficult to do, it has a configuration in which the number of general winning openings 31 is large and the ball is provided at a position where it is easy to enter the ball. The movement route is limited, and it is easy to reach the right guide plate 804, or it is easy to pass through the right through gate 34b, and it is easy to be picked up by the blade member 404 which is in the open state.

Further, an accessory may be installed in place of the return nail 823, the regulation nail 801 and the regulation wall 811 of the above embodiment. It should be noted that, in the short guidance state, even if it is not absolutely impossible to enter the second starting winning unit 33b, the configuration may be almost impossible.

(G) In the above embodiment, the right high accuracy mode in which the winning probability in the ball entry support lottery performed when the game ball passing through the right through gate 34b is detected by the right through gate switch 225b and the left through gate 34a are increased. A left high probability mode may be set in which the winning probability in the ball entry support lottery performed when the left through gate switch 225a detects a game ball that has passed through the above is increased. Further, in the right high accuracy mode, when the ball entry support lottery performed based on the detection of the right through gate switch 225b is won, the guidance time at which the guide plates 803 and 804 are in the protruding positions is set in other game modes. It may be configured to be longer than in the case of winning.

Further, in the above embodiment, in order to prevent the game ball mounted on the starting portion 808 of the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 from falling off from the upstream end portion of the guide plates 803 and 804, the left guide plate 803, Further, the game nail may be arranged adjacent to the upstream end portion of the right guide plate 804.

(H) In the above embodiment, the guide passage 807 of the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 is configured in a groove shape, but the upper surfaces of the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are configured to be flat and the protruding positions. The upper surfaces of the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 may be configured to be inclined rearward. In this case, when the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are moved from the protruding position to the immersion position, the game balls on the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 smoothly move to the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate. It can be dropped from 804. Further, in the above embodiment, game nails may be arranged on both sides of the winning opening of the second starting winning unit 33b so that the game ball can easily enter the second starting winning unit 33b.

(I) It may be implemented as a pachinko machine of a type different from the above embodiment. For example, the variable winning device 32 (large winning opening) is omitted, and based on the entry into the specific winning opening 442 and the non-specific winning opening 443 (detection of the specific entry detection switch 461 and the non-specific entry detection switch 462). Assuming that a predetermined number of game balls are paid out, a predetermined number (for example, eight) of the blade members 404 of the central winning unit 37 is released until a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses, or in a specific area 401. It may be applied to a game machine in which the game state until the game ball enters is set as one round and the game state during the predetermined round (for example, 3, 8, or 16 rounds) is repeated as a jackpot state. In this case, the central winning unit 37 also functions as the variable winning device 32.

Further, for example, among the plurality of blade members 404, the blade member 404 that is opened in the hit state may be configured to be different. For example, of the pair of left and right blade members 404, both may be opened at the first hit, the left blade member 404 may be opened at the second hit, and the right blade member 404 may be opened at the third hit. In this case, it is possible to configure the game balls to be substantially separated without the guide device 802 (left guide plate 803, right guide plate 804, etc.). Further, in the time saving mode or the minute time saving mode, the decorative symbol display device 42 or the like may be configured to navigate to teach the blade member 404 to be opened.

(J) In the above embodiment, the ball entry support of whether or not the guide device 802 is brought into the guide state (whether or not the left guide plate 803 and the right guide plate 804 are brought into the protruding position) by passing the game ball. As the through gate 34 in which the lottery is performed, a left through gate 34a installed in the left side area and a right through gate 34b installed in the right side area are provided, but the structure is particularly limited to such a structure. It's not a thing. For example, a game ball launched by the launcher 60 and entering the left side region and a game ball entering the right side region can pass through (for example, a return ball at the tip of the rail 50). One through gate may be provided as a whole in the vicinity of the prevention member 53). Further, for example, when only the left through gate 34a is used, and in the time saving mode, the player wins the ball entry support lottery while receiving the ball entry support lottery by hitting the left side, or is likely to win the ball entry support lottery (decorative symbol display device 42). It may be configured to hit the right side (suggested by etc.).

However, by providing the left through gate 34a and the right through gate 34b, it is only necessary to keep hitting left in the normal mode, the time saving mode, and the probability variation mode, and it is only necessary to keep hitting right in the time saving mode. The playability can be simple and easy to understand.

[Additional Notes]
The technical ideas that can be grasped from the above embodiments are described below.

Conventionally, as a kind of gaming machine, for example, a pachinko machine or the like is known. The pachinko machine is configured such that a game is played using a game ball, the game ball is provided with a movable game area, and the game ball launched by the launching device is guided to the game area.

Further, in general, a pachinko machine has a variable ball entry state in which a game ball moving in a game area changes between an open state in which the ball can enter or is easy to enter and a closed state in which the ball cannot enter or is difficult to enter. Means are provided (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-154110).

In recent years, in order to improve game playability, a plurality of routes through which a game ball can pass are provided in the game area, and game members such as winning devices having different roles are arranged in each route, and depending on the situation, the game area is moved to the game area. Some have game characteristics such as changing the route for launching a game ball.

By the way, even if the game machine unilaterally instructs the route to launch the game ball, if it is advantageous for the player to actually launch the ball, everyone will follow the instruction. , There is a concern that some players may not follow the instructions when there is a possibility that they will not work in an advantageous manner only by improving the playability (especially the directing ones). In this case, there is a concern that unfairness may occur between the player who follows the instruction and the player who does not follow the instruction.

In addition, it is conceivable that the roles of the game members arranged for each route are significantly different so that the launch route instructed by the game machine is surely more advantageous for the player, but in that case, the configuration There is a concern that it may lead to complicated control.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-exemplified problems and the like, and an object of the present invention is to enter a ball only by changing the time during which the game ball is in a state where the ball can be entered or is easily entered. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine equipped with a variable ball entry means capable of not only changing the ease but also changing the launch route of the game ball.

Means 1. A launching means for launching a game ball,
A launch strength adjusting means capable of adjusting the launching strength of the game ball by the launching means,
It is provided on the front side of the game board and is provided with a game area in which a game ball launched by the launching means is guided.
The game area is
The first route where the first accessory was installed and
Equipped with a second route where a second accessory is installed
The game ball moving on the first route is configured so that it cannot reach the second accessory.
The game ball moving on the second route is configured so that it cannot reach the first accessory.
The firing strength adjusting means is configured to be operable by the player, and includes an operation unit that is displaced according to the operation of the player.
By displacing the operation unit along a specific direction, the strength with which the game ball is launched by the launching means can be adjusted, and the launching strength is adjusted to make the game ball with the first route. It is configured so that it can be separated from the second route.
A support ball entry means capable of entering a game ball moving in the game area, and a support ball entry means.
A specific starting ball entry means provided so that a game ball moving in the game area can enter from either the first route or the second route.
A guide means configured to be able to change the state between a guide state for guiding the game ball moving in the game area to the specific start-in ball means and a non-guidance state for not guiding the ball.
A support ball entry detection means for detecting a game ball that has entered the support ball entry means, and a support ball entry detection means.
The specific start ball entry detection means for detecting the game ball that has entered the specific start ball entry means, and the specific start ball entry detection means.
Based on the detection by the support ball entry detection means, the ball entry support state generating means for performing a ball entry support lottery as to whether or not to bring the guidance means into the guidance state, and the ball entry support state generating means.
A special game state generating means for performing a winning / failing lottery as to whether or not to generate a special gaming state advantageous to the player based on the detection by the specific start ball entry detecting means is provided.
The guiding means includes a first guiding member capable of guiding a game ball moving on the first route to the specific starting ball entering means, and a game ball moving on the second route to the specific starting ball entering means. Equipped with a second guide member that can guide
The first guide member and the second guide member include a guide passage for guiding a game ball moving at a position away from the specific start ball entry means to the specific start ball entry means in the game area.
The guide passage includes a starting portion where a game ball moving in the game area can land when the guide means is in the guide state, and the specific start entry means when the guide means is in the guide state. Adjacent game balls that move on the guide passage are discharged from the guide passage and have a terminal portion that falls toward the specific starting ball entry means.
When the guiding means is in the non-guidance state, the movement of the game ball moving in the game area to the specific starting ball entering means is restricted, and when the guiding means is in the guiding state, the guidance is provided. Equipped with a regulation wall that regulates the landing of the game ball on a part of the passage other than the first starting part.
When the guide means is in the guide state, the game ball moving in the game area is placed on the first guide member and the start portion of the second guide member, and the end portion side on the guide passage. It is a configuration that allows the ball to enter the specific starting ball entry means by flowing into the ball.
The time required for the game ball to move from the starting portion to the ending portion of the second guide member is greater than the time required for the game ball to move from the starting portion to the ending portion of the first guide member. Also configured to take a long time,
The guidance means is provided with a guidance time determining means for determining the guidance time in the guidance state.
When the ball entry support lottery is won, a first guide time is provided so that the game ball guided by the first guide member and the second guide member can reach the specific start entry means. The long guidance state to be done and
When the ball is won in the ball entry support lottery, the game ball guided by the first guide means can be brought to the specific start ball entry means, while the game guided by the second guide means. A gaming machine characterized in that there is a short guidance state in which a second guidance time is provided, which makes it impossible for the ball to reach the specific start / entry means.

According to the means 1, in the long guidance state, the game ball may be launched on either the first route or the second route, but in the short guidance state, the game proceeds smoothly unless the game ball is launched on the first route. In the game property of aiming to enter the specific starting ball entry means, such as not (even if the game ball is forcibly launched on the second route, it will only be lost), the game ball is in the long guidance state and the short guidance state. The launch position of the can be substantially changed. For this reason, the specific starting ball entry means is placed at a position where the game ball can enter from either the first route or the second route (and the support entry means regardless of whether the first route or the second route is aimed at. In a configuration (with a configuration that allows the ball to enter the means), for example, in a state where it is recommended to launch the game ball to the first route (for example, guiding the launch to the first route by a predetermined display means). , The player who adhered to the recommended route loses, as in the configuration that there is a possibility that by launching the game ball on the second route, it will work more advantageously than when launching on the first route. It is possible to avoid the situation where it ends up. Therefore, in order to improve the playability, it is set so that it is more advantageous for the player to launch the game ball on the second route than to launch the game ball on the first route, and then long. It is possible to ensure the playability of launching a game ball on the second route in the long guidance state while substantially restricting the launch to the second route in a state other than the guidance state.

It should be noted that "the time required for the game ball to move from the starting portion to the ending portion of the second guide member is until the game ball moves from the starting portion to the ending portion of the first guide member. "When it is configured to take longer than the required time" means "when the guide passage of the second guide member is configured to be longer than the guide passage of the first guide member" or "the case where the distance is longer than the guide passage of the first guide member". The inclination of the second guide member from the start portion to the end portion of the guide passage is configured to be gentler than the inclination of the guide passage of the first guide member from the start portion to the end portion. Or "when the guide passage of the second guide member has more irregularities than the guide passage of the first guide member" and the like.

In addition, "when the state of the guide means changes from the guide state to the non-guide state, the game ball mounted on the first guide member and the second guide member enters the specific start ball entry means. It may fall off from the first guide member and the second guide member without doing so. " Further, it may be said that "in the long guide state, it is more advantageous to launch the game ball to the second route than to launch the game ball to the first route". Here, "it is more advantageous to launch the game ball on the second route" means, for example, that when the game ball is launched on the second route, the predetermined winning means is compared with the case where the game ball is launched on the first route. It is easy for the game ball to enter (there are many winning means, the winning means is arranged at the position where the game ball is easy to enter, etc.), the movement route of the game ball is limited, and it is easy to reach the guidance means. Alternatively, it is easy to reach the second support ball entry means.

Furthermore, in the short guidance state, it is absolutely impossible to enter the specific start ball entry means because it is impossible to bring the game ball guided by the second guide means to the specific start entry means. This does not mean that the purpose is to include a configuration that is rarely seen in the general flow of a game ball. In that case, although the possibility is very low, the game ball vigorously moves toward the downstream side of the second guide means. 2 The ball may enter the specific starting ball entry means when it is placed on the guide means or the like.

Means 2. The gaming machine according to means 1, wherein the guide passage of the second guide member is configured to have a longer distance than the guide passage of the first guide member.

According to the means 2, the time required for the game ball to move from the start portion to the end portion of the second guide member is the time required for the game ball to move from the start portion to the end portion of the first guide member. It can be reliably configured to take longer than. Further, for example, when the inclination of the guide passage of the second guide member is made looser than the inclination of the guide passage of the first guide member to make a difference in the required time, the inclination of the guide member may be too steep. It is possible to dispel the concern that the ball is too loose, and the game ball guided by the guide member can be suitably (at a preferable speed and at a preferable angle) into the specific starting ball entering means.

Means 3. There is a low ball entry state in which the ball is won with the first probability in the ball entry support lottery, and a high ball entry state in which the ball is won with a second probability higher than the first probability in the ball entry support lottery.
In the normal mode, which is the low ball entry state and the short guidance state,
In the time saving mode, which is the high ball entry state and the long guidance state,
The gaming machine according to means 1 or 2, wherein the high ball entry state and the short time reduction mode, which is the short guidance state, are set.

According to the means 3, it is relatively difficult to win in the ball entry support lottery, and even if the player wins, the normal mode in which the guidance means is in the guidance state for a relatively short time and the ball entry support lottery are relatively successful. It is easy to win, and if you win, the guidance means will be in the guidance state for a relatively long time, and if you win, the guidance means will be in the guidance state although it is relatively easy to win in the ball entry support lottery. It can be equipped with a minute time reduction mode in which the time required is relatively short. Therefore, compared to the game property in which there are only two game modes (for example, the time saving mode and the other), it is possible to improve the game property and the effectability associated therewith.

Further, according to the configuration of the means 1, the guide means is launched to the second route in the time saving mode, and the guiding means is more likely to be in the guiding state than in the normal mode, and is launched to the first route in the minute time saving mode having a playability closer to the time saving mode. It can be made playable. For this reason, for example, a player playing the minute time reduction mode may mistakenly think that the time reduction mode is used, as in the case of performing a game such as launching a game ball on the second route even in the minute time reduction mode. It can be deterred. Therefore, when the player is playing the game, the performance that matches the game mode is not accompanied, so that it is possible to prevent the player from feeling distrust or dissatisfaction, and in some cases troubles. it can.

In addition, even if it is not possible to shift to the time saving mode, by configuring it to shift to the minute time saving mode, for example, if the time saving mode is missed, the normal mode will be set, so that the time saving mode can be changed. It is possible to prevent a situation in which the difference from the case of acquisition becomes too large, and it is possible to suppress the disappointment of the player. However, in the minute time reduction mode, the game ball is launched on the first route instead of the second route. Therefore, in a configuration in which it is more advantageous to launch the game ball on the second route, the game ball is launched on the second route. You cannot receive the benefits of. Therefore, due to the fact that there are too many benefits in the time-saving mode (the difference from the time-saving mode is too small), it is desirable to have the ball output rate (payout rate) of the game ball when the game is viewed as a whole. When the value is set to, the ball ejection rate in the minute time reduction mode is improved, and the ball ejection rate in the normal mode is further lowered, which lowers the game playability (the game ball enters the starting winning device). It becomes difficult to do so, the probability of winning the ball entry support lottery decreases, etc.), and it is possible to suppress situations such as a decrease in the feeling of exhilaration due to a significant decrease in the ball output rate in the time saving mode.

Means 4. The support ball entry means
A first support ball entry means as the first accessory provided on the first route and capable of entering a game ball, and
It is provided on the second route and is provided with a second support ball entry means as the second accessory in which a game ball can enter.
The support ball entry detection means
The first support ball entry detection means for detecting a game ball that has entered the first support ball entry means, and the first support ball entry detection means.
A second support ball entry detection means for detecting a game ball that has entered the second support ball entry means is provided.
The ball entry support state generating means determines whether or not to bring the guide means into the guide state based on the detection by the first support ball entry detection means or the second support ball entry detection means. It is a structure to hold a lottery
Regardless of which of the first support entry means and the second support entry means is used to enter the game ball, the entry support lottery for winning with the first probability is performed in the low entry state. In the high ball entry state, the ball entry support lottery that wins with the second probability is performed.
Either when the ball entry support lottery based on the entry into the first support entry means is won, or when the entry support lottery based on the entry into the second support entry means is won. The gaming machine according to means 3, wherein the first guide time is given in the long guide state, and the second guide time is given in the short guide state.

According to the means 4, regardless of whether the game ball has entered the first support entry means or the second support entry means, the entry support has a probability according to the low entry state and the high entry state. Even if the lottery is held and the ball entry support lottery is won, the long guidance state and the long guidance state and regardless of whether the ball is entered into the first support entry means or the second support entry means The first guidance time or the second guidance time is given according to the short guidance state. For this reason, control is simplified as compared with a configuration in which it is determined which of the first support ball entry means and the second support ball entry means the game ball has entered and the corresponding processing is performed. be able to.

Further, even if the performance of the first support ball entry means and the second support ball entry means are the same, by providing the first guide member and the second guide member as in the above means 1, the first route can be obtained. It is possible to reliably switch between a state in which it is advantageous to launch the game ball (short guidance state) and a state in which it is advantageous to launch the game ball on the second route (long guidance state).

Means 5. A game ball moving in the game area has a specific area in which the ball can enter, and the open / close state can be changed between an open state in which the ball is allowed to enter the specific area and a closed state in which the ball is restricted from entering. Ball means and
The primary starting ball entry means provided so that the game ball moving on the first route can enter the ball and the game ball moving on the second route cannot enter the ball.
The primary start ball entry detection means for detecting the game ball that has entered the primary start ball entry means, and the primary start ball entry detection means.
A variable winning means capable of changing the state between an open state in which a game ball moving in the game area can be entered and a closed state in which the ball cannot be entered is provided.
The special gaming state generating means generates a first-class special gaming state in which the variable winning means is opened based on the detection by the primary starting ball entry detecting means or the specific starting ball entering detecting means. Of the determination of whether or not and whether or not the opening / closing ball entering means generates the type 2 special gaming state in which the ball opening / closing means is in the open state, at least the type 1 special game in which the variable winning means is in the open state. It is a configuration in which the winning / failing lottery is performed to determine whether or not to generate a state.
The opening / closing ball entry means
A specific ball entry means capable of entering a game ball entering the specific area, and a specific ball entry means.
It is provided with a non-specific entry means for entering a game ball other than the game ball entering the specific entry means among the game balls that have entered the specific area.
Even when a game ball enters the specific ball entry means, the first type special game state is generated.
When the first-class special gaming state occurs based on the entry into the specific ball entry means, the first-class special gaming state is performed in the winning / failing lottery performed based on the entry into the starting ball entry means. The gaming machine according to the means 1 to 4, wherein the type of the first-class special gaming state, which is advantageous for the player, is more easily selected than in the case of winning.

According to the means 5, a case where the first-class special gaming state is won based on the entry into the specific ball-entry means, rather than a case where the first-class special gaming state is won in the winning / failing lottery. However, there is a high possibility that a privilege advantageous to the player will be given (for example, a time saving mode will be given after the end of the special game state). For this reason, in a state where it is possible to enter a specific ball entry means, the aim is to enter the open / close ball entry means instead of winning in the winning / failing lottery. Sufficient reasoning to launch a game ball to the second route, avoiding the first route, which may enter not only the specific start ball entry means but also the primary start ball entry means (without adding) can do.

In addition, corresponding to the means 3 or the means 4, "a game ball that has entered the specific area has entered the specific ball entry means rather than the probability of winning the first type special game state in the win / fail lottery. It may be said that the probability of doing so is higher. In this case, in the time saving mode or the minute time saving mode, the guiding means is likely to be in the guiding state, so that the game ball is put into the starting ball entering means, and the game ball can be expected to be paid out accordingly, and the game ball is put into the ball. It is possible to increase the chances of entering a game ball in a specific area according to the entry into the starting winning device, which is easy to make. That is, the time saving mode and the minute time saving mode are in a very advantageous state for the player, such that the special game state can be obtained relatively early while suppressing the decrease of the game ball held by the player. In addition, the probability (probability) that a game ball that has entered a specific area will enter the specific entry section is set higher than the probability that a special game state will be won in the winning / failing lottery. Therefore, it is possible to increase the possibility of winning the first-class special gaming state by entering a specific area before winning the first-class special gaming state in the winning / failing lottery. In addition, it is possible to secure playability such that the minute time reduction mode is more advantageous than the normal mode, and the time reduction mode is more advantageous than the minute time reduction mode.

Means 6. The means 5 is characterized in that, when the first-class special gaming state is won and the time-saving mode is not given after the end of the first-class special gaming state, the minute-time-saving mode is given. Game machine.

According to the means 6, when compared with the case where the time saving mode is given, such as the case where the time saving mode is not given immediately after the end of the first type special gaming state, the normal mode is changed. It is possible to avoid a situation in which the disparity is frightening and the interest is lowered. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest when the worse distribution is selected, and it is possible to suppress an increase in gambling due to a large disparity in the game.

Means 7. A probability variation mode is set in which the probability of winning the first-class special gaming state is increased in the winning / failing lottery performed based on the entry into the primary starting ball entry means.
The gaming machine according to means 5 or 6, wherein the probability variation mode is the low ball entry state and the short guidance state.

According to the means 7, it is possible to further improve the playability by setting the probability variation mode in which the probability of winning in the winning / losing lottery is increased. In addition, the type 1 special gaming state by winning the winning / failing lottery is more difficult to select the type of special gaming state that is advantageous to the player than the type 1 special gaming state based on the entry into the specific ball entry means. , The increase in the winning probability of the first-class special game state in the winning / failing lottery in the state where the ball can be expected to enter the specific ball-entry means is not very welcomed. On the other hand, in the present means, in the probabilistic mode, the ball is in a low ball entry state and in a short guidance state, that is, a state in which the ball can hardly be expected to enter the specific start ball entry means as in the normal mode. Can be wiped out.

Further, in the probabilistic mode, since it is almost impossible to expect the ball to enter the specific starting ball entry means, the game ball is launched not on the second route but on the first route even in the probabilistic mode. Therefore, in the time saving mode, the game ball is launched on the second route, and in the other modes, the game ball is launched on the first route. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the difference between the highest-level game mode and the other game modes from increasing or decreasing the winning probability of the first-class special game state in the winning / losing lottery. Can increase the value of. In addition, in the probability variation mode, since it is almost impossible to expect the ball to enter the specific start ball entry means, the specific start ball entry means can be configured so that the winning probability of the winning / failing lottery does not change, and the control can be controlled. It can be simplified.

Means 7. On the front surface of the game board, a plurality of game nails that affect the course of the game ball moving in the game area are arranged.
When the game ball launched by the launching means and enters the game area crosses the top nail, which is the game nail arranged at the uppermost position among the plurality of game nails, the game ball passes through the second route. The configuration is such that the vehicle enters the first route when the vehicle does not cross the route.
One of means 1 to 6, characterized in that the game ball that comes into contact with the top nail and crosses the top nail to the second route side is provided with a remand means for guiding the game ball to the first route side. Described gaming machine.

According to the means 7, it is possible to suppress the act of launching the game ball on the first route while also launching it on the second route. As a result, for example, the game ball is allowed to enter (pass) the second support entry means of the second route even though it is in the short guidance state (small time reduction mode), and the first guide member is in the guidance state from the first route. It is possible to prevent the act of placing a game ball and aiming to enter the specific starting ball entry means. In addition, it may be said that "the remand means is arranged so as not to come into contact with the game ball that crosses the claw on the second route side without touching the claw".

The basic configurations of various gaming machines to which the above means are applied are shown below.

A. The game machine in each of the above means is a ball game machine. As a more detailed example, "an operating means operated by the player (game ball launching handle), a launching means for flipping and launching the game ball based on the operation of the operating means (launching motor, etc.), and the launching An example is a ball game machine provided with a game area in which the game ball is guided and each ball entry means (general winning opening, variable winning device, operating port, etc.) arranged in the game area.

B. The game machine in each of the above means is a ball game machine having a game area extending in a substantially vertical direction. As a more detailed example, "an operating means operated by the player (game ball launching handle), a launching means for flipping and launching the game ball based on the operation of the operating means (launching motor, etc.), and the launching A predetermined game area (for example, the game area is composed of a game board surface or the like) extending along a substantially vertical direction, and each ball entry means (general winning opening, etc.) arranged in the game area. An example is a ball game machine provided with a variable winning device, an operating port, etc.) so that the behavior of a game ball flowing down the game area can be visually recognized.

C. The game machine in each of the above means, or each of the ball game machines, is a pachinko machine or a game machine equivalent to a pachinko machine.

10 ... Pachinko machine, 33a ... 1st start winning unit, 33b ... 2nd starting winning unit, 37 ... Central winning unit, 42 ... Decorative symbol display device, 43 ... Special display device, 224a ... 1st starting winning switch, 224b ... Second start winning switch, 261 ... main control device, 401 ... specific area, 404 ... blade member, 442 ... specific winning opening, 461 ... specific ball entry detection switch.

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A launching means for launching a game ball,
In a game machine provided on the front side of the game board and provided with a game area in which a game ball launched by the launching means is guided.
A first specific ball entry means provided so that a game ball moving in the game area can enter the ball,
A second state, which is arranged on the downstream side of the first specific ball entry means in the game area and can change into an open state in which a game ball moving in the game area can enter and a closed state in which the ball cannot enter. Specific ball entry means and
A first guiding means capable of changing a state between a guiding state in which a game ball moving in the game area is guided to the first specific entry means side and a non-guidance state in which the game ball is not guided.
A second guiding means capable of changing a state between a guiding state for guiding a game ball moving in the game area to the first specific entry means side and a non-guidance state for not guiding the ball.
The first specific ball entry detection means for detecting a game ball that has entered the first specific ball entry means, and the first specific ball entry detection means.
A granting means capable of imparting a state in which the second specific ball entry means is opened based on the detection by the first specific ball entry detecting means is provided.
When the first guiding means changes its state from the guided state to the non-guided state, the game machine uses the first guiding means to guide the game ball to the first specific entering means side. means for not is guided to the first specific ball entrance means side, when said first guide means has the status change to unfamiliar state from the guide state, the in the first guiding means first specific ball entrance the game ball that has been guided to the means side and a means for guiding the second specific ball entrance means side,
When the second guiding means changes its state from the guided state to the non-guided state, the game machine uses the second guiding means to guide the game ball to the first specific entering means side. The second guide means is provided with a means for preventing the first specific ball entry means from being guided, and when the second guide means changes state from the guided state to the non-guided state, the second guide means is compared with the first guide means. It is configured so that the game ball guided to the first specific entry means in the guiding means is less likely to reach the second specific entry means.
The first guide means is on the side of the first specific ball entry means as compared with the second guide means.
The first specific ball entry means is configured so that the game ball cannot enter the first specific ball entry means unless the game ball is guided by the first guide means in the guided state.
The game machine
The game ball guided to the first specific ball entry means side in the first guide means can enter the first specific ball entry means, and the second guide means can enter the first specific ball entry means side. The first state that allows the guided game ball to enter the first specific ball entry means, and
The game ball guided to the first specific ball entry means side in the first guide means can enter the first specific ball entry means, and the second guide means can enter the first specific ball entry means side. A game machine characterized in that a second state is provided, which makes it impossible or difficult for the guided game ball to enter the first specific ball entry means. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

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